The Days of Re-Runs

Love Will Always Find A Way!  Photo / Edit ~ Lisa Stokoe
Love Will Always Find A Way!                                                                Photo / Edit ~ Lisa Stokoe

Here’s a silly little ditty to describe our last two months…  We’ve had many do overs and a lot of re-runs.

 

Park play, homework groveling, endless mounds of laundry piles…  “That’s mine!” Two boys sound, sometimes to be heard for miles.
Louder than usual, children play and endless amounts of NOISE…  Explosive laughter, spunky and fueled, testosterone-wrestling boys!
Pillow fights, breakfast cereal, lizards and bugs that delight…  G-rated movies, ball tag, scared of the dark and night-lights.
Bare feet and McDonald’s (Yuck!), splattered toilets, towels dressing the floor…  Electric toothbrush, toothpaste stained sinks, never-ending bathroom chores!
Video games, Capri-Sun juice, Nerf bullets scatter the house…  Surrounded by playful boys, oh how they love to rough-house.
Sharpie scribbled jeans, smelly filled backpacks…  Longer than normal bathroom breaks, free time, What’s that!
Soccer balls, shirtless boys, skinned knees and stubbed toes…  Hopscotch a long favored game, one my husband had never known.
Time-outs, frustration fits, frequent mutterings of complaints…  Attitudes and anger screams an unfamiliar page.
Habits of stubbornness and not listening…  Grumpy morning rising, color stained sidewalks, “It wasn’t me!”
New PJ’s, super heroes, running around the track…  Un-tied shoes, greasy hands, hairstyle complaints, “You copy-cat!
Holding hands, taking turns, butterfly kisses with such delight…  Tickle giggles, car music blaring on our Sunday school car ride.
Un-made beds, stained clothes, wrappers left in pockets…  Simple green, stinky socks, size 8 and fuzzy blankets.
Stuffed animals, surgery, for a teddy bear family member…  Happy dogs, fallen crumbs, and frequent use of the toilet plunger.
Board games, hot dogs, taking turns with Mario Cart…  Report cards, stickers, out-grown clothes, returns to Wal-Mart.
Boy smells, skid marks, inside-out clothes, unclean!  Once again, empty, another bottle of simple green.
Moments of quiet play, so few and far between…  Zero days of rest, for my hubby and for me!
Playing cards, coloring books, fire-hot Cheetos…  Endless school fundraisers and hours of play with Lego’s.
Bible stories, curious questions at nighttime routines…  Early bed, praying for others,  and for troubling little things.
Mysteriously missing.  A shiny little coin…  Disappearing. Cherry Flavored Chap Stick, maybe eaten by a boy?
Feet on seats, long drives across town…  Raising limp bodies and laying them down.
Repetitive questions, sound within our ears…  “Are we there yet?”  Some answers produce tears.
School mornings, so precious to see…  Blown kisses from bus windows and they’re aimed right at me!
No matter bad behavior or attitudes that pout…  Throwing of those kisses is enough to remove all doubt.
I love you is spoken in many different ways…  Not only when behaving is it reasonable say.
But also in their attitudes they are safe enough to see…  We will love them even still, when they act nice or naughty.
Lisa Stokoe ©

BELOW IS A SCRAPBOOK OF SEVERAL SATURDAY ADVENTURES:

Troy, Julie and Keatyn on the hay ride to the pumpkin patch.
Troy, Julie and Keatyn on the hay ride to the pumpkin patch.
Keatyn picking his pumpkin.  Troy was the master clipper!
Keatyn picking his pumpkin. Troy was the master clipper!
Keatyn with his own pumpkin.
Keatyn with his own pumpkin.
Julie holding her pumpkin while waiting for her brothers to pick their own.
Julie holding her pumpkin while waiting for her brothers to pick their own.
Derek with his pumpkin.
Derek with his pumpkin.
Checking out the scenery of the sunflower patch.
Checking out the scenery of the sunflower patch.
Boys and Toys!
Boys and Toys!
The boys playing at Apple Annie's.
The boys playing at Apple Annie’s.
Our day at Apple Annie's Gathering Pumpkins and fun!
Our day at Apple Annie’s Gathering Pumpkins and fun!
A Day Hike at Sanctuary Cove.
A Day Hike at Sanctuary Cove.
Overlooking our starting point at Sanctuary Cove.
Overlooking our starting point at Sanctuary Cove.
Successful hiking!
Successful hiking!
Julie at Sanctuary Cove.  Wishing she wore shorts!
Julie at Sanctuary Cove. Wishing she wore shorts!
Derek about to take off up the mountain.  Stopping for a pose.
Derek about to take off up the mountain. Stopping for a pose.
Julie logging her journal entry at the Sanctuary Cove Chapel
Julie logging her journal entry at the Sanctuary Cove Chapel.
Exploration of God's Creations at the Tucson Reptile Exhibition Show.
Exploration of God’s Creations at the Tucson Reptile Exhibition Show.
Keatyn enjoying holding turtles.
Keatyn enjoying holding turtles.
Their courage to sit with a snake!  Keatyn's nervous of the snake swirling behind him!
Their courage to sit with a snake! Keatyn’s nervous of the snake swirling behind him!
Julie demonstrating her great courage!  She was the only one to attempt this!
Julie demonstrating her great courage! She was the only one to attempt this!
Keatyn petting his muzzled friend.
Keatyn petting his muzzled friend.
Derek happy to touch a new creature.
Derek happy to touch a new creature.
After getting off the tram at Sabino Canyon.  Getting ready for a day of water play!
After getting off the tram at Sabino Canyon. Getting ready for a day of water play!
Derek's hair demonstrated his attitude on this day. This is how he came out of the bathroom. He demanded he remain the same.... so we let him! Haha!  The lady operating the tram said... "what happened to your hair?"  This day started off rough with attitude, but after the water play, it ended great!
Derek’s hair demonstrated his attitude on this day. This is how he came out of the bathroom. He demanded he remain the same…. so we let him! Haha! The lady operating the tram said… “what happened to your hair?” This day started off rough with attitude, but after the water play, it ended great!
Julie and Keatyn Hiking into Sabino Canyon. They couldn't wait to enter the water!
Julie and Keatyn Hiking into Sabino Canyon. They couldn’t wait to enter the water!
Sabino Canyon Water Play Day... So much to see and do!
Sabino Canyon Water Play Day… So much to see and do!
Keatyn loving hours of fun in the water at Sabino Canyon.
Keatyn loving hours of fun in the water at Sabino Canyon.
Derek  joined the fun after a time-out for attitude.  The water seemed to wash away not only his hair style, but his attitude right along with it!  The rest of his day was fabulous!
Derek joined the fun after a time-out for attitude. The water seemed to wash away not only his hair style, but his attitude right along with it! The rest of his day was fabulous!
Julie was seen perpetually smiling on this day!
Julie was seen perpetually smiling on this day!
Brother Keatyn and Sister Julie having fun together at Sabino Canyon.
Brother Keatyn and Sister Julie having fun together at Sabino Canyon.

The End!“A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones.”

~ Proverbs 17:22

 

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