Penguin Mom

Daughter Lise noticed something different about my walking and called it to my attention. She said, “When you start walking, you put your hands and arms slightly behind you, making you look like a penguin.”

I laughed and caught myself doing it. There is no telling when it started, but I’m trying to be conscious of it now. Lise remembered that the surveillance cam in the kitchen had probably caught it and went through the video clips to show me. Yes, it was there for me to see, as plain as day. We had a good laugh at the various times I had forged ahead like a penguin.

As she went through the clips, Lise found a different one where I had done something silly. We began to giggle, which turned into uncontrollable laughter. That happens every time we are together for a while. It’s not only fun, but laughing like that makes us feel rejuvenated. Surely it’s a health benefit! We sounded demented and hoped none of the neighbors could hear us through the walls of the house. It would have taken a while to live that down.