[blparent] Momories

[Veronica Smith]

My friend Wendy's mom always tells us a story about when the kids were 
little and Wendy wanted brownies so her mom said just follow the directions 
and when you are done mixing I will come put it in the oven.  So a few 
minutes later Wendy came out of the kitchen with batter up to her elbow. 
she said, it said mix by hand. V
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 10:48 PM
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
>
>
>>
>>
>> ---- 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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