Older, but Wiser?

As I age, I find I am maturing. Yesterday's family picnic was a case in point.

We went to the camp belonging to FCC's uncle to meet up with the rest of her family. This included one of her nephews with his three children, and his older daughter's boy friend.

As would be expected, boyfriend sat very, very close to Elder D. What I preferred not see was his rubbing the inner thigh of Elder D. The good news was I was that I was able to keep myself from commenting about how his hands must be really cold if he had to warm them on Elder D's thigh.

Fortunately, I kept my mouth shut, and I'm still on good terms extended family. I'm not as well entertained, but I'm still breathing. Small mercies I guess.

Later, Mushers!

In My Happy Little World

For the children's story at worship yesterday, Rev. Candy read the Robert Munsch story "Love You Forever."

Essentially, it is a tale of a mother who, in spite of all the challenges of raising her son, would enter his room while he was asleep, and rock him while singing,

I'll love you forever

I'll like you for always

As long as I'm living

my baby you'll be

She continues this throughout her life until she is too old and weak to do this. When her son comes to her death bed, he takes her in his arms and rocks her and sings,

I'll love you forever

I like you for always

As long as I'm living

my mommy you'll be.

There wasn't a dry eye in the congregation, including me. Mind you I was trying not to laugh out loud because I was imagining what my mother would have looked like dressed as a short, pudgy ninja commando crawling into my dorm room at university to rock her 6'3", 250 lb "baby"! Or repelling from the skylight like Tom Cruise in "Mission Impossible", on my honeymoon!

Life is soooo much more interesting in my happy, and very weird little world!

Later, mushers!