Poem of the Day
LAST
This child of mine, the last to be called
came to earth stubborn and bold
part her dad and part her mom
the stubbornness I think, came from dad.
Quick witted and smart too
temper mixed in, that just won’t do
calm her down just a bit
stop that little temper fit.
Loose lips don’t sink ships
but sassy mouths can get you quick
one of these she surely has
again I think it comes from dad.
What to do with a sassy mouth
sometimes I think she’s headed south
all in all she’s a really good kid
I’ll blame it all on dad instead.
Birthday
Today is my daughter's 12th birthday. Of course, she's a St. Patrick's Day baby. She used to hate her birthday because her brother would call her a leprechaun. She hated that! It's funny how things change because now she loves being born on the 17th of March.
Son
Son went to his first counseling session yesterday. He doesn't think it will help, but I do. Of course, he has to want the help. He will have numerous drug tests done to keep him straight at least, for awhile. He's got a good counselor and will be in group, family, and individual counseling. He is finding out that until he is of age, he can't get a decent job or move out or do everything he wants. He's doing ok for now, but that's the way it always is; he'll go months without doing anything silly and then BOOM, here we go again.
Rambling
I'm ready for spring now. It has snowed the last 2 days and my kids tell me that the flowers are up at home and the trees budding; which brings me to another subject; Oklahoma. It has always amused me the way people describe Oklahoma.
Some of the questions I've been asked and statements people have made about Oklahoma:
Does it snow in Oklahoma? (Yes)
Isn't the whole state of Oklahoma mostly Indian's? (No)
Are there Indians there? (Yes)
Do the Indians ride horses? (Just for pleasure like other people do.)
Do the Indians really wear their hair in braids? (Some of them do)
Do Indians wear feathers in their hair? (Some do.)
Do they carry bow and arrows? (No)
Doesn't Oklahoma only have dirt roads? (We do have a lot of dirt roads, but we also have interstates and other paved roads.)
What is a tornado? (A huge storm of twirling wind that sucks things up in it.)
Where do you go when one comes? (Hopefully, underground. If you don't have a cellar, then to the inner most part of your house on the lowest level.)
Oklahoma is not very creative. (Prove it!)
Oklahoma is flat. (We have very small mountains too and it's nowhere near as flat as Indiana.)
Is everyone a cowboy? (No)
Do you have to wave and say hello to everyone? (Yes, or you're thought of as unfriendly.)
Indiana
I like Indiana a lot, but I have some questions too:
Why are there corn fields on every corner?
Where does your rural area begin and end?
If Terre Haute began in 1832, where are all your historical buildings?
Where do all the vans with large women in them come from?
Why don't people stop at stop signs?
Who taught you to drive?
Why is there only one major highway from Evansville to Indy?
What is that funny smell when you come in to Terre Haute?
Why do you think an F-0 tornado is a big thing?
Why do you complain that it is hot when it's in the 80's or mid 90's? (In Oklahoma you'll have over 100 degree temperatures for nearly the whole month of August.)
I really do like Indiana. The people are nice, you don't have to wave or smile or honk at everyone. I like the weather. The corn fields are neat and schools great.
I'm out of here.
LAST
This child of mine, the last to be called
came to earth stubborn and bold
part her dad and part her mom
the stubbornness I think, came from dad.
Quick witted and smart too
temper mixed in, that just won’t do
calm her down just a bit
stop that little temper fit.
Loose lips don’t sink ships
but sassy mouths can get you quick
one of these she surely has
again I think it comes from dad.
What to do with a sassy mouth
sometimes I think she’s headed south
all in all she’s a really good kid
I’ll blame it all on dad instead.
Birthday
Today is my daughter's 12th birthday. Of course, she's a St. Patrick's Day baby. She used to hate her birthday because her brother would call her a leprechaun. She hated that! It's funny how things change because now she loves being born on the 17th of March.
Son
Son went to his first counseling session yesterday. He doesn't think it will help, but I do. Of course, he has to want the help. He will have numerous drug tests done to keep him straight at least, for awhile. He's got a good counselor and will be in group, family, and individual counseling. He is finding out that until he is of age, he can't get a decent job or move out or do everything he wants. He's doing ok for now, but that's the way it always is; he'll go months without doing anything silly and then BOOM, here we go again.
Rambling
I'm ready for spring now. It has snowed the last 2 days and my kids tell me that the flowers are up at home and the trees budding; which brings me to another subject; Oklahoma. It has always amused me the way people describe Oklahoma.
Some of the questions I've been asked and statements people have made about Oklahoma:
Does it snow in Oklahoma? (Yes)
Isn't the whole state of Oklahoma mostly Indian's? (No)
Are there Indians there? (Yes)
Do the Indians ride horses? (Just for pleasure like other people do.)
Do the Indians really wear their hair in braids? (Some of them do)
Do Indians wear feathers in their hair? (Some do.)
Do they carry bow and arrows? (No)
Doesn't Oklahoma only have dirt roads? (We do have a lot of dirt roads, but we also have interstates and other paved roads.)
What is a tornado? (A huge storm of twirling wind that sucks things up in it.)
Where do you go when one comes? (Hopefully, underground. If you don't have a cellar, then to the inner most part of your house on the lowest level.)
Oklahoma is not very creative. (Prove it!)
Oklahoma is flat. (We have very small mountains too and it's nowhere near as flat as Indiana.)
Is everyone a cowboy? (No)
Do you have to wave and say hello to everyone? (Yes, or you're thought of as unfriendly.)
Indiana
I like Indiana a lot, but I have some questions too:
Why are there corn fields on every corner?
Where does your rural area begin and end?
If Terre Haute began in 1832, where are all your historical buildings?
Where do all the vans with large women in them come from?
Why don't people stop at stop signs?
Who taught you to drive?
Why is there only one major highway from Evansville to Indy?
What is that funny smell when you come in to Terre Haute?
Why do you think an F-0 tornado is a big thing?
Why do you complain that it is hot when it's in the 80's or mid 90's? (In Oklahoma you'll have over 100 degree temperatures for nearly the whole month of August.)
I really do like Indiana. The people are nice, you don't have to wave or smile or honk at everyone. I like the weather. The corn fields are neat and schools great.
I'm out of here.
posted by Mines Broken @ Wednesday, March 17, 2004
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