Humor Me!

Humor is as good as nourishment. Humor keeps me going. Humor relieves the daily stress that seems to continually penetrate my once seemingly normal life.

When all else fails...laugh! That's my mantra.

Life is far too short to meander through all stuffy and serious. What good is that? It's no good at all I tell you. Lighten up, loosen up, live it up! At least make an effort to.

Several years ago while finishing up breakfast with the family, there were a few pancakes that it seemed nobody was going to eat. Suddenly, a lightbulb went off in my head, and I wondered what the reaction would be if I lovingly tossed one in the direction of an unsuspecting child. Well, I couldn't let a good 'thought' go to waste, so I inconspicuously reached my hand toward the platter, grabbing one of the innocent looking cakes. Nobody even noticed as they were scarfing up their last few bites. In a blink of an eye...wham! A clear shot to my son's arm! His head popped up very unsure of what had just occurred. Then I reached for another, this one missed my other son, but now they saw the glimmer in my eye and the half-cocked grin on my face. Still not sure how they should react, they looked back at me with wide eyes. Finally, I reached for the third and final pancake and gave it a fling. That was it! Now they were in the game. Laughter erupted as each one joined in. "Hey!" they yelled while ducking a flying disc while they scurried to grab it before it was snatched up by someone else.

After a few minutes of this, the pancakes were no longer pancakes, but particles of something once known as pancakes. But never fear, the clean-up crew was there...two doggies very eager to step up to the job and clean the floor. What would have been a routine, mundane breakfast had just given us all a boost that we needed and put smiles on all of our faces.

On occasion, only when mom initiates it (my privilege as Queen Bee), we still play pancake frisbee. It is always the most fun when we have a new, unsuspecting guest for breakfast!

Pancakes anyone???

Not to be outdone by pancake frisbee, I also highly recommend a round or two of "POWDER FIGHT"! Oh yes, quite a bit of fun I might say; however, this one that I stay out of!

Nothing freshens the aroma of the home quite like a powder fight.

This started one day with a little practical joke from one brother to another, which then spread to another. I couldn't dampen their enthusiasm, because truthfully, I didn't want to. I was enjoying it too much.

Oh my, the innocent white particles safe enough for a baby's bottom certainly can stir up quite a raucous! Laughter filled the air, as well as a white shroud, as the children, most of whom have darker skin now looked like painted mimes as they ran through the house squealing.

In the end, no damage is done, and the carpet smelled great!

Laughter is very therapeutic, it is good for us, it is contagious, but most of all, it helps us cope with stress. Trying to insert laughter throughout my day is something I strive to do. It brightens me up, and it makes my children think that maybe I am just as crazy as they thought!

I once read the following from Sebastian Roch Nicolas Chamfort: "The most wasted day of all is that in which we have not laughed."

Amen brother!