Wordful Wednesday - Laughter

When I was a kid I loved watching the movie Singing in the Rain. I used to fast forward through the mushy scenes and skip ahead to my favorites. I showed the movie to my kids several weeks ago and they took wanted to skip some of the "boring parts". But when we got to this scene they wanted to watch it over and over again. And they just laughed and laughed the whole way through. .

It is one of my favorite things to hear my kids laugh. In the early mornings they get together and read books together and sometimes I hear them just giggle and giggle and I have to go in and find out what is so funny. When we drive to grandma's house we put on a DVD and they always request a certain scholastics story collection. I believe it is the "Miss Nelson has a field day" disk. But it isn't the Miss Nelson story that they love they want to see some story about a bear and a bee. They laugh so hard through that one. Since I don't see the movie it is so funny to just hear the laughter. And my kids don't do anything half heartedly. They full out, bust up and would be rolling on the floor if they weren't strapped into their car seats.

If you really need a good laugh I recommend reading Roald Dahl's book The BFG. I don't usually get too giggly when reading a book to the kids but this one had both Sophie and I just laughing and laughing. My husband had to come in and ask if everything was alright. I think he just wanted to be in on the joke but there wasn't any joke. It was just a silly chapter about frobscottle which causes the person to let off wizzpoppers. Why are bodily functions always so hilarious? I was in tears when the chapter was finally done. Not because it suddenly got sad but I am one of those people whose eyes water when they laugh really hard.

I haven't had a good laugh like that in a while. I must be taking life too seriously or not letting myself see the humor in things as much lately. I may need to go find the BFG and read that one again. The boys haven't heard it yet.

Or maybe I need to read all the other people's Wordful Wednessday postsfor today, that you can find at Chocolate on my Cranium. I am sure I will be in tears (Happy tears that don't make my face all splotchy!) by the end of the day.