Category: 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.

I love my baby brother But sometimes he’s a pain. He drools and kicks and wets Like someone that’s insane. When he wants attention, He throws a crying fit. Even when I’m busy, He doesn’t care a bit. When he throws his bottle, That Mom says make him drink, I’d need at least ten helpers, […]

She saw Billy drawing pictures. He was really concentrating. He had used a lot of colors, On the work he was creating. So she asked what he was drawing, As he drew with an earnest frown. With the colors he was using, She thought, a peacock or a clown. He was deep in concentration But […]

While walking in the neighborhood On her usual evening stroll… Mrs. Jones saw little Bobby Covering up a great big hole. “What are you doing?” She asked him, “I bet you’re burying treasure.” Little Bobby just shook his head, Packing dirt with boyish pleasure. “It’s just a rat grave,” Bobby said, “I just now saw […]

My house is not the cleanest place But it’s where all my children live. I sacrifice a spotless home For all the love and care I give. Mom brags about my sister’s house, That you can eat right off her floor. On mine one finds a lot to eat, Dropped there a day or two […]