The day finally came. The one I was dreading. Jason Jr. who is two-and-a-half climbed out of his crib. The crib that makes mommies’ lives so much easier. The crib that keeps a child confined and bored long enough to fall asleep. The crib that insures a child is safely contained so that moms can… [continue reading]
Boys and Bugs
Little Jason came running to me with arm extended. He was very excited. “A bug, Mom, a bug!” Sure enough, there was a suspicious looking black object between two fingers. I cannot be blamed for what I did. So what that I grew up in the country, I still don’t like bugs ON me. I… [continue reading]
Why God Made Mamas
Tuesday Jason, Jr. woke me up at six a.m. He had thrown up in his bed. I cleaned him up and sat him on the kitchen floor while I found something to eat for breakfast. He seemed to be content there, and I figured that if he threw up again at least it would be… [continue reading]
Prayer Request for my Little Boy
My little boy has been coughing and running a fever. He had the problem for a couple of weeks, but got better. Then last week it all came back again. Sunday morning when I got him up to take him to church, he had thrown up in his bed. I kept him home and decided… [continue reading]
A Boy and His Mama
This little boy sure melts my heart. Everyone told me it would happen. The other day I put some overalls on him. He came downstairs crying. I didn’t know what the matter was until finally he pointed at his pants that had come unsnapped. “Oh here, let me fix that for you.” “Fix for you,”… [continue reading]
A Boy and His Sucker
Jason took the kids through the bank drive through. The teller, seeing a slew of kids, grabbed a whole hand full of Dum-dums and sent them time traveling through to the van. At the store my little boy was so happy to have his sucker. After he finished it, he kept repeating, “Suck-er,” over and… [continue reading]
A Boy With Three Sisters
I guess it was inevitable. I watched my near two year old and only boy go get a necklace and put it on. Then he went and found a headband and fought with it until he had it just right on his head. Then perfectly satisfied he came and crawled in my lap. The next… [continue reading]