If Only

The snow has been falling….and my heart is happy. It is funny how one persons joy can make others soo mad.

How can you be mad when you see this kind of beauty?

The cold has now really come….and even though having my teeth hurt when I go outside is NOT my ideal thing…I still love that all the bugs are dying.

I love that Covid hospitaliZations are now at 18 in our city….an all new low!

I love that my Chiefs went to the Super Bowl…..

While everyone is talking about how horrible my team is and how awesome that other person is …let me remind you that we were missing several key players….and also let me remind you of a certain persons behavior and how classless it was and the refs still sided with him…

However. We will be back….and I’m not worried…but it has been a relief to fight about normal things instead of the President or Covid.

It took me a minute to realize it….but we are all finally discussing normal things. After a year, we are finally back to fighting about football.

I have been a Chiefs fan from the earliest of ages…I was a fan before it was cool. It’s where I grew up. It’s where I am from…it’s the city that made me me and my whole life and who I am.

I drove by that stadium every day from the first time I learned how to drive…

I got excited year after year….and disappointed year after year. I taught my son to be a fan…and how hard it was to be one.

It wasn’t always easy…but you stick with your team. I have no doubt we will be back…

I believe!

There are days lately that I still feel very much like this little girl used to feel. Scared to get in the big bus and go to school. This picture was me going into first grade. I went to a private school…and I was a horrible student…a dreamer.

I would daydream as the teacher was talking…I didn’t mean to, I just did. I came up with the most clever jokes and made the mistake of telling them to my friends sitting around me. Their laughter would always get me in trouble…but it never mattered…because the whole point was to make them laugh. I never cared about much else.

I had a horrible temper…and was very loyal to my friends. I forgave poorly and held grudges…but I was always known as the funny one.

Teachers hated me…my fifth grade teacher gave me the name Miss Dot after the polka dot dress I had on…and the fact I was completely clueless as to what he was talking about when he called on me. Apparently we were talking about the clock and he was asking what time it was. I believe I had a sarcastic comment and he thought he would be funny and call me Miss Dot. I never got his joke, nor did I ever wear that dress again…

However, nearly 30 years later….it became the perfect name for her….

This week I plan on revealing a slightly upgraded character from this one….so stay tuned.

I canNOT believe that it’s been a year since I’ve made anyone smile…while in clown….

However, I have high hopes. The cases keep going down…more things keep happening enabling us to return to normal life, and even fighting about sports has made me feel like some sort of normalcy is returning!

I almost threw my clown hat in….I almost gave it up completely. I would have, if I hadn’t had so many people tell me NOT to stop.

Please know how many people that you touched by getting me to NOT quit. I don’t take that responsibility lightly and will do my best to continue to train and learn new things…to keep the laughter going!

May you look around and see the good….find joy in the normal….and be grateful for the beautiful snow…she is a true beauty! She’s really showing off this year for all of us!