Back over words:
That's the anthem in Eat Less Cottage Cheese and More Ice Cream, based on one of Erma Bombeck's most popular columns. Now, fans of Erma can preserve these comforting words with this beautiful keepsake that offers wisdom to inspire all of us.
EAT less cottage cheese and more
ICE CREAM
Someone asked me the other day
if I had my life to live over,
Would I change
anything.
My answer was no,
but then I thought about it
and changed
my mind.
If I had to
live my life over again
I would have
waxed less
and
listend more.
Instead of
wishing away
nine months
of pregnancy and
complaining about
the shadow over my feet,
I'd have cherished every minute
of it and realized that the wonderment
growing inside me was to be my only
chance in life to assist God in a miracle.
I would never have
insisted the car windows
be rolled up on a summer day
because my hair had just beed
teased and SPRAYED.
I would have invited
friends over to
dinner even if the
carpet was stained
and the sofa faded.
I would have eaten
popcorn in the "good "
living room and
worried less about
the dirt when
you lit the
fireplace.
I would have
taken the time
to listen to my
grandfather
ramble about
his youth.
I would have burnt
the pink candle
that was sculptured
like a rose before it
melted in storage.
I would
have sat
CROSS-LEGGED
on the lawn with my chiildren
and never worried
about grass stains.
I would have
cried and laughed
less
while watching television...and
more
while watching real life.
I would have shared
more of the
responsibility
carried by
my husband.
I would have eaten less
cottage cheese
and more
ice cream.
I would have gone to
bed when I was sick
instead of pretending
the Earth would go into a holding
pattenrn if I weren't there for a day.
I would
never have
bought anything
just because it
was practical/wouldn't
show soil/guaranteed
to last a lifetime.
When my child kissed me
impetuously,
I would never have said,
"Later.
Now go get washed up for dinner."
There would
have been more
I love yous...
more I'm sorrys...
more I'm listenings...
but mostly,
given another shot
at life,
I would seize every minute of it...
Look at it
and
really
see
it...
try it on...
live it...
exhaust it...
and
never
give that minute back
until there was
nothing left
of it
