Sher the Love: Bucket Filler

Friday, January 9, 2009

Bucket Filler

A child's laughter brings pure joy to the soul. Children are easily entertained, and find the simplest things funny.

Today, sit down with your kids (if you don't have any, then borrow some), and just talk to them. Ask them what's going on in their lives. Listen to them tell you what makes them happy. Spend an hour, or two, or four with your children. Play a game, watch a movie, play beauty shop, play super heroes, build a fort, play pretend.

Today, be a kid with your kids. Let loose, and enjoy these precious fleeting moments you have with your children.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...: great bucket filler there Sher...
i love acting like a kid :) especially WITH my kids!!; January 9, 2009 at 6:18 AM
Scrappy Girl said...: There is not much that can compare with middle of the afternoon jumping on the bed...hiding under the covers...tickling...pretending to eat the grapes carved in the headboard. Love my kiddos!; January 9, 2009 at 6:27 AM
tammy said...: My favorite thing to do is to hear what they have to say. Even with other people's kids. Like in primary or wherever. They can be so funny.; January 9, 2009 at 7:26 AM
Anonymous said...: You are so right. Nothing can crack me up like my silly kids!

I need to think of a fun thing to do (even at home) with my girls tomorrow. Larry is taking my son to a dinosaur show, and the girls are feeling left out. BUt if we play, They'll be fine. It's getting harder to figure out how to entertain them, though, as they get older.

Thanks for a great bucket filler. You are doing awesome at this!; January 9, 2009 at 7:28 AM
Devri said...: I love to listen to my children.. Some of the things they come up with is priceless.

Btw- if anyone doesn't have a child- I'd be willing to donate mine for awhile, maybe one, or two or three....

What?!!!!!; January 9, 2009 at 7:49 AM
SUPPORT said...: Great post thanks :); January 9, 2009 at 10:35 AM
Kristina P. said...: Great filler, Sher! I will have to do this with the kids I work with. If I don't want to punch them in the face first.; January 9, 2009 at 10:56 AM
Wonder Woman said...: they've already got a fort built. All I have to do is neglect my responsibilities and have fun! Check, check!; January 9, 2009 at 11:30 AM
Jen said...: I love to listen to their laughter too. Wish I had read your post first before my daughter and I argued! Oye!; January 9, 2009 at 11:54 AM
mCat said...: Chloee coming in two hours for the weekend. Yeah - giggles straight ahead!; January 9, 2009 at 3:27 PM

What did you say?

My kids say the darndest things, so here are a few examples:

May 2010; TJ said: "Mom, I could count to 300. I could keep counting forever. Even when I'm a sleep."

Mar 2010; C said: "TJ, why don't you have some more bacon?"

TJ: "I can't! I'm full of it!"

C: "Yes, you are."

Mar 2010; TJ sang: ♫"Should I give up, or should I just keep chasin' Cavemen?"♫

Mar 2010; Mom: "Who wants to come with me to Sam's Club?"

TJ & Peter: " Meeee!"

Upon arriving at Sam's, Peter, with a disappointed look said: "I thought we were going to Santa's club. Where are the elves?"

Dec 2009; Peter said: "I just love my chocolate raindrop pointy fings." (hershey's kisses)

Aug 2009: Peter said: "Mama, when you give me kisses it goes straight to my heart."

Aug 2009: TJ, after seeing two guys on motorcycles drive by, one wearing red, and the other in yellow, said: "There goes ketchup and mustard!"

May 2009; KJ said: "I want to be a professional jump roper when I grow up."

Mar 2009; TJ said: "I just love Life!" (talking about the cereal, but I got his double meaning).

Mar 2009; KJ said in an email: "Mom and Dad, I hope you have a fun time in HO Y E."

Jan 2009; TJ said: "Mom, Dad and I are playing Mario Kart, and Dad came in oneth, and I came in twoth!"

Dec 2008; TJ said: "I love shrimp more than people love Jesus!"

Dec 2008; TJ said: "I kindof don't like you, a little bit, Peter. But, I love you more than I don't like you."

Dec 2008: While I was playing the piano and telling TJ to go clean his room, he said: "Other people playing music makes me lazy."

Oct 2008: TJ said: "MOM! Look at me so I know you're listening!"

Oct 2008; TJ said: I don't have a forehead anymore. Now I have a fivehead, and Peter has a threehead, and you have a thirtyhead."

Sept 2008; Peter said: "Mama, I need to call the policeman. Cuz I need to tell him its okay for me to have some fishies."

Sept 2008; Peter said: "I wanna dwinkamikaboo."
Translation: I want a drink of milk in a boo.

Translation of the translation: A boo is a sippy cup. All three of my kids have used this term. I'm pretty sure it stemmed from boob.

Sept 2008; TJ said: "Bacon and eggs are the keys to my heart." ;)

Sept 2008; Peter said: "Mama, what are you doing in there? Are you stinkering?"

Sept 2008; KJ said: "Mom, you need to go to the doctor and have them check your ears, because I say your name over and over and you never hear me, so you must be going deaf."

Sept 2008; KJ & TJ said: "No, Mom, you just don't get it!"

Aug 2008; TJ said: (during sacrament meeting) "This is too boring....it's giving me a heachache."

Aug 2008; TJ said: "Mom, I need 8 cheese tacos. Cuz that's how many hungry I am."

July 2008; TJ's song: ♫"I love my Mom and my Dad and everyone in the whole wide world except the people I don't know and the bad guys."♫

July 2008; KJ said: "I think the worker guys sometimes break the road and fix it again, just for fun."

July 23, 2008; KJ said: "I don't ever wanna live away from the mountains, cuz I don't want a tomato to get me."
Translation: tornado

July 21, 2008; TJ said: "Mom, I wanna build a spaceshit." A What?! "A Spaceshit!"

July 2008; Peter said: "I don't like scary movies, cuz they're too boring. I wanna watch Ariel."

July 2008: TJ said: "I am so not doing that."