Went… Saw… Didn’t have too much fun… Yeah, it was an eventful afternoon, and a lot of people showed up, and a lot of people had a great time. I just wasn’t one of those people. Though, the group of five I went with – we had a great time just being together! Isn’t that awesome to be around folks that make their own party – where ever and when ever? We just talked and hung out and the younger ones (not me) goofed around… That was totally worth it! I didn’t take pictures, because no one wanted their picture taken – fine! We had a good day despite the dullness we found at the event. BUT – it was a good turn out for all involved and they raised a lot of money, over two thousand dollars! So, all-in-all it was a good afternoon…

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Today is Deaf Pride Day at our local community college and I am a mix of excited to be going and worried that the turn out will suck. On one hand, seeing a bunch of old friendly faces will be exciting! At the same time I keep hearing how much last year sucked and how this year is being set up the same way.. blah, blah, blah… But, I am keeping my hopes up and trying really hard to think positive! I am taking students (Deaf and Hard of Hearing) and they are convinced that it’s going to suck and be stupid – even though they have never been before. So, I feel the pressure because I am more or less forcing them to go to this thing! It will be good for them to meet up with others that speak the same language and see people they haven’t in a long time. This is going to be fun! I just know it! …I hope… We are going to meet up at my house – a bunch of us – and head out to tasty In and Out for a quick bite before descending upon Deaf Pride Day… Wish me luck… *wink*

My four-year-old son, Sam, was walking around the house with a baggie of cereal. Shoving his hand into the baggie and stuffing as much as he could into his mouth. He was doing this for a while, then all of a sudden he looks up at his father and said with mouth full of cereal, “Daddy, can I eat this cereal?”

A couple days later, I was writing an e-mail and sinfully chowing down on Girl Scout cookies when Sam came up to me to see what I was doing. He reached into the bag and shoved a cookie into his mouth. As he reached in for a second, and mouth full of food, he looked up at me and asked, “Mommy, can I have a cookie?”

Each time it brought laughter and a response of, “Yeah Sam, go ahead.” I did tell him that he was already eating a cookie, but he simply looked at me without understanding. He shoved the second cookie into his mouth and was able to get out a, “What?” That prompted my response of, “Yeah Sam, go ahead.” He nodded his head in approval and “ummm-ummed” at me before taking off down the hall to his room.

Wouldn’t that be great if adults could get away with the stuff kids do? Driving a new car off the lot; window down, “Can I have this car for free?” and continue driving off. Yeah, go ahead! Walk into the bank; walk around to the back; open the vault and take as much money as you can hold; walk out, “Can I have this money?” Yeah, go ahead! I suppose if Sam came to me with a knife and started cutting up the couch, then asked, “Mommy, can I reupholster the couch?” I might have a few choice words to express other than, “Yeah Sam, go ahead.” For now, if eating is going to be his silly asking after the fact – then I am okay with it.

What kid, in any given time period, did not enjoy playing more with the box “it” came in than the toy itself? The creator of the box, I’m sure, had no idea that he created the greatest toy ever! This toy will never go out of style – NEVER! Parents (us too) are stupid for spending thousands of dollars each year on fancy toys, when a simple delivery from the UPS person will make a kid the happiest creature on the planet Earth. This is common knowledge, and all parents know this – doesn’t mean we won’t stop spending thousands of dollars on the fancy toys… Go figure.

Grandma had bought a few clothing items from Disney and had them sent out. When we got them, Sam was so excited – he hurried us to open the box, reached in grabbed the items and glanced at each one with the comment, “Oh, that’s nice.” Then threw it to the side. Once the box was emptied Sam was like lighting climbing into the box! Jack needed to share in the excitement of the box as well, and the brothers played for a while within the Disney box of joy.