I'm a big fan of cheese. I like it on my pizza, my chips, my enchiladas, my burgers, my pasta....in my hotdogs, my movies. If you did a chest X-ray, I'm sure you'd find that the strings of my heart are really made up of cheddar and brie. Maybe even some havarty or provolone. And I sure do love some of that goat cheese, I do!! It's all over this blog...in case you hadn't noticed.
Being such a cheesy girl, I'm prone to bouts of sentimental withdraw; quiet and pensive nostalgic melancholy. I regularly enjoy dusting off an old memory or two from the deepest part of my brain on which to reflect. There is no better time to do this than on a rainy day!! This weekend a storm system parked itself right over Central Florida and flooded all my big plans; no baseball....no Disney...no camping.... :(
However...it also flooded my thoughts of days when my 3 siblings and I would get snowed in or rained out. We would drive my Mother (and each other) crazy with "Meghan won't let me in our bedroom!" and "Mike isn't letting me play Zelda!", and "James won't leave me alone!!!". ....OK, and MAYBE the occasional, "Maureen isn't sharing!" Good times, right?? But...that's just the thing. They were. They were such good times. Sure, we may have behaved like we wanted to kill each other...but being a Laughlin was fun. It still is!! There were always adventures to be had, and stories to be told. There was never a dull moment. We weren't a perfect family, but we were perfectly engaged with each other. It's such a blessing to have those 3 people in my life!!
Those thoughts dawned on me Saturday morning, as I surveyed the wet, soggy weather from my front steps. It was the perfect weather for cuddling up with a good book and a blanket....for having an indoor campout :) And Michael may be, at present, an only child, but you better believe that he's just as good at stirring up a good time as 4 redheads once were!! He is, after all, 50% Laughlin :-) ......and 100% cheese ;)
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