FAMILY

F A M I L Y

I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
"Oh excuse me please" was my reply.

He said, "Please excuse me too;
I wasn't watching for you."

We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said goodbye.

But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.

Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My son stood beside me very still.

When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.
"Move out of the way," I said with a frown.

He walked away, his little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.

While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,

"While dealing with a stranger,
common courtesy you use,
but the family you love, you seem to abuse.

Go and look on the kitchen floor,
You'll find some flowers there by the door.

Those are the flowers he brought for you.
He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.
He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,
you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes."

By this time, I felt very small,
And now my tears began to fall.


I quietly went and knelt by his bed;
"Wake up, little one, wake up," I said.

"Are these the flowers you picked for me?"
He smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree.

I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.
I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue."


I said, "Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;
I shouldn't have yelled at you that way."

He said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay.
I love you anyway."


I said, "Son, I love you too,
and I do like the flowers, especially the blue."


FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU

Halloween '09

The majority of us were themed to 101 Dalmatian's. My cape, wig, and Coh's costume were made by my sister-in-law. They were fabulous. Payton rebelled and was Snake-Eye's from G.I.Joe (minus the eye shield that he couldn't see out of). I was Cruella Devil, Tate and Cohen were puppies, Tessa was a Mini Cruella (you can't see her polka dot dress and fur jacket), and Jared was my henchmen. If you look carefully you can see a puppy tail hanging out of Jared's backpack.

This was for a grown-up Halloween party so we had to be more scary. Jared is now my........ PUPPY KILLER. AHHHHHHHHHHH! (notice the puppy tails?)

Pumpkin carving with a little Paint. I didn't take a picture with all our pumpkins but I think they were the best yet.

Coh and Tess getting ready for the big event. Have to look Perfect!