[blparent] Momories

[Pickrell, Rebecca M. (TASCSD)]

I can see me on both sides of this story. 
Shortly after John Denver crashed his plane, I went to a record store
and asked the guy behind the counter "Can you get me a copy of John
Denver's Christmas In The Paccific"? 
He spent quite a lot of time looking for it. 
On the flip side, I had some very brittle nails for a time. My dad gave
me some vatamins that were supposed to strengthen them.  Around this
time, my sister had been applying some of those stick-on nails. I picked
up her hand, saw her nails and was like "What happened!". 
My dad without missing a beat said "You know those vitamins you've been
taking? Well, she took a megadose". 
I totally baought it. 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 12:48 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Momories

I remember a shop teacher once told a cousin of mine to "put a little
elbow grease in it" when she was sanding her wood project.  She didn't
know what elbow grease was, so she looked all around the room for it and
couldn't find it.  When she asked the teacher where the elbow grease
was, he thought it was funny, so he said he wasn't sure but she should
go and ask the art teacher, since maybe he had it last.

That's a cute "momery."

Jo Elizabeth

It is easy--terribly easy--to shake a man's faith in himself. To take
advantage of that to break a man's spirit is devil's work. Take care of
what you are doing. Take care.--George Bernard Shaw in "Candide"
----- Original Message -----
From: "trishs" <slosser at metrocast.net>
To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 7:30 PM
Subject: [blparent] Momories


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> ---- Original Message ------
> Subject: Momories
>
> I wanted to share this with you all.  Hope you get a good chuckle.
> Last evening, after my girls' friend left, I told them it was time to 
> clean up the kitchen.  As sybs do, they argued over who would clean 
> which mess.  I interceded, and gave K.  who is 9, the table to clear 
> off, and T, 10, was to get the broom and sweep up the popcorn.  T.  
> took the broom, and began playing the witch riding her broomstick.  I 
> battled between telling her "You can play when you're finished," and 
> telling myself to relax, she's a child.  Pulling patience from some 
> unknown stock pile somewhere in the universe, I played along, telling 
> her to "Capture all the popcorn kernels; don't let any get away."  K
chimed in and asked "Mom?
> Can I have a magic broom?"  Playing along, I said "Of course you can, 
> dear."  She asked "When can I have it?"  I told her "Umm, how about 
> the second Tuesday of next week?"  I wish I could have seen the looks 
> on their faces!  T.  knew, at first at least, that there isn't one, 
> but she went to the calendar with her younger sister anyway, and began
checking.  K.
> asked "What about the 13th?  I said "No.  That's the second Tuesday of

> the month."  They tried other dates, and I finally told them to call 
> their Grandmother.  They asked which one.  I said it didn't matter, 
> knowing both would enjoy that!
> It will always make me laugh out loud to think of my 9 and 10-year-old

> girls at the calendar looking for the second Tuesday of next week!
> 


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