i wish for a do-over
August 25, 2006
It was one of those perfect summer days. Where by the early evening you feel happy, tired, but at the same time refreshed. If that makes any sense. We had gone to the beach, caught little fish in buckets, and then gone for ice cream. One of those days where no one fought, or at least they didn’t fight much, this is reality after all, and things just seemed easy.
It was one of the days that I thought parenting would be solely made up of when I signed up for this mothering gig.
We got home and were sitting on the front porch steps. I felt like we could be in one of those Country Time Lemonade commercials. Sticky with ice cream, smiling, colored in sepia tones.
My 7 yr old hugged me and thanked me for all the fun he had, and especially for the ice cream. “Remember when we had all those wishing dandelions and we made lots of wishes? I wished for a perfect day… just like today. My wishes came true! What did you wish for, Mommy? Did your wish come true?”
On Mother’s day he had given me a “wishing dandelion” from our yard. He told me my present was that I could have any wish I wanted. If I were smarter I would have wished for a day with my children just like this one.
Instead I wished that all the dandelion seeds would blow into the neighbors yard, because we have enough of those damn yellow weeds already.
What a waste.
Today has started off as a less than stellar day and I really wish that there were some wishing dandelions out in the yard that I could go pick. I would wish for a do-over.
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Those moments are the ones that keep us going aren’t they? What an adorable son you have to thank you like that. You’re a good Mom Chris.
My day I’d do-over
Hope that links
August 25th, 2006 at 12:51 pmI could trying wishing over my ‘wishing coffee’ for you? Would that help?
Of course now I also am thinking; blog about your day please! I want to know!
August 25th, 2006 at 12:51 pmI hope it turns around for you.
August 25th, 2006 at 1:03 pmWhat a sweet boy you have. I hope your day gets better for you.
August 25th, 2006 at 1:09 pm((((Hugs))))
Awww.. how sweet is that??
My little girl told me, last time she wished on a dandelion, “I wished to be a princess, a REAL princess. ‘Cause I already know I’m your princess, mommy.”
August 25th, 2006 at 1:13 pmHere in the south, I still have plenty of those “wishing flowers” out in the yard. I’ll wish a do-over for you…
August 25th, 2006 at 1:14 pmWhat an awesome post!! Sounds like you are a great mom!
August 25th, 2006 at 1:27 pmSounds wonderful. I would wish for a do-over for all moms. We all could use days like that!!!
August 25th, 2006 at 1:49 pmHow precious…it sounds like you had a wonderful day that you will always remember. My husband are ttc our first child now, and I guess I wistfully picture days like that, but I also know the reality of it and that they won’t all be like that. But thanks for sharing your day…it makes me want to be a mother all the more.
August 25th, 2006 at 2:44 pmWonderful post.
My do-over day was Monday…in particular the evening. Major do-over day.
August 25th, 2006 at 2:44 pmBeautiful post.
August 25th, 2006 at 3:08 pmJust remember that dandilions are a very useful and cheerful, plucky little weed. The young dandilion greens are delicious and good for you, the roots make a beneficial tea, the pretty yellow heads are delicious when breaded and deep-fried. And they give wishes! So next spring you can feel better about these weeds. And you can make tomorrow be your do-over any time you want.
August 25th, 2006 at 5:47 pmjust for having a son that verbalizes his thoughts that well and all the hard work that you undoubtedly put in to help him/support him in getting to that point, you SO deserve a do over. hang in there. from all i read you seem to be simply amazing in the motherhood, wife, teacher, and home construction roles.
August 25th, 2006 at 6:46 pmUgh. That is SO sweet!
August 25th, 2006 at 8:20 pmYour son’s words were so sweet that they actually made my teeth hurt! I wish you peace.
August 25th, 2006 at 9:07 pmThis is what summer mummying days are all about…
August 25th, 2006 at 9:27 pmMakes it all better… well for a few hours at any rate!
And just read your teeth blog. I too have spent 9 million dollars on my mouth post kids (it’s multiple pregnancies you know… it sucks the calcium out of you!!!!)… the only thing that kept me coming back to that dreaded chair was the fact that my dentist looked like Keanu Reeves….
What a beautiful boy of the wishing dandelions.
August 26th, 2006 at 12:06 amI wish I had a couple of do-over day cards in my house somewhere. Like get out of jail free cards.
My grandmother used to say that for every child you have, you lose a tooth. My. Sorry about that, Chris!
August 26th, 2006 at 12:07 amI wish there were more do overs….I feel like i could use them more often
August 26th, 2006 at 12:54 amvery sweet and a well deserved day!
August 26th, 2006 at 10:14 amI had a few days like that lately. They ended up being great days in the end. Hope that happened for you, too.
And if not, now yesterday is over. Come over here and help us capture some hermit crabs! It may be cool, but we’re off to the beach for a birthday party picnic!
August 26th, 2006 at 11:18 amIf you figure out how to get that do-over, let me know, please. I’ve been petitioning the Department of Doing Over for the past nine years, and my pleas keep falling on deaf ears.
August 26th, 2006 at 3:21 pmI know those days. And I also know the days that start off like your worst nightmare. Good thing they come and go.
August 26th, 2006 at 3:53 pmDon’t worry. They’ll be back.
August 26th, 2006 at 4:02 pmWithout the bad days, thought, you wouldn’t fully appreciate those good ones. Right? Right?
August 27th, 2006 at 3:22 pmNo such thing as do-over-days…merde.
August 27th, 2006 at 6:03 pmJust go ahead a DO it over, dandelion or no. And it’s bound to be better next time ’round.
August 27th, 2006 at 7:57 pmYou always get a do-over. It’s called tomorrow. Hope it goes better.
August 27th, 2006 at 8:39 pmWe’ve had a few of those awesome days this summer. Who wouldn’t wish for more of those? *sigh*
And, in the immortal words of Miss Scarlett O’Hara…tomorrow is another day.
I hope it’s a great one
(we may be planning for a hurricane evacuation)
August 27th, 2006 at 9:14 pmI could use a do over today as well…what a great post. Lets find some dandelions- enjoy tomorrow.
August 27th, 2006 at 11:44 pmBeautiful…
August 28th, 2006 at 3:48 amBeautiful…
Beautiful…
I eat my words, Mom 101 is right about the tomorrow.
August 28th, 2006 at 9:25 am