Monday, January 26, 2004
This is a poem by my friend Kristin. I thought it was amazing and just wanted to pass it along. She's so amazing, funny and stuff. Always makes me think and laugh, ponder and smile. So this is my shout-out to her sticking w/me even though we've been apart longer than we were together at Calvin. So, heres to my old floormate, who loves Jello a lot!

can you HEAR the sadness
the sounds of madness
the absense of gladness
the noise of the ashamed
the cries of the blamed
listen to the echoes of the aching
the hum of their pains are awaking
we pretend not to SEE, but the sounds are blaring
the noises surround us, can't you SEE them glaring
-Kristin

So today, the funniest thing happened. I'm wearing jeans and my navy hoodie right? Well jonas was apparently wearing the same thing wheN I showed up to babysit...awww Well, we went out to barnes and nobles so he could play w/the trains and stuff. Because he was being so good, I bought him a cookie and got us both some water. He was in his highchair and I was giving him bites of the cookie and sips of the water (bc its not a sippy-cup he needed some help) and people were staring at us like "look at the poor girl, had a baby too young" I was like Gesh a whip. But Jonas was so cute. He gave me a kiss on the cheek when we left the store... ok it was more of a cookie slobber thing, but it counts right? YEAH! :) Ok, well, lots to do and little time...