Rozey Thorn Trees

Me: Can I eat a banana cookie? Laura: Yes. Me: That's good because I ate one already. Laura: (a look) Me: (gleefully helps self to another freshly baked chocolate chip banana cookie to mitigate any lingering trace of shame from eating the first cookie 😁)

A lovely calm summer morning Rocking with my toddler In my La-Z-Boy chair Giggling softly together at our Funny filter faces until A warm wet feeling suddenly Spreads over my lap Fun time is over "Oh, honey, did you just..." I gently set my toddler down To clean up the mess Only to discover that I had Drained morning coffee Down my track pants My coffee! Whew! It's just my precious coffee! Oooh, and just enough left in my cup To give me strength To face this precious day Life is good 😁

Laura: You haven't finished all of your math problems. You won't be able to see a movie with Daddy if your schoolwork isn't done. 7yr: But I want to see a movie! Me: That's okay, honey. If you don't finish, we can see a movie another day. We don't have to go today. 3yr: (breaks into a happy heartfelt song) "You can see a movie another dayyy! You don't have to go todayyy!..." 7yr: STOP IT! STOP SINGING!... (Why is it that a Greek chorus is never appreciated?)