My little granddaughter Jaylee has learned to say, “Uh –oh,” whenever she drops something or falls down. She will then just pick up the item dropped or will get up and start walking again. She doesn’t let a little mishap distract her from whatever she was doing.

Wouldn’t it be great if we adults could imitate the “uh-oh” it’sokay attitudes of young children? Instead, as we grow older we seem to develop an “oh-no” now-everything-is-wrong mindset. The smallest mishap or little aggravation quickly ruins the entire day. If only we could say, “Uh-oh,” and move on as a child does!

So what if I burn the toast at breakfast? “Uh-oh.” Fix some more or do without. Chances are that an hour later I am not going to care, or even remember, whether or not I ate toast for breakfast. Having a bad hair day? “Uh-oh.” Put it in a ponytail and be thankful that I still have hair. Forgot my pocketbook? “Uh-oh.” Go back and get it. The office will still be there when I arrive.

Children also learn from their experiences. I’ve noticed that if Jaylee drops something, she will grip it tighter when she picks it up again. We adults seldom view life’s inconveniences as learning experiences. Instead they become major disasters.

For example, I have had at least 15 interruptions as I am trying to write this column, and I must admit that I am getting a little frustrated. So, I am going to take a deep breath, and say, “Uh-oh.” It’s getting too long anyway.

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Happy birthday this week to: Kathy Weathersby, Glynn Bassett Sr., Jennifer Fleming, Alexandria Lane, Nan M. Bowers, Megan Frye, Brett Burke, Hank Joyner, Marty Thompson, Jeremy Dailey, Tyler Troisi, Bob Dwelle, Blais Chance, Kyler Pierce Cook and Rhett Smith.

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Celebrating wedding anniversaries this week are: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dwelle, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Small and Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Edenfield.

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Military Active Duty List: PV2 Jeremy Johnson, U.S. Army, 59th Quartermaster Company, Ft. Carson, Colorado; Ronnie Perryman, Charlie Troop, 108th Calvary Division, 4th Platoon, Afghanistan; Lance Cpl. Adam Lanier, U.S. Marines, 8th & I Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.; E-4 Sr. Airman Roy Davis, U.S. Air Force, RAF Molesworth, United Kingdom; Lance Cpl. Patrick Barnette, U.S. Marines, Baharia, Iraq; Sgt. Adam Demshar, 44th Signal Battalion, Baghdad, Iraq; Cpl. Lee Ogden, U.S. Marines, Camp Pendleton, CA; E5 Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric B. Kelsey, U.S. Navy, NSA Naples, Italy; Senior Airman Charles F. Woods, Moody Air Force Base, Valdosta, GA; Stuart Burrus, U.S. Air Force, Osan AFB, Korea; SPC 4 Travis D. Motes, 1st Calvary Division, T. Hood, Texas; Capt. Donald Slade Burke, 735th Air Mobility Squadron Detachment 1 Commander, Richmond Royal Australian AFB, Richmond, Australia; Staff Sgt. Gilbert C. Sheppard III, 48th Brigade, 118th Field Artillery, Iraq; Petty Officer 3rd Class Jamie A. Yager, U.S. Navy, Marine Corps Base Hawaii; Petty Chief Officer Andy D. Crosby, U.S. Navy, Elroy Destroyer, Norfolk, Va.; Stephanie Crosby, R.N., U.S. Navy, Lafayette Destroyer; Jimmy Cooper, U.S. Army National Guard, 878th Engineering Battalion-Augusta, Persian Gulf ; 1st Lt. J.R. Taylor, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Iraq; SPC. Daniel Stuart, 18th MEDCOM, 121 General Hospital, Seoul, Korea; Jeffrey Sweat, U.S. Navy, USS Kauffman, MM3 59/EDivision, A-Gang, Norfolk, Va.; Cpl. Larry Lamont Clark, U.S. Marine Corp, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Bagdad, Iraq; Khan Young, U.S. Navy, U.S.S. Kitty Hawk, Persian Gulf; Robert Milton Jr., E-3, U.S. Army, Ft. Stewart, Hinesville, Ga., Mission Kuwait; Arnold R. Mosley, 2nd Lt., U.S. Air Force, Randolph AFB, Texas; and Debra A. Mosley, Tech. Sgt., U.S. Air Force, Randolph AFB, Texas; and SPC Charles “C.J.” Amerson, U.S. Army, Camp Adder, Iraq.