Laughter (Not for children)

I had a friend who recently told me she laughed so hard it felt like doing stomach crunches the next day. That is weight loss for me. I was sitting......(um) in a quiet spot for a moment with the door closed, thinking about laughter and how close to other physical responses it is. At this point I think I should say this is not a PG post. A good climax is like laughter (please people I have kids) or even a good cleansing cry. You feel emotionally stronger and clean after. There is a bond to yourself and to the person you have laughed with. Crying and having someone hold you. (I think you understand). I want to share a few of the stories that made me laugh in the past few weeks. My husband and I have seen some good friends during vacation time and I know that I am blessed with laughter. Seeing my long distance friends (..... my best friend Cheryl....she made me write that) it also brings into focus all the other people who really make me laugh daily. One of my favorite stories to tell about Cheryl is about her daughter Corrie. Corrie now grown, was about five. Corrie had a thing for wolfing down her food rather than chewing. Cheryl had spoken to Corrie on several occasions about the fact she needed to chew her food. What really sticks in a child's head? Visual examples. Cheryl a working mom needed daycare for Corrie. One day as she was picking her up at a home based daycare Corrie started complaining of a stomach ache. Cheryl told me that she tried to hustle Corrie out of the house but just as they reached the foyer with its gleaming wood floors, Corrie gave one great heave and lost everything she had in her stomach. A steamy mass of partially chewed Mac and Cheese. Cheryl's first response as she told it was not comfort or sickness of her offspring. No Cheryl told me later that her first words were. "Corrie....See....look, I told you to chew your food." (As an added disclaimer Cheryl is one of the most devoted and loving parent I have ever met)

Some of my other favorites were our friend Jeff telling us about his grown sons love of all things trucks as a boy. Josh would point out trucks and even yell them out in public if he though he wasn't being listened to. Not uncommon my son and nephew do the same. Josh couldn't say truck or gas though it sounded like gas with no Gu sound and truck with a FF sound. So running through an airport trying to catch a flight as his son sees a gas truck refueling a plane sounds like he is yelling A*@ F#$K daddy. Look Daddy...No look daddy. "Ah yes Joshy a GAS TRUCK" said very carefully. Ah yes the Gas Truck.......... My own contribution to this was my son wanting to send everyone X's and O's with his letters to let people know he loves them but it sounded to me at first like he wanted to send Ex's and ho's.....not my first thought when it comes to love but funny just the same. Seeing friends from far away also makes me understand just how blessed I am in my day to day life with laughter. Thank you my friends.