Do you ever wonder what it's like to be a MEATBALL?

Well...I don't! The kids in our youth group often send us silly text messages like this. It frightens me to think that these are the minds that will be taking over our world. LOL I do however appreciate the randomness. It gets my creative juices flowing. Ya know, sometimes you just have to stop being an ADULT and get out a coloring book or something!

I remember all too well the feeling of wanting so badly to GROW UP! There were many nights I sat evesdroping on my parents and their guests as they discussed various topics. Little of which I understood at the time, but never the less found incredibly facinating. Late into the night I would hunch descretly behind the living room wall. Well..I say late into the night. In reality it was very likely all of 9PM. My bed time was 8:30 and I just knew that when I heard the theme music for Entertainment Tonight that the fun was about to begin! I fought my parents nearly every night to let me stay up. To this day I'm still a night owl. I think more clearly at night. I'm more creative. I would say that 80% of my songwriting is done after 10PM.

I look back at those days and often wish I could turn back time.(Cher serandes me) If I could just be in that place again and not take it for granted. Why was I in such a hurry to put away the play-doh barber shop and yes..my easy bake oven? Sometimes I just want to get all the blankets and pillows out in my house and build a huge tent that fills the entire room like my brother and sister and I used to do. Then we would curl up and take a nap inside it. Yeh..that's pretty much all we ever did in those tents. It took us so long to build them we were exhausted by the time we got done! LOL I just wish I had appreciated the moment I was in and hadn't been in such a hurry to get to the next stage of life. It makes me want to slow down and take a look around me now and realize the advantages of my current stage in life. Being single. Maybe I can learn to really cherish this time so that when I'm married(In Jesus Name!)LOL..I won't be wishing I had enjoyed being single more. Does that make sense?

Anyway..I didn't mean to get serious at all. I just wanted to point out that I have a few special friends who still know how to be kids. They get excited when the Muppets go on sale at Walmart. Hey..THEY KNOW when the Muppets go on sale at Walmart! LOL They collect disney keychains and put together "Under the Sea" puzzles. They are the first ones in line to see movies like Spongebob Squarepants. They're silly, sarcastic and most of them would be considered highly intelligent. LOL And..(I know I shouldn't begin a sentence with a conjunction, but it's my BLOG!)yes they are all ADULTS! But(I did it again) the kid is still alive in them, and they help me to keep the kid alive in me. I don't wanna grow up,'cause I'm a Toys-R-Us Kid. A million toys at Toys-R-Us that I can play with ...(Everybody!) From bikes to trains (C'mon ya know you wanna) to video games..It's the biggest toy store there is..I don't wanna grow up, 'cause baby if I did..then (BIG FINISH)I wouldn't be a Toys-R-Us KID! Wasn't that fun?

I have to say that my heart is filled with warm fuzzies knowing that all of you couldn't help but sing along, even if it was just in your head. I can see you sitting in your tiny little cubicles bobing your head from side to side as the unforgetable tune plays in your mind. You can thank me later for the annoyance that it will become as the day drags on and you can't get it out of your head. Thanks to all my wonderfully silly(often accused of being imature) friends who made this blog possible! You know who you are. I love you all.