Laughter, the Best Medicine!

For a few weeks there, I was a pretty grumpy gal. I don't really know what it was, but I was in a real "funk" as Ben would say. It may have had something to do with the stretch marks I recently discovered, and looking through my college scrapbook and wedding album realizing I'm not the cute, young girl I used to be. But I was also feeling lonely, frazzled, and just a little down all the way around.

I'm happy to report that I feel like me again, and have had quite a few laugh out loud experiences to help pull me out of my slump. They're just too good not to share.

We went to visit my grandma, found her house THUMPING,
country music blasting, playing so loud I'm pretty sure the windows were rattling.
We knocked, and of course she couldn't hear us, so we just walked in. With a big grin on her face she asked, "How do you like my new surround sound system?" I loved it of course, but not as much as finding my 78 year old Gramma rocking out!


I've decided we have a sponge for a son right now. He often repeats anything and everything we say. This became quite obvious when I noticed him mimicking his dad while watching TV. We watch a lot of AFV, and it's on during what I would consider prime-time family hours. Well for whatever reason, they've started running a Vagisil self test kit commercial in the midst of this family friendly show. Whenever it comes on, Ben immediately says, "That's disgusting!" I agree with him of course, and apparently so does Kaleb, even though he has no idea what it is. Now K says, "THAT'S DISGUSTING!" whenever this commercial comes on, even if Ben's not around!

We live next door to a plumber and pulled into our driveway while he was outside. Grandma said, "Look, I think he's sick!" So I turn to look, and he is bent over (examining a plant I think) just in time to see a REAL PLUMBER'S CRACK! Ahhh... I was so embarrassed (he probably thought I was checking him out), but giggling madly!

The last night Grandma stayed with us, we were playing a tickling/pinching game with Kaleb and having a good old time. Everyone's laughing and getting in on the fun, but Kaleb unintentionally took it a step too far. He did a "short-stop" (for all you Seinfeld fans) move on Gramma-Gramma and I will never forget the surprised look on her face!

"And, finally, in all of living have much of fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured" (Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley from Ensign, May 1996, 94).