Cheer Goggles

Last weekend was the annual used book sale and art show at our local library.

As we were getting ready to go, Luke insisted on wearing his safety goggles.  He has these red goggles that came with his toy tool set.  He usually wears them slightly askew.  He looks pretty goofy but you can tell they make him feel pretty cool.  It’s hysterical.  Well, it’s hysterical when he wears them around the house.  He had never left the house with them before.

I figured once we arrived at the library, he would take them off and leave them in the car.  No can do.  He proudly entered the library wearing his goggles.  He definitely got a lot of looks (accompanied by wide grins).  Classic.

After we were there for a few minutes, he decided to take them off, handing them to me for safekeeping  until we got home, or so I thought.  Again, no can do.

After we purchased our books, we got some snacks from the baked goods table.  Actually, Charlotte got a donut, and Luke got an apple.  They took their treats to a library table and sat down with three kids who were probably at least ten years old, but Luke apparently viewed them as peers and wanted to impress them.

After he introduced himself, he informed them, “I have goggles,” and turned to me for his beloved eyewear.  I retrieved them from my jacket pocket, and he put them on immediately and turned back to his new friends, goggles askew, to resume conversation with his new ‘friends.’

For in the words of Will Rogers, and in the world of Luke Putney, “A stranger is a friend I haven’t met yet.”

Oh, to look at the world through Luke’s rose colored safety goggles.  What a wonderful world, indeed.

I hope you enjoyed today’s serving of ‘mac & cheese.’