Poem and a Meme...it's a scream!

All of us have had this dream

In which no child of ours will scream

In church and never in a mall

In fact our children do not scream at all.

They are so quiet and so sweet

Don't have to tell them to stay in their seat

At a restaurant or church retreat

Never do we hear their pounding little feet.

So now it's time to wake up well

Hear the chaos and still think they're swell.

Truly they really are an answer to prayer

And I'd joyfully take them anywhere.

Lisa, from Are We There Yet? tagged me for the newest meme going around (Thank-you, Lisa!), and I'm going to have some fun with it because, after reading Lisa's list I thought it had to be done by your children and mine have all flown the coop, so I will use some artistic license here...

Here are the rules of the meme and the "badge of honor":

1. List Seven Things That Make You Awe-Summm!



2. Pass the award on to seven bloggers you read religiously.



3. Tag those seven bloggers. Here are seven awe-summm mom-points with random thoughts...

1. My children always had to dress up for church, no jeans, no T shirts, no tennis shoes. They didn't like it but look how cute they looked... 2. When they were little their dad and I were always available for a piggy back ride. Sad to say, my son enjoyed this waaaay beyond being little and think he'd try it now if he didn't think I might just end up a smooshed spot on the concrete. Doesn't my son look cute?...
3. We always did some tickling and rolling around and having fun. Can't remember whether this is me and Ria or me and Laura.....

4. Whenever they have ended up flat on their back, we've been there to help them get upright again. I guess we couldn't get all three in the picture this time...

5. Manners were always very important and part of that included always being kind to others even if they weren't kind to you. It also included NOT scratching in public, but as you can see my son was hard to teach, but isn't he too cute?...

6. My children were only allowed to have candy/sweets on Saturdays and the funny thing is that the neighborhood children got jealous when I told them that it is a special day for them. One little girl said hopefully that she thought her mommy was only going to let them have candy on Saturdays from now on. Maybe it was the variety available that made the other children jealous??....


7. We always all went to church together and prayed together. Each child both got and gave a blessing every night. We would make the sign of the Cross on each other's forehead and say "Good night, sweet dreams and God bless you."

Well, I do admit that maybe the photos were a little "doctored" and "touched up", but this last one is pretty close to me on a good day!

Now for some tagging...

First, remember that husbands and furbabies qualify as children, maybe more so than the children so you can use accomplishments with them or give kudos to your own mom from childhood.

Abbey

Amy

Angie

Becky

Bernie

Carol

Diana

Eileen

Jackie

Jerelene

Joolz

Joni

Lara

Linda

Lois

Marlene

Mildred

Mrs. Pogle

Rebecca

Sandy

Sarah

Tamara

Tammy

Teresa

Wanda

So I can't count...sue me...hee hee. But this is a fun and a funny and easy thing! Remember I visit ALL of you, so I will be watching for the next few days! This will also be a sure cure for blogger's block ! ! !

A random thing that came up when I typed in funny and mom....

Thanks to Reader's Digest, we have these great Mom jokes..........


Great Minds Think of Mom

After a long, exhausting day, a friend of mine headed home. On the road, he passed an elderly woman who was standing by a car with a flat tire. His conscience got the better of him; if that were his mother, he thought, he would want someone to help her. With a tired sigh, he turned around and drove back. Just as he reached the stranded woman, a truck pulled up and a burly farmer got out. "Kinda reminds you of your mom, too?" the man asked as the two of them pitched in together to change the tire. -- Contributed by Katherine L. Houge

Your Biggest Fan

While waiting in a bookstore for a guest author to sign her latest book, I leafed through some of the Civil War novels she had written. The woman in line behind me commented, "Those are the best books I've ever read. I couldn't put them down." Before I could reply, the author looked over and said, "Oh, cut it out, Mom!" -- Contributed by Marilyn Kopp

DIY, but Mom's Way

While assembling furniture, my friend Debbie asked her roommate's five-year-old son to bring her a screwdriver. "Do you want a 'Daddy' screwdriver or a 'Mommy' screwdriver?" the little boy asked. Confused but preoccupied, Debbie absentmindedly said, "Bring me a 'Mommy' screwdriver." The child came back and handed her a butter knife.-- Contributed by Cori Cole

Head of the Household

My husband, Jeff, and I incurred several problems while assembling our new computer system, so we called the help desk. The man on the phone started to talk to Jeff in computer jargon, which confused us even more. "Sir," my husband politely said, "please explain what I should do as if I were a four-year-old." "Okay," the computer technician replied. "Son, could you please put your mommy on the phone?" -- Contributed by Lena

Worth Surprise Greeting

As a working mother with an office in my home, I pride myself on maintaining a professional image. One key to that image is my answering-machine greeting, which is often the first contact clients have with me. I worked on making it sound upbeat and enthusiastic, and thought I had succeeded until a friend left this message: "Judy, this is Pam. I love your greeting, but do you know that you can hear your little boy in the background saying, 'Mommy, I gotta go potty'?" -- Contributed by Judy Gaskill

Wonder Chef

To help a busy mother get away for a two-week vacation, my sister agreed to stay with the woman's three children. On the first evening, she cooked one of their favorite meals. To the youngsters' delight, dinner after dinner, she "guessed" what they liked. When my sister returned home, we asked her what the secret of her success was. "Each afternoon I would flip through the cookbook until I found a page that was ripped, smudged and food-splattered," she explained. "Then I would make that recipe. It worked every time!" -- Contributed by Julie Holling

Peace and Quiet

Aunt Karen is the mother of two high-spirited young girls. When I called her one morning, our conversation was constantly interrupted by the din of kids screaming and chasing each other. "Could you hold on for a moment?" my aunt finally asked, putting down the phone. Within ten seconds all I could hear was absolute silence. Then, "Okay, I'm back." "But it's so quiet!" I exclaimed. "You must have complete control over those two." "Not really," my aunt confessed wearily. "I'm in the closet." -- Contributed by Steve Brundage

Mom's Where

One evening after dinner, my five-year-old son Brian noticed that his mother had gone out. In answer to his questions, I told him, "Mommy is at a Tupperware party." This explanation satisfied him for only a moment. Puzzled, he asked, "What's a Tupperware party, Dad?" I've always given my son honest answers, so I figured a simple explanation would be the best approach. "Well, Brian," I said, "at a Tupperware party, a bunch of ladies sit around and sell plastic bowls to each other." Brian nodded, indicating that he understood this curious pastime. Then he burst into laughter. "Come on, Dad," he said. "What is it really?"-- Contributed by Kenneth W. Holmes

~~~Thank You Lord for the blessings of all the milestones we have successfully passed.