Tummy Rumblings...

"My tummy isn't hungry for junk food anymore. It wants dessert!"

Once Upon a Time

Ashlyn asked if she could tell us a little story this evening. This is how it went.

"Once upon a time, me and Nammy (my mother), were feeding Whisper (a neighbor's dog) some Cheetos. First Nammy gave him some, then I gave him a bunch. Then he threw up on her porch."

Music Anyone?

We were walking into the store today and someone was driving around in the parking lot with their music cranked up as loud as they could get it. Ashlyn said, "I guess they want the whole city to hear their music."

Hand Stands...

I now know that I am getting old (or maybe just not in the shape I should be in). Okay, so I already knew this, but it was confirmed tonight during an "exercise" routine with Ashlyn.

We were doing all the easy stuff like jogging in place, jumping jacks, push-ups, etc, when she decided to show off her gymnastic skills and do some hand stands, which she is getting really good at by the way. I made sure she wouldn't land real hard on her back for a while, and after she did about 100 of them, I said (for some strange reason), "Let me try one." This must have been one of those times when my brain shuts down or something.

Anyway, I stood up, leaned over and actually kicked my legs up into a pretty decent hand stand. In the limbo period between having my feet in the totally wrong place (above my vertical body, and placing them back on the ground (where they are much better suited), I had this thought, "What is this gonna feel like when I land?"

Well, it HURTS. Having 205+ pounds dropped onto your foot bent at a weird angle does not feel good AT ALL.

At least Ashlyn was nice enough to say, "Good job, Daddy! That was a good hand stand!" as I hobbled out of the room.

So funny...

I was saying words in Spanish and Ashlyn was trying to say them back to me when I said, "Todo el mundo!"

She came back with something like, "Todo belloondo," or something like that, then burst into a fit of giggles. She then stated, while continuing to giggle, "I am so funny I made myself laugh!"

Sad

So today is the first day back to work in a week, and also the first full day without Ashlyn who is at her Nana and Papaw's house. I am sad.

Together

Sometimes my daughter can really surprise me with her deep thoughts. I was rambling on about how water molecules like to be near other water molecules, which is why we have rain, streams, rivers, and lakes. I then thought I would be smart and mention that it is sorta like how people like to be around other people (generally). People like to stick together.

Ashlyn remarked, "Like lovebugs? They are always stuck together. That's why they are called lovebugs. They also like to stick to people too."

I was too busy trying not to run off the road and fight back a fit of laughter to hear much of the rest of what she said.