Books, Bananas, Birds and Worms...

My only child has a bunk bed. No one sleeps on the top bunk, but it sure makes the lower bed cozy - like his own personal 'little boy cave'.

The only drawback to this cute little set-up is that there is lots of room under the bottom bunk to store treasures and whatever else his little heart desires to hide. And momma can't reach it when it's in the far corner.

I was reading Gage his bed time story and kept smelling bananas. I thought I was crazy. We had eaten all the bananas - I thought. I read a while and sniffed again. I stopped reading and looked under the bed. I could really smell bananas.

"Do you have a banana under here?!?!"

"Um..."

"Answer me! Do you have a banana under your bed?"

"Um..."

"Gage Scott! What are you doing with a banana under your bed?!"

"I put them under my bed so I could have a midnight snack"

(Them?! There's more than one under there?!?!?!?!?! Oh, my.)

I looked again. I turned on the ceiling light. There were FOUR bananas under the bed. A nice yellow bunch of bananas...way back in the corner.

I was afraid to ask the next questions, but necessity demanded it. "Do you have MORE food under there? Anything else?!"

"No, just bananas."

"I can't reach them. You get under there and get them right now!"

"I know why you can't reach them, Mom. You're just like a big bird that's eat too many worms."

Bird? Worms? Where did THAT come from??

"I didn't ask for your opinion of me, I told you to get the bananas out from under your bed."

"But Mom, it sorta does look like you've eat too many worms. I mean, not real worms, but if you were a bird, it would be real worms." Forever more. How did we get from reading a bedtime story to comparing my pudginess to big birds and worms?!

I took the bananas back to the kitchen counter where they belonged. Told my boy to NEVER put bananas, or any food for that matter, under the bed again. Finished the bedtime story. Said thankful prayers. Turned the night light on and the lamp off. Gage found his favorite blanket and was almost asleep by the time I staggered out of his room.

I used to not have to worry about bananas under beds. I also didn't have a small son to raise. It's a big responsibility...this part of my life I prayed for. In my pre-baby prayers I promised God I would give our child back. I promised I would rear him to serve God and respect man. I just didn't realize I was going to have to eat so many "worms" to have the energy to do it!!

1 Samuel 1:11
And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life...