Friday, October 11, 2013

Jump!!


      If I had the choice to jump into a pile of leaves or pop bubble wrap I would be hard pressed to figure out which activity I would want to do.  Even at the age of 45, I would have to run through the time honored eenie meanie miney mo rhyme to figure out my choice because one would not be it.  In the end, I would have to do both because I truly couldn’t decide.


    Is it any wonder that neither of my children can resist taking a flying leap face first into a big pile of freshly rake leaves?  Or any wonder that neither kid can walk past a sheet of bubble wrap without popping at least one.  Hells bells, I am 45 and I couldn’t resist.  There is no way I could piously stand by, act my age, and admonish my offspring to refrain from jumping into a big inviting pile of leaves or popping every single bubble of the bubble wrap when I am dying to do it myself.  I would be racing them to the pile to jump first and rolling around in the leaves giggling like a lunatic.  I would be the one fighting to be the first to butt bounce on the bubble wrap first.  Yes!!!!  Why? Because it is fun, plain and simple.  It doesn’t cease to be fun because you grow up.  I have never been one to act my age…all pious and proper.  Sorry friends, it just isn’t in me. 


        I will admit with the passage of time a little decorum is impossible to ignore.  After I have had my fun and rolled about in the leaves once or twice, popped the entire bubble wrap, and giggled my happy ass off about it I am quite ready to get on with the task at hand.  I am ready to pick up the leaves, move them to the designated spot, and burn them till there is nothing left.  The same is said for bubble wrapping.  You can’t UN pop a bubble.  Once it is popped, throw it out.  There is no need to pee yourself with glee and keep screaming about it.  It is then time to get on with life.  A time and a place for everything is my motto.

        On the contrary, I have no use for splashing through mud puddles.  Puddles are wet.  Wet equals’ cold, soggy feet and that my friend is not nice.  I have no tolerance for being a dirty slovenly pig wallowing in the mud.  No mud wrestling for this girl.  Yes, I did run in the rain splashing a good amount of mud all over my legs in high school BUT, I was a couple of miles away from the school in a down pour at the time.  What would you do?  Run like hell to get back or take your sweet time?  Either way you were going to be a drenched rat when you got back so you might as well pick up the pace and get back to the school sooner rather than later.


   Under close inspection thanks to NaBloPoMo’s wanting to know, I deduce that I act younger than I appear with the abandon of a child in the body of a 45 year old and am not likely to change anytime in the near future.  In answer to all questions…I got to just jump!


18 comments:

  1. lol. I remember that. You're the queen of bubble wrap.:)

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    1. Sandra, LOL yes you could call me that!! Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments!

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  2. How nice...sometimes we must unleash the child inside us...hell! ya most of the times :)

    Jump!

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    1. Rainbow Hues, my child within is always at the ready having entirely too much fun! LOL Thank you for stopping in and for your kind comments!

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  3. So sweet!! Somebody said, the great man is he who does not lose his child's-heart. Love your attitude towards life, Kathy :)

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    1. Shilpa, LOL then I must be great or nuts. Maybe nuts. Most adults don't act like me and I wonder sometimes if there is something wrong with me. Still I can't seem to help myself. I like to laugh and have fun. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind words!

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  4. I love bubble wrap popping. Never jumped on a pile of leaves though, actually never got a chance to. :P

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    1. Shilpasharmaonline, you must!! It is exhilarating! Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments!

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  5. Yep! Let that inner child out! :)
    Blessings, Kathy!

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    1. Martha, it seems I must or I will explode. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments!

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  6. I like scuffing through leaves but my fear of bugs keeps me from jumping into any piles I might run across. But I'll always pop bubble wrap!!! I'm with you on puddles...I prefer not to get my feet and the bottom of my pants all wet.

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    1. JoJo, I generally don't let bugs bother me. I always think to myself "Who's bigger?" and guess what? The answer is always me!! So I smash them and get on with it. LOL I still have to convince my son that soaking we shoes and feet are not the in thing. UGH. The kid seems to have a built in tracking device for puddles although I think the older he gets he is getting better about avoiding them. Probably just sick of hearing me carry on about them. LOL Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments.

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  7. I love bubble wraps...I become a child the moment i see it :)

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    1. Sugandha, me too! Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments!

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  8. I love bubble wrap.. there's something very soothing about popping it!
    I love jumping into a pile of freshly raked leaves and rain puddles!!
    But, not the winter rain.. the summer ones! :D

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    1. mytakeoneverything9, I guess I don't mind jumping in summer puddles...barefoot! Thought I better clarify that one. LOL Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments! ♥

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  9. So many of the things you mention I do. Till date I make my decisions using simple choose a finger kind :D Also I feel there is a lot that can be lost if one doesnt keep such things intact...

    Richa

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    1. Richa, how fun that we share that inner kid!! Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments! ♥

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