Hi. My name is Maddox, or Pudee, or Pudman, or even Pudster.
I love to play outside, but I especially love to play with my ball.
I get frustrated when it rolls away.
But then it rolls back and I get really excited!
But then it rolls away again and I get frustrated!
I want to play with it so bad!
One day I will be able to chase this ball all over the neighborhood.
I'm sure that's what I'll dream about tonight.
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I don't know what it is about summer that makes be yearn for messy kids. Kids covered in dirt with black feet from running around barefoot. Kids with, despite my best efforts to slather them with sunscreen, sun-kissed cheeks. Little kids running around with sticky Popsicle messes down the fronts of their shirts. Kids that beg to eat every single meal outside and have no desire to set foot in our playroom. Kids that are so tuckered out at the end of the day that they can barely keep their little eyes opened come bedtime. Kids that cannot possible skip bath time at the end of the day because they've went on so many outdoor adventures that you can barely remember what color their skin is supposed to be. I want to shake my head as I put on their jammies because of their ability to develop tanlines without a single sunburn. I want swimsuits hung in my laundry room every night to dry out for another day of swimming. I want Sloanie little cheeks to be stained from fresh strawberries and Holynd to beg for more and more and more fresh grape tomatoes (just like last year).
I want summer.
I want those messy kids.
I can't wait.
