Daily Archives: November 18, 2008
Mama Loves!
Today is the kick-off of my Mama Loves Carnival! The point is simply to celebrate our blessings, to put a positive grin on blogging. It’s far too easy to be negative, so Tuesdays are the days to talk about what we really love. If I were Julie Andrews, I would belt out a classic rendition of “My Favorite Things” but my singing voice certainly is not something well-loved. I’m going to try to stick with the theme here.
As I stated before, you do NOT have to be a mama to participate. You don’t even need a uterus. All you have to do is blog about something positive. Be sure to include a link back here to In the Dailies and don’t forget to sign up with Mr. Linky at the end of this post. Feel free to use my nifty button, if you like, but you certainly don’t have to.
Now onto what this mama loves …
Giggles. I can’t get enough of them! I will do anything to get my kids to laugh, from public humiliation to personal injury, it’s all worth it if I can get one of those uncontrollable giggles that seem to bubble out of them across several octaves. It’s the most beautiful sound on the planet.
Lately the greatest source of giggles is bumps. Ellie and Zach run “the track” — you know, the loop that connects the living room to the hallway to the kitchen and back to the living room — in opposite directions just so they can bump into each other. They burst out in happy “sorry”s then a ripple of laughter that echoes through the house as they do it all over again, switching directions, of course. Last week we walked to the post office to mail a couple packages. Because it’s a bit longer walk than they’re used to, we took the double stroller. I huffed pushing about 90 pounds up and down the hills between here and the village, but didn’t mind a bit. Every time we hit an uneven patch of sidewalk, my favorite sound filled the neighborhood. And when that sound is in stereo? Oh! That’s what mama really loves.
Okay, your turn! What do you love about being a mama? What do you love about your job? Your husband? Your life? I want to hear it!
