Random Acts of Kindness

Ok, I know I promised to tell you all about my trip to Colorado and I will I swear, but I haven't had a chance to upload and look through my 300+ pictures ( not an exaggeration at all, in fact it might be an understatement).  I'm hoping to get that taken care of this weekend, and I'm hoping to work on my never ending house painting project so hopefully I will have that post for you soon. Also, since I do not already have enough going on I have a few new craft projects I'm hoping to get started.

 Any who, I was reading a wonderful blog earlier today and it brought back some wonderful childhood memories for me. When I was young I raised rabbits for 4-H and would also sell them through out the year to people in the community. And A few times a year I would load up a few rabbits in a cage, go to town with my mom and bring my little red wagon. I put the cage filled with cute little bunnies in my wagon and would spend the afternoon wheeling it all around the retirement home.  Those elderly people where so happy to see those bunnies, and me. It was so sad to hear the stories people would tell about not getting to see family or friends often, many would tell stories about long ago pets they used to have too.  Every room I was allowed to go to was always thankful to have someone to talk to. Being a kid I probably never truly realized what that might have meant to some of them. But I do remember I would leave those days feeling both sad and wonderful. Sad for those who spent day after day alone, but wonderful for the few moments of joy I was able to bring. It didn't cost a dime, that's the great thing about smiles. Sometimes the best ones don't cost anything.

But today what I really wanted to do was take a minute to share a wonderful post from another blogger that I stumbled across.  I dont know her personally but she seems like a wonderful lady, and I think her birthday idea of spending the day doing random acts of kindness with her kids is great! Check out this post at  Tickles to Giggles to see her wonderful list of ideas. I hope that someday I can do a similar list with my little girl. I think every now and then we need a reminder that our lives are not the only ones that matter. I want my little girl to not only be smart, determined and to concur the world. I want her to be kind. I want her to draw others to her like a moth to a flame, I want everyone to love her like I do. I wish for her to fill everyone's days with smiles and happiness.  I would consider myself  a slight failure as a mother if I found out one day that my kid was 'The Mean Kid' I want her to find out how to stand up for her self with out pushing others down. Is it too much to ask that she poop magical rainbows? Yeah I was afraid that was pushing it, oh well.