Valentine’s Day! Chocolates and cupids, hugs and kisses, champagne and…more champagne. Right?
Not so much around here these past three days. Still, I believe firmly that no matter how very bad things get, there’s always a bright side, always a laugh hidden somewhere amidst the crumpled tissues.
Yesterday, after hours at the doctor’s office, a laugh presented itself that had me giggling all the way home.
[Sometime in the next week, I’ll write a post about the second worst day of my life so far, but for now, this is the laugh that made yesterday tolerable.]
I’d taken Peter to see Dr. T for a follow-up to, um, what happened Sunday. Suspecting a possible UTI (urinary tract infection), at the end of the consultation Peter was ushered to the restroom to provide a specimen…you know…pee in a bottle.
I sat in a chair at the side of the lab to wait. And wait. When the nurse walked around the corner I asked if he was still in there? I thought maybe he was out of my line of sight waiting for lab results or maybe they were drawing blood too.
She nodded a bit frantically. “Should I try to get him out?” she asked.
“Yes, or I will if you want,” I said. I got up and walked into the lab just after she knocked on the toilet door. Peter popped out holding a nearly overflowing cup. There was something in his other hand and he had a silly look on his face as he walked toward me.
“Are you OK?” I asked. “What’s in your hand?”
He showed me. Although he couldn’t explain — words fail him most of then time these days — apparently he’d been waiting for someone to tell him to come out, so he’d amused himself by folding paper towels into hats.
OMG, how I laughed! If ever there was a time for bathroom humor this was it.
Header photo: Peter’s paper hat or maybe it was his attempt to make me a Valentine?
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Now, why would this post make me cry!? He’s awful cute a lot of the time 😉 Love you Both
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Maybe you’re laughing so hard you’re crying? 😉
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That’s hilarious!!! Silly man… 😝
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You have to laugh….I know…honest….Happy Valentines Day from your fan club…Amy
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Thanks, Amy.
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When life hands you lemons…make paper hats!! Love you!!
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Like Leslie, I’m crying and laughing too. Glad you found a bright spot on such a special day. Love you x
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Jean, love hearing from you. Gotta find the bright spots, don’t we? lovex
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You absolutely needed a laugh. Glad Peter was able to give you one!!
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Peter and I could be partners in an oragami craft class! Had his work rivded a laugh! Love you, Shirley Blair
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Origami! well he has his book out, but he’s not folding anything now. Another post coming soon, maybe with photos.
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