an udderly great idea

Posted By becky on November 13, 2009

In the car on the way home:

Ben: Wow, they are right! Counting cows totally works. I was just counting cows and I got super sleepy. Even yawned.

Me: What? Counting what?

Ben: Cows.

Me: Um Ben, usually people count SHEEP. Not cows.

Ben: Yeah well, that’s stupid. Counting cows is much more relaxing.

Me: laughing. Really? How do you figure?

Ben: Think about it Mom. A sheep goes “BAAAA!” and that’s such an annoying sound. It’s like a string being plucked. “BAA!”  But “moo” makes me calm. Sounds almost like a yawn.

Me: Moooo-awn.

Ben: Exactly!  Mooooo-awn.

Me: more laughing. I like it.

Ben: You’re going to blog about this, aren’t you?

Me: Possibly.

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becky

Becky was born and raised in Madison. She left briefly for the big city lights but came back to her roots to raise her son close to family. Doing the "single mother" gig for close to ten years, Becky began to write as a creative outlet that seemed more appropriate than Interpretive Dance on State Street. She regularly blogs about her life as a mom, bride-to-be and other gibberish that bounces around her head.

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2 Responses to “an udderly great idea”

  1. Susan Mercedes says:
    November 13, 2009 at 9:50 am

    Kids have the best imagination and logic. Ben is no exception! Darling story. My favorite part was him asking if you were going to blog about it. Elle asks me the same thing. The only thing better than kids are….absolutely nothing!!!

  2. Eric Selje says:
    November 13, 2009 at 11:10 am

    Counting Cows is one of my favorite tribute bands.

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