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.
Mehrling Muse 
This gave me a laugh
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The sound of laughter with a loved one is the best🥰
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Anne, how wonderful to share such moments of laughter with your daughter! Healing indeed and such a boost for your spirits. I like the title of you post and first did wonder if you’d adopted a penguin! 😀
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I wonder what life would be like with a penguin???
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Hearty laughter is indeed good medicine!♥️
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It is so special when you can laugh like this with your daughter. I use to have girly nights when my daughter was young- we’d sit on the bed and laugh at the silliest of things before she went to sleep. So special.
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Laughing with a daughter is very special. I’m glad you’ve had it, too.
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When we had all the ice storms this Winter, the E.R. saw a lot of slip-and-falls, so it was suggested by several orthopedic doctors to walk like a penguin using short, choppy steps and a shuffle to keep from wiping out on the ice.
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I will have to tell Lise that it’s good to be a penguin on ice!
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Yes, share this with Lise:
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