A Mothers Hands

by: Kyle McKay
In Honor of his loving wife for Mother's Day

Her hands may be a little dry

Her nails are chipped and worn

But her hands wipe wet tears that cry

And gently caress those that mourn

Her hands are clasped each day in prayer

As she pleas for the ones she loves

Such faith to be found on earth is rare

When she supplicates to the Lord above

Her hands will guide through life's dangerous shoals

Catch reaching hands that fall

Helping them strive for higher goals

Coming to the aid of all those that call

Her hands are a sign of selfless devotion

Ever giving to those in need.

They're filled with love deeper than the ocean

Such perfect hands, Indeed!

Come Get Your Funnies

i don't know who all reads the sunday papers with all the politics and schmolitics, but i only care for one page and that's the comic page. i have my favorites like zits and family circus and non-sequador (spelling?) that i always turn to first and am an avid fan of. recently though, kyle has introduced me to the world of life seen through a six year old and his tiger. i have to admit, i have fallen for calvin and hobbes. in running for world's best comic, this cartoon has steadily risen to the top of the line and i love it! for those of you who aren't familiar with this comic or have forgotten, i'll give you a refresher. calvin is the most mischievous boy you have ever heard of. (i thought the neighbor boys i grew up with were bad, but calvin beats the mclaws boys easily). calvin has a very impressive vocabulary and sees the world in a way that is unmatchable. he has his stuffed tiger named hobbes that only comes to life for him. when i was looking online for information about the comic, hobbes was referred to as "calvin's jimney cricket "which is just what hobbes is. you can't find this comic in the paper anymore because sadly the writer, bill watterson, retired in 1995. kyle says he remembers reading the very last comic written by watterson when he was in elementary. how sad. i think i also read that the comic was run for ten short years. i don't think anyone could ever get enough calvin and hobbes.


things i love about calvin and hobbes:

• calvin has a time machine that really works
• g.r.o.s.s. (get rid of slimy girls) calvin and hobbes' club of which they are the only members.
• life lessons ignored on sleigh and wagon rides
• hobbes pouncing on calvin when he come home from school
• calvin's secret crush on susie derkins and the way he hides it by being really mean to her
• snowman
• snowball fights
• bath time
• monsters under the bed
• fights with hobbes
• advice from reading the paper
• chewing
• camp outs in the backyard
• timeout happens
  
• he's an inventor
• hobbes is most always right
• twenty seven bases plus ghost bases, secret bases, ghost points, ghost players, and "get out of jail free" plays in baseball
• babysitters
• he has a great imagination and tells great stories
  
  
  
  
• he's a great fibber, but can be brutally honest
• there's an explanation for everything
• he's kind enough to donate his mucus that he sneezes for mucus transfusions
• he always hates his dinner
• calvin loves destruction
• it's only $1.50 for a good idea!
• real life morphing into adventures of spaceman spiff
• figuring out ways to not do homework
• walks in the forest
• water balloons
• stomping out messages in the snow
• calling librarians to find out the spellings of four-letter words
• calvin and hobbes are freakin' scared-y cats
• teachers that wear pink dresses with polka dots

the great thing about calvin and hobbes is the way every kid can relate with them. even if you're not a kid anymore, reading these comics will certainly take you back to your childhood and make you laugh out loud. they're timeless. and with all the adventures they go on together, what's not to love about them?