Odie’s Squishy Arms

 Hey Friends,

Thanks for stopping by to visit with me today. It is always great to have you in our part of the world! I have a hilarious story that happened to me last month.

First, I would like to say I think this is hilarious! My feelings were not harmed during this incident!

I will be the first to admit that I desperately need to shed some weight. My arms are on the bigger side, not only because I am heavier but I use my arms daily to lift myself. I often say I lift heavy weights every day! I lift myself! I have built up some upper body strength.

If the Mother and daughter I communicated with during this story ever read my post, thank you for making my day! I have laughed a lot since this moment, and instantly, I knew this would be great blog material.

I was shopping before PFYC at one of my favorite places, Zadie B’s. It is a boutique that specializes in modest clothing. The shopping atmosphere is very relaxed. I have found it is common to start a conversation with a stranger there. 

On this occasion, I was taking a dress back to the rack when a lady stopped me, wanting to know my opinion on how the dress fit me. She already had the same dress waiting for her in the fitting room. While we were discussing the dress, the lady's little girl noticed my big arms.

The girl said something like look, Mom, she has squishy too! She was pointing to my upper arms. The mother was instantly embarrassed. She began apologizing for her daughter, saying she does not have a filter. I tried my best to assure her that it was fine! I thought it was so funny! The liittle girl said, but mom, I love your squishy!

Needless to say, our conversation ended. I quickly found my Mom in the store to tell her what had happened. We both had us a good case of laughter! Oh, kids they make this world a great place! You gotta love them!

It also reminded me of the time several years ago. I think I have mentioned this here before, but it's been a while. A Pastor's little girl was talking to me, and she began to tell me that they were looking at pictures on our website. 

She said that her Dad had pointed out it looked like I was gaining weight. According to her, the Dad had said “Odie's arms are looking a little chunky.”

So the phrase, “Odie, your arms are looking a little chunky” became very popular around our house. I know my Dad would have also loved the story about the little girl pointing out my squishy arms.

I hope this brings a little laughter! I hope you have a wonderful day! See you tomorrow.

Odie