I've been Tagged again. . .

Okay. My brother, some of you know him as Tugboatcap'n, has tagged me.

Here are his instructions:

1. Delve into your blog archive.
2. Find your 23rd post (or closest to).
3. Find the fifth sentence (or closest to).
4. Post the text of the sentence in your blog along with these instructions. Ponder it for meaning, subtext or hidden agendas.
5. Tag five people to do the same.

My twenty-third post was entitled, "On First Sentences and Late Night Rescue Missions." I wrote it back in July after the girls had gone to Bible School with their Aunt and Marley's treasured "Benny" got left at a church 20 miles from home.

The fifth sentence was "Example: Laney had just taken a good nap at Mom's yesterday." It begins my second paragraph, which goes on to describe the good mood that Laney is always in when she wakes up from her nap.

In pondering the sentence I realize that any subtext or hidden agendas would center around two words--Example and Good. In this case, example was used in reference to the preceding paragraph in which I described how little things my kids do often affect me much more deeply than I would have ever expected. The example I actually give is regarding one of Laney's first sentences, "Fix it, Mommy." I have a hidden agenda in sharing this with you, in that I would like to for you to also marvel at the things my kids do the way that I do. In short, I'm proud of my kids and want to show them off to you. If you've read very many of my posts you already know this.

The second word that could be construed as having a hidden agenda or subtext, is "good." It is used to define the quality of Laney's nap. That is really a judgment on my part. I assume because of the length of the nap she took and her mood following the nap that it was a good nap. But, unless I was Laney I could not really tell you if the nap itself was actually "good." As her mother, I feel it was good that she had a nap. I like for her to take naps because I think they improve her mood and they give me a break to sit and read the paper or take a nap myself. So my assumption that her nap was good is based on my own agenda that she take a nap and not on Laney's opinion of the nap itself. For this I apologize.

Now, I guess I'm supposed to tag five more people. I pick . . .
1. Lori Lynn
2. o-likewoah
3. justlikehim
4. garza
5. lores

Have a nice day!