Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri .. July 5-6-7-8, 2005

7-5-05 | JustAmy, St.Louie1, MamaBear, Billie

[JustAmy]

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[DollyCali]

morning Rus, Amy, tulip, oesy, Vic, Bob EVERYONE ... not too much sleep but the few hours I got were good.. well somehow with my day out , watching the London horror unfold in Morning, I let chocolate day for dinner slip through my fingers. DRAT.

But "Be a kid day".. now if there was EVER a day for me that is it. I hope to get my vital stuff done early enough that I get to REALLY play & not just write about it..

Oesy, agree with your comments etc politically.. We are too easy on potential terrorists here with out PC mentality & our Pubbie leaders to easy on the elected RATS who are tearing our country apart apparently NOT fully comprehending that this past NOV they DID loose the election. I like Hugh Hewett & listen on/off to political talk radio most of day.. Bill Bennet starts at 6 AM here. then Laura Ingran 9-12; 12-3 either Rush or Dennis Preger; 3-6 Michael Medved & then in PM. I don't sit by radio all day but have about 4 going around house while I do various things the talk shows follow me (or I follow them). I don't feel terribly politically competent to converse on most issues in depth.. but have an overview & thanks to FR, when I need more info it is there & easy to find.

I had NOT heard about the navy seal captured.. that makes my blood boil.

well, going to check more news & get going here..

Later FRiends here

[NicknamedBob]

Be a kid day...

And that is supposed to make today different for me in what way?

[OESY]

A few people being kids on Be a Kid Day:

[JustAmy]

Happy Be a Kid Day!!

I'm celebrating this 'holiday' with Marissa and Michael at Chucky Cheese later.

After much research I discovered How to Survive at Chucky Cheese.

The secret is Be a Kid.

[JustAmy]

How about another poem by my Great-Aunt?



I Like the Simple Things of Every Day

I like the simple things of every day,
The sun when it shines through the plate-glass door,
And breaks into rainbows that dance and play
On books in their cases, and rugs on the floor.

I like the lace doily on my rocking chair,
The restful lines of the well-worn divan
To which, when weary, I often repair
to regain my vigor, or to read, or plan.

I like red roses in a crystal vase,
Centering the table of spotless white
And around the board in accustomed place,
The faces of those most dear to my sight.

I find endless pleasure in simple things,
Faith, and laughter, and the love of a friend,
Neither fame nor luxury ever brings,
Blessings like these that endure to the end.

By Laressa Cox McBurney
Published in Prairie Panorama in 1938


12 posted on 11/10/2003 6:55:54 AM PST by JustAmy

[JustAmy]

Meant to ping you to my aunt's poem in post #205.

[JustAmy]

I know, I know ..... write a silly poem. ;~)

[JustAmy]

Good morning, Mayor. Thank you for bringing us our Daily Bread. We appreciate it.

Happy Friday .... Happy Be a Kid Day!

[JustAmy]

Good morning, Dolly.

Happy Friday .... remember ..... Be a Kid today!

Have fun.

[DollyCali]

In honor of being a kid day I will post pix of my two grandkids who live in NC.

Oliver & I will be doing a long " vigorous dog hike".. w/my friend & his two pups. Then a bike ride of estimated distance of 42 miles.

[JustAmy]

Awww ... thank you. They are so cute. I love Summer's red hair and freckles.

42 mile bike ride??? Are you nuts???? :)

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

Welcome back tulip!

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

Awww... do you know any of those cuties?

[Billie]

How cute they are! Love their names, too! What beautiful red hair on Summer. What gorgeous blue eyes on Jayce. :)

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

Lovely...thank you Amy.

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

LOL!!!

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

OESY, how do we fight a war against an almost undeclared enemy who resides in our very midst? How do we fight an enemy who attacks innocents, then hides? They are worse than roaches! I heard some idiot professor who is a middle-eastern native on talk radio last night. One of the things he claimed was that we need to fight poverty in the Muslim nations. Funny, I have NEVER heard any terrorist leader say anything about poverty being the reason behind their rath. (Though I confess, I have not followed the rantings of the terrorist in Israel.) I know you don't have the answers, I'm frustrated and ranting...

[The Mayor]

I'd like to be a kid again..

[JustAmy]

I will try to get a couple of pictures today so I can share Be A Kid Day with everyone.

Might even post a pic of me being a kid!

[OESY]

Are you ready for today's lesson?


ALL:
Yes, we're ready!


Listen to your teacher. Repeat after me:
I won't grow up,
(I won't grow up)
I don't want to go to school.
(I don't want to go to school)
Just to learn to be a parrot,
(Just to learn to be a parrot)
And recite a silly rule.
(And recite a silly rule)
If growing up means
It would be beneath my dignity to climb a tree,
I'll never grow up, never grow up, never grow up
Not me!
Not I,
Not me!
Not me!
I won't grow up,
(I won't grow up)
I don't want to wear a tie.
(I don't want to wear a tie)
And a serious expression
(And a serious expression)
In the middle of July.
(In the middle of July)
And if it means I must prepare
To shoulder burdens with a worried air,

I'll never grow up, never grow up, never grow up
Not me,
Not I,
Not me!
So there!
Never gonna be a man,
I won't!
Like to see somebody try
And make me.
Anyone who wants to try
And make me turn into a man,
Catch me if you can.
I won't grow up.
Not a penny will I pinch.
I will never grow a mustache,
Or a fraction of an inch.
'Cause growing up is awfuller
Than all the awful things that ever were.
I'll never grow up, never grow up, never grow up,
No sir,
Not I,
Not me,
So there!

I won't grow up!
(I won't grow up)
I will never even try
(I will never even try)
I will do what Peter tells me
(I will do what Peter tells me)
And I'll never ask him why
(And I'll never ask him why)

We won't grow up!
(We won't grow up)
We will never grow a day
(We will never grow a day)
And if someone tries to make it
(And if someone tries to make it)
We will simply run away
(We will simply run away)

I won't grow up!
(I won't grow up)
No, I promise that I won't
(No, I promise that I won't)
I will stay a boy forever
(I will stay a boy forever)
And be banished if I don't!
(And be banished if I don't)

And Never Land will always be
The home of beauty and joy
And neverty
I'll never grow up, never grow up, never grow up
Not me!
Not me!
Not me!
Not me!
No sir!
Not me!