With three sick kids, there is nothing coming out of my sleep deprived brain that you need to read! It's all gibberish.
However, since there is one week left until Prince Caspian comes out, I thought you might enjoy looking forward to it with us. You watch. We'll sniff.
It's not what your thinking! The Tiger's Pine Wood Derby was today. He won three out of his four heats! Hooray! However, it wasn't quite enough to move on to the next level of competition. His mother is jubilant very upset about this, but I am sure she will recover. His car (Tighty Whitey) was painted to resemble a pair of underwear. The inspiration was the wonderful, the fabulous... Captain Underpants.
Here is a short clip of Tighty Whitey in action. (I never in a million years would have guessed that one day those words would ever cross my lips. Being the mother of a son can be a humbling experience.)
Congratulations, Tiger, on a job well done!
P.S. I spent the entire day singing the wrong words to this song. Did I get the tune into your head, too? Yikes. Sorry about that.
Financially, this time of year is always tight, what with three birthdays and the holidays. Add a new job and a few unexpected medical bills on top of that, and tight can turn into a squeeze.
Like many folks, our family has a few jokes and sayings to get us through hard times. My favorite comes from a Pixar short film called Boundin'. You can download it, watch a sneak peek, or read more about it here, but if you have the movie The Incredibles, it's included in the extra features. (No, Pixar isn't paying me for this plug. If only.)
Anyway, it's a story about a sheep who is glum because his coat was shorn. Along comes a Great American Jackalope to straighten him out. He tells the sheep that when something goes wrong, you just have to keep at it, you have to keep on keepin' on, that it's all a matter of attitude. You just take that first step, and pretty soon you'll be boundin'. It's really a cute, jingly movie that will have you bouncing in your seat and singing along. Personally, the rattlesnake percussionist is my favorite character. However, the point of the movie is the message of positive thinking. One of the Jackalope's lines is, "You've gotta pick your leg up, and slap it on down."
This has become a catch phrase in our house. Job is lousy? Pick your leg up. Kids aren't cooperating? Pick your leg up. The laundry is taking over the kitchen? Pick your leg up. You have to write your times tables? Just pick your leg up!
It really is all about your attitude. Bad stuff is going to happen. Nothing is going to change that fact. It's how you deal with it that makes the difference. So, in this upcoming year, when the kids are driving you loopy, when the homeschool resembles a zoo, when the holiday bills come due, when tax time rolls around, just remember that a positive outlook will get you through. Remember what that eternal optimist, the Great American Jackalope says,
"You just gotta pick your leg up, then slap in on down."
The first step is the hardest. After that, you're boundin'!
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