Defining Good

Definition of a Good Friend:  
Giving your friend the boxing gloves while you go bare-fisted.  
Owen happily made this deal with the 5 yr old son of one of Jim's baseball acquaintances visiting the house.  The kids were going at it like gangbusters until I realized what they were playing.  It was kind of sweet, that Owen willingly gave the older boy the gloves.  My money was still on Owen.  I wasn't the only one - realizing what the boys were doing, the other boy's father told him, "Don't box with Owen - you'll get whooped!"  Ahh, his reputation precedes him.

Definition of a Good Daughter:
Buying lunch in the cafeteria even when you'd rather pack, because then Mom won't have to pack any school lunches that night.
Natalie knows how excited I get if Liam and Natalie both buy from the cafeteria on a Thursday.  If they do it on Friday, I still have to pack a lunch for Owen (he goes M/W/F to preschool).  But on a Thursday, it means I have Wed night free from packing lunches!  I know, how long does it take to pack a few lunches.  It's just one of those really tedious chores.  Natalie started to tell me she wanted to pack last week, but then she asked, "Is Liam buying tomorrow?  I'll buy too, because then you won't have to pack anything." I couldn't have been happier with a dozen roses.

Definition of a Good Son: 
Running in the door after school, he throws down his backpack and asks, "Can I go pull some more weeds, Mom?"
Liam discovered the joys of weed pulling with the Weed Hound, a stick-like contraption that pokes, twists, and yanks out weeds.  He couldn't get enough.  He worked in that yard for three days straight until not a weed could be found.