RIGHT DECISIONS

You know those days?

When you have a few decisions to make

and you want to make the right one

but you are not sure which is the best one?

Yesterday was one of those days.

Tuesday was Randy's Mom's birthday and her

sisters were visiting from Texas.

It was my first time to meet them so I wanted

to be there for the birthday celebration.

It is an hour drive so I spent the night.

Yesterday was Blessing of the pets at

the grand girls school, St. John.

Their Mom knew I probably would not make it

so she had me print pictures of Oliver for

the girls to bring to school.

I hunted my computer so they would have

each a special picture of them with Oliver.

I knew they had those pictures as I laid in bed

in Paulina, La. and I knew they would be okay

with that for the blessing but I was not 

going to be okay.

I could not sleep knowing driving the hour and 

bringing the real thing, Oliver to school

would just make their day.

So its what I did.

I awakened and was on the road for 6:15 am.

As I am driving towards home,

I am thinking,

"They would be fine with the pictures"

"It's so early, will it really make a difference that

I and Oli are there?"

Still, I get home, put Oli in the pet carrier

and go to school.

I beat them to school. Bean's teacher is so

excited, telling me that cat is all she talks about

and every lesson left to their own accord,

for her, it's about Oliver.

Then the children start to come out for the blessing

and first it is Bean,

"MUMSIE!" 

The picture goes on the wayside as I

place Oliver in her lap. He is content there,

 one of his favorite places.

 None of the other animals

bother him in the arms of his Bean.

Then JOJO comes out and I get another,

"MUMSIE!"

She places her butt in my lap and her

hand in Oli's fur.

Her picture goes on the top of her sisters.

They no longer need the photographs, they 

have the real thing.

Each child that even glances our way,

Bean points to Oliver and says,

"Look, its our cat, Oliver!"

They are so well behaved as Oliver and the other

pets get blessed. As we get ready to leave, 

Bean's whole class lines up to pet "the cat"

as they march back to class.

Bean is in that line, her face is beaming.

When it comes to her turn to give her cat that last

rub, instead, she gets out of line and gives me

the biggest hug ever.

That hug says so much,

"Thank YOU, I love you"

My heart is full.

As I help JOJO back to her little classmates

my heart is full.

JoJo wants to cry but I remind her,

"It's Mumsie day, I will see you this afternoon!"

She wipes her little eyes and gets in line like a 

little soldier, with her other three year old friends.

I walk to my car, with a content heart.

Yes, Mumsie, you made the right call, 

the right decision. The early morning drive,

the ride to St. John, I made the right decision;

Because those two little girls, 

Well they will always remember the 

DAY MUMSIE BROUGHT OLIVER TO SCHOOL.

They, and their baby sister, they will 

always, always be the right choice,

the right decision.