Take Two

Per my mom's request, here is a picture of Stefan minus his top front teeth. The second one came out this evening. Since his adult teeth will be in place before his school pictures are taken, I had to be sure and preserve the memory myself!

So this leads me to my next list. Yes, I admit the idea of making Saturday "list day" hasn't exactly materialized, but I'll continue to throw in a list now and then.

This list is inspired by Stefan's tooth loss, and it is:

Things I Don't Miss About Being a Kid

• Loose teeth! I used to just let them hang there until they practically fell out on their own. Then my dad would trick me into letting him pull them and I fell for it every time.
  
• Riding the bus to school (Notice I didn't say school itself. I was one of those weirdos who loved school!)
• Mean lunch ladies who made me eat the crust on my sandwich.
• Camping in the rain (There's a list for another day - camping memories! Though I must admit, not all were bad.) We used to joke that if there was ever a drought we could end it by setting up the tent.
  
• Leaving for home at the end of a visit to Grandma and Grandpa. It was always such a sad feeling.
• Peas and mashed potatoes: two things I never serve now that I'm the cook.
• Bedtime. Mostly because that's when I felt afraid.

Wow! It was a lot harder to come up with this list than I thought it would be. Truthfully, I had a wonderful childhood. When I think about the things so many kids have to go through - the kids who come to Youth Haven - I see how blessed I was as a child. Thank God this was all I had to complain about! My next list will be things I do miss about being a kid. It's sure to be a much longer list.