i'll cook you any kind of pizza you want

tonight i was making andrew mini pizzas for dinner and by accident i made deluxe instead of pepperoni.

andrew - "mom i din't like the vegtables!"

me - "andrew just eat it. you won't even taste it."

i go down the hall to put in some laundry and come back to the kitchen and the pizza was on the counter instead of in front of him at the table and he was coloring. i was just about to get upset and i had "just eat the ppizza for god sake." out of my mouth when i burst out crying. ok so before you think i'm a total freak here's the back story ........ a little boy at his school who was 9 died of cancer wednesday night. the school has been raising money for about 3 weeks for him and his family and wednesday evening there was a benefit concert. the school got the news thrusday morning that he died the same night. a little boy who 2 months ago was healthy and in school playing with friends and probably drove his parents crazy for things likr not eating the pizza they cooked because it had green peppers and mushrooms on it was now dead. he went to the children's hospital on may 24 and he died june 14. not even a month. so in the middle of the pizza issue tonight i thought that ryan's parents would give anything in the world to have ryan bug the hell out of them right now. and they'd cook him whatever pizza he wanted. so i wrapped up the plate with his pizza, put it in the fridge and took the pepperoni pizza out of the freezer.

andrew - "how come i don't have to eat the pizza with the vegtables on it."

me - "because i'm glad you're here and i'm glad i can make you pizza. i'll cook you any kind of pizza that you want."

for all you parents out there ...... the next time your kid is being a pain in the ass take the time to thank your lucky stars that they're there to be a pain in the ass. and who really cares that they won't eat the pizza with the vegtables.

to ryan's parents ....... i can only imagine what you're going through and i'm already in tears. you'll be in my thoughts and in my heart.

Rest In Peace With The Angels Ryan ..... i didn't really know you but you touched me.