Smith Family Ice Cream Scoop: A Sad, Sad Day

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

A Sad, Sad Day

For Christmas, Cooper got some sea monkeys... it was one of his happiest days ever. He even declared, after reading the package, that he would NEVER be lonely AGAIN! He's watched them grow, fed them carefully, stirred them so they would have oxygen, and put them in the window so they would get needed sunshine.
Well, tonight a tragedy occured at the Smith home. Cooper had just got out of the shower, and he came running into the living room, stark naked and sobbing. I couldn't tell what he was saying, except I heard "sea monkeys" in there, and I knew what had happened. So, I went to see the knocked over tank, with no monkeys in it... and held my poor little sobbing boy. He had swung his towel at Tyler because he was mad, and the sea monkeys suffered for it. Cooper kept crying, my babies, MY BABIES... I was going to be a MOTHER!
We said goodbye to the monkeys in the carpet, and talked about the hope of buying new sea monkeys. I think Cooper is going to be okay, poor little guy.

11 comments:

Marci said...: i always wanted sea monkeys and no-one would ever get them for me. what the heck are sea monkeys? all there was was a picture on the box and i'm not so sure that's what they really were. poor cooper...that just bites when things like that happen.; 10:18 PM
The Oylers said...: So sad. I am so glad he loved them so much, but I hope he will be happy again soon. That breaks my heart.; 6:47 AM
Rachel Holloway said...: ohhhh....so heartbreaking!!! What a sweet boy--

new sea monkeys soon, hopefully!!; 6:52 AM
carol said...: boo. I'm sorry for Cooper. I hope he is feeling a little better this morning. Sometimes some sunshine makes it all seem better. I hope he is over his grieving soon! I agree, a new batch would probably do the trick.; 7:33 AM
Amy said...: Oh, poor guy!; 9:01 AM
Kate said...: Oh, so sad. I felt like that when my cat got ran over. :'(; 11:50 AM
Mike, Sha, Kenna, Kate, & Garrett said...: That is sad-poor Cooper. But is kind of a cute and funny story too. What a boy!; 12:50 PM
Felicia H. said...: Well hopefully he wont swing his towel around any more. Poor kid life lessons are hard to learn.
What are sea monkeys?; 4:28 PM
nikib4kids said...: Awwww! That poor kid! I remember having Sea Monkeys too, but I wasn't quite as attached as he was. Maybe the Easter Bunny will bring him some more! ;); 5:35 PM
Leisha and Tanner said...: It looks like you need to have the birds and bees convo with your son. :-D haha He won't be a mother...but a father.....; 9:49 PM
Mindy said...: Sea monkeys are brine shrimp... great, huh?; 10:24 PM

To Do Today

* Embrace this day with an enthusiastic welcome, no matter how it looks. The covenant with God to which you are true enables you to become enlightened by him, and nothing is impossible for you.
* When you are physically sick, tired, or in despair, steer your thoughts away from yourself and direct them, in gratitude and love, toward God.
* In your life there have to be challenges. They will either bring you closer to God and therefore make you stronger, or they can destroy you. But you make the decision of which road you take.
* First and foremost, you are a spirit child of God. If you neglect to feed your spirit, you will reap unhappiness. Don't permit anything to detract you from this awareness.
* You cannot communicate with God unless you have first sacrificed your self-oriented natural man and have brought yourself into the lower levels of meekness, to become acceptable for the Light of Christ.
* Put all frustrations, hurt feelings, and grumblings into the perspective of your eternal hope. Light will flow into your soul.
* Pause to ponder the suffering Christ felt in the Garden of Gethsemane. In the awareness of the depth of gratitude for him, you appreciate every opportunity to show your love for him by diligently serving in his Church.
* God knows that you are not perfect. As you suffer about your imperfections, he will give you comfort and suggestions of where to improve.
* God knows better than you what you need. He always attempts to speak to you. Listen, and follow the uncomfortable suggestions that he makes to us--everything will fall into its place.
* Avoid any fear like your worst enemy, but magnify your fear about the consequences of sin.
* When you cannot love someone, look into that person's eyes long enough to find the hidden rudiments of the child of God in him.
* Never judge anyone. When you accept this, you will be freed. In the case of your own children or subordinates, where you have the responsibility to judge, help them to become their own judges.
* If someone hurts you so much that your feelings seem to choke you, forgive and you will be free again.
* Avoid at all cost any pessimistic, negative, or criticizing thoughts. If you cannot cut them out, they will do you harm. On the road toward salvation, let questions arise but never doubts. If something is wrong, God will give you clarity but never doubts.
* Avoid rush and haste and uncontrolled words. Divine light develops in places of peace and quiet. Be aware of that as you enter places of worship.
* Be not so much concerned about what you do, but do what you do with all your heart, might, and strength. In thoroughness is satisfaction.
* You want to be good and to do good. That is commendable. But the greatest achievement that can be reached in our lives is to be under the complete influence of the Holy Ghost. Then he will teach us what is really good and necessary to do.
* The pain of sacrifice lasts only one moment. It is the fear of the pain of sacrifice that makes you hesitate to do it.
* Be grateful for every opportunity to serve. It helps you more than those you serve.
* And finally, when you are compelled to give up something or when things that are dear to you are withdrawn from you, know that this is your lesson to be learned right now. But know also that, as you are learning this lesson, God wants to give you something better.

from "Unleashing the Dormant Spirit by F. Enzio Busche