I need a bye so I’m going to indulge my lazy; hopefully my bye will work for you and for me.

Bye: when a participant advances to the next round without playing.

— Merriam-Webster.com

Our family celebrated Mother’s Day on Saturday afternoon/evening so that all the Moms could enjoy a real-deal-day-off on Sunday… but I forgot to make real-deal-day-off plans and, as a result of this lack of pre-planning on my part, I also didn’t prepare any posts for this week.  And now it’s Sunday, the “for real” Mother’s Day and I’m in the midst of my very own I-want-the-day-off-too writer’s block.  My lazy solution: I’m taking a bye!

Kids Say the Darndest Things

For my lazy writer’s bye I’ve chosen an email titled: Why God Made Moms.  (And I send a very grateful “thank you” to one of our readers, innesimages, who forwarded it to me.)

Imagine if you will, a squirmy bunch of 7-year-olds explaining why God made Moms… You KNOW they’re gonna come up with some whoppers!  Here’s my favorite:

What would it take to make your mom perfect?

Diet. You know, her hair. I’d diet, maybe blue.

Just for fun – take a moment to pick your favorite question and think about your own answer to one of these:

• How did God make mothers?
• What ingredients are mothers made of?
• Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
• What kind of a little girl was your mom?
• What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?
• Why did your mom marry your dad?
• Who’s the boss at your house?
• What’s the difference between moms and dads?
• What does your mom do in her spare time?
• What would it take to make your mom perfect?
• If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?

And then, if you have another moment to spare, take a peek at what the other kids said at Beliefnet.com where the Why God Made Moms email originated.  Enjoy your memories!

So that’s my bye.  And now I’m gonna take a real-deal-day-off… see ya later!  Hope you and yours had a wonderful Mother’s Day… Hugs to you!

People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy.

— Bob Hope

What will you do when you feel lazy and need a bye? (Pre-plan it now!)