Bekickification

So I am just having a little remembery of one day while as a missionary just having a baaaaaaad day. They have them, you know, missionaries-even though it can be one of the most spiritual times of life.

Anyway. We were walking home, I think someone had not shown up for an appointment-which is often as-per-usual, but we were taking it kind of hard for whatever reason. We were walking and came to a field and decided to just take a break and recover emotions before continuing on. Sister Butler stopped and looked around and then just kicked the head off this dandelion as hard as she could. It flew across the field at a ridiculous rate. Her face registered shock at how very far and long it flew.

I couldn't help it. I busted up laughing. My emotions go like that a lot. Extreme sad can change to incoherent laughter at a moments notice. Nervousness and my emotion about a lesson translates into complete blubbering idiot when I give it. It's just how I am.

We started running around decapitating every dandelion we could find. And it felt good. It was pretty rural, I hope we weren't seen. And maybe you didn't know this, but dandelions have a very satisfying stem that pops off with just the right tension and sound to bring joy to a very bummed out couple of girls. They have to be pretty tall though. We giggled and cavorted for quite a few minutes and christened our new release as "bekickification".

I'd like to bekickify the crappity crap out of life sometimes and am quite annoyed with myself that I have weed and feeded my lawn. So I have remedied my bad day today with a view of this little beauty:


Thanks little Babs and chicken-creatures for a smile on my face. And of course my other children. I just haven't been able to capture them in a picture in their cute/funny stuff lately.
Chickens are seriously funny-unless you have a phobia. Sorry phobia friends. Love you anyway. Just so glad for the little things that buoy us up :)