Me, my brother and sister, Rachael.

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Kids.

daughter Rachael - spring 1999.

I am hereby officially tendering my resignation as an adult.
I have decided I would like to accept the responsibilities of a 5 year old again.
I want to go to McDonalds and think that it's a four star restaurant.
I want to sail sticks across a fresh mud puddle and make ripples in a pond with rocks.
I want to think that M&Ms are better than money because you can eat them.
I want to lie under a big oak tree and watch the ants march up the trunk.
I want to run a lemonade stand with my friends on a hot summers day.
I want to think a quarter is worth more than a dollar because it is prettier and weighs more.
I want to go fishing and care more about catching the minnows along the shore than the big bass in the lake.
I want to return to a time when life was simple.
When I didn't know what I know now.
When all I knew was to be happy because I was blissfully unaware of all the things that should make me worried.
I want to think the world is fair.
I want to think that everyone is honest and good.
I want to believe that anything is possible.
I want to be oblivious to the complexities of life and be overly excited by the little things again.
I want to believe in the power of smiles, hugs, a kind word, truth, dreams, the imagination, Santa, the Tooth Fairy, a kiss that makes a boo boo go away, making angels in the snow, and that my dad and Jesus are the strongest people in the world.
So I am officially resigning from adulthood.
And if you want to discuss this with me further, you'll have to catch me first, cause, "Tag!"... "You're it!!!"