She could see he was squirming, The little boy named Scotty. “Raise your hand with two fingers If you have to go potty.” A good time to explain rules; But before she could get through, Scotty asked, hysterically, “What good is that gonna do?”
Category: Life with Children
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First Day of Kindergarten
July 1st, 2002 — Life with Children
Are We There Yet?
April 1st, 2002 — Life with Children
We’ve barely pulled out of the drive When the question I always get, No matter the length of the trip Is, “Daddy, are we there yet?” “Who gets to sit by the window?” Is cause for much fussing and fret. The fighting stops just long enough To ask, “Dad, are we there yet?” Do they […]
Bright Lights
March 1st, 2002 — Life with Children
Children brighten up a home Even when they fuss and fight. I know they brighten up my home They never once turn off a light.
Little Angels
February 1st, 2002 — Life with Children
I am so thankful for children Who are so sweet and so polite. Who never sass when they are told, It’s time to go to bed at night. Who stay so clean and are so neat, Each one of them a little gem. Two children who are never bad, I’d like to trade my two […]
God’s Dollar
December 1st, 2001 — Life with Children
Two crispy new one-dollar bills Mother gave to little Andy. One bill to give in Sunday school And one bill to spend on candy. Although it was bright and sunny, It was a very windy day. A gust of wind just came along And snatched both of the bills away. One bill stuck on a […]

