Judging by the title you can tell the last 4 days of my life have been spent with kids; under the age of 24.  Yes, the past 4 days I have had the priveledge of having a blast!  I won't use the word baby sitting because that wouldn't be accurate for my situation.  You see my bestfriend Amanda and her hubby Bernard went on a cruise and I got the kiddo's!  Ninety-Six hours have gone by faster than Chevy(their big Rottweiler) getting off the couch that she isn't suppose to be on!!  I have learned a lot!  From Lala Lupsey who I call LuLu Lemonhead to Perry the Palatapus from Phenius and Ferb; who I call Perrywinkle from Phenekee and Fabio, another name for a doughnut is a Toroid, and a dance to Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe.  Also,  B.S. doesn't stand for what you think it does, cleary it stands for Baby Snot.  We spent our days at parks, the moto track, docks on the river, feeding fishies, and at my Granparents house!  Oh and I forgot how fun it was to make a fort!  Of course we went all out with sheets, dining room chairs, pillows, blankets and an Orby lamp(for our nightlight) made by Amira!!  We packed as much fun into our days as possible!  

With all the fun and craziness, I managed to sit down on a swing and take it all in.  Back and forth I swung and just watched.  Kids with their parents, kids playing by themselves or with other kids, parents yellihng and screaming at their kids.  I know I am not a parent, and I can't even imagine what it is like to be one.  I do want to say how important I think it is for a child to have a person/people around them who set good examples in their lives.  Maybe its a parent, a sister, Grandparents, or a friend.  There just needs to be somebody.  The world is a tough and scary place sometimes, and it's to easy too get caught up in all the absurdities that go along with it.  Kids are like a sponge and will soak up just about everything!  From your nail polish and hairstyle, to your facial expressions, to your values, they will be right there waiting to absorb every detail.  Pay your positive actions forward and know that they do speak louder than your words.

Aspire to be great!

 We take care of them now; they'll take care of us later.

 xo

J

And no Mac Miller, I am not referencing your album!  Since obviously I know you check my site out, duh!  Today was a beautiful day.  Speaking of beautiful, did you ever notice how nice it looks written in cursive instead of print? Yeah go ahead and scribe it out on that scrap paper infront of you or change the text on your iPhone. 

Anywhoo I have come along way to get where I am at this moment and I couldn't be happier.  I've still got a way to go, and I will continue to tell myself that.  Thanks to Julia, Lisa(for the use of the motorbike :)), Bobby, The Behlok Residence and of course my Dad for witnessing The beginning.

Don't let mistakes define you.  Learn and do things differently the next go-around.



J-RO