Interactive Mothering #5

Well, another fine day with the boy and his cousin too.  Took them kayaking on Maumee River in the shiny new kayaks.  Imagine if you will applying two kayaks without a rack (yes, i know, we are getting one as soon as possible) to the top of a small pontiac grand am :) It was a bit difficult to manage the first time but with ropes on both ends and two ratchet straps round the middle, all was well.   By the way, for future reference do NOT pass the ratchet straps through the windows of the closed car doors, just in case you might want to get in the car.  :D Just sayin'.  We make it there, unload the kayaks, the boys paddle around for a bit near shore and become more confident, so they paddle out to the usual fishing spot.  Of course the wind picks up and the current is stronger than normal.  Needless to say, it was a bit of a harrowing experience for our young fellas and mom.  Safely back on shore, we eventually get around to loading the kayaks back on the car.  We get the first one up there with little problem other than a bit of thumping and bumping.  We go to the other side of the car and lift our 2nd kayak up and it thumps down in place and sends the first kayak right off the side of my car taking the passenger side mirror with it.  Oh yay for me!  Fortunately my car is 14 years old and not a show piece.  Eventually we get that puppy back up there and strap them on, only to find for a 2nd time that yes mom has strapped the door shut once again :D I was all for the boys climbing in the window but noooooooooooooo.  LOL  So we redid the straps.  I stopped by my favorite mechanics garage and he has recommended that I have someone screw the mirror back in place, but really it looks so stylish dangling from the door........right?!? :) LOL  

Valueable lessons for boys:


- Don't listen to mom when she says it's ok to go out to fishing spot in kayaks.
- Don't leave a man/boy behind even if you are scared.
- Don't let mom put straps on car with doors shut.

These are only a few of my interactive mothering experiences :) More to come I have no doubt.  I have heard people whispering about girls and cars............AArrrghhhhhhhhaahhh!

Moms know Best

What's Good for You...

Sugar sweet,
Medicine vile.
Mom's so mean
Full of bile.

She always says
now be good.
Gives me meds.
I misunderstood.

This is good?
In what way?
"I'm fine!" I shout.
Throughout the day.

The cough has gone.
The fever fled.
Now leave me mother
I dread that med!

Horrid flavor,
Wretched taste
Makes me shudder
Worse than paste!

Mom's just smilin'
Spoon at the ready.
Knowing better,
"C'mere, Freddy."

She's so mean,
I don't know why.
She used to love me
In days gone by.

Judy Ponceby

Feb 4

Make a Difference!

This story illustrates beautifully to me what each one of us could do to make the world a better place.  I for one want to make life a little better when and where I can.  :) 

Beware of Dragons, my Friends!!

After the Vengeance

 

byJudy Ponceby

Dragon slain,
Vile creature,
Pillaging our home.

Family lying dead
Torn to bloody shreds
In the rubble of destruction.

Senseless slaughter,
Unreasoning winged monster,
Murdering and razing.

Vengeance has been mine.
Hunted down, to its bower,
Slain without mercy.

As it has shown none,
So have I.
Vengeance sought and found.

Exhaustion, grief, pain,
Now mine,
Tell me I have lived this horror.

But going on?
Inconceivable,
Grief unreliquished.

Sinking to my knees,
Praying to that God,
Begging final peace.

No answer given.
Only the quiet sound,
Of one spared.

Calling for help,
Beneath debris,
Safely sheltered.

Tis my own,
My child,
My reason.

Oct 11, 2010

Day at the Beach...

Along the Shore

by Judy Ponceby

 

Crusty crabs
           scuttle through
                        the tide pools.

Fish dart among
                 undulating
                         sea-weed forests.

Salted breezes
             push waves
                       on to shore.

Seagulls
         surf the ocean
                           rhythm.

Tides rise and fall.
                 Waves roll in.
                               Peace abides.

Nov 30, 2011

Another Arachnid Update! :)

The monster spider has been identified as Dolomedes.  AKA the river spider, wharf spider.  It can walk on water, go underwater and mainly lives on insects and occasionally small fish.  :D Yay!!!

Arachnid Update!!!

Yes!! I went back out to the Maumee fishing with my son again!  And the spider was STILL there!! and I obtained an even better picture of it.  Not perfect mind you, but soooo much better.  Be prepared to meet The River Monster! :D