"Life is lived forward, but understood backward. It is not until we are down the road and we stand on the mountain looking back through the valley that we can appreciate the terrain God has allowed us to scale.” Jill Savage

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Wednesday - Hump Day . . .

A Thanksgiving divorce

A man in Phoenix calls his son in New York two days before Thanksgiving and says "I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing. Forty-five years of misery is enough."

"Pop, what are you talking about?" the son demands.

"We can't stand the sight of each other any longer. We're sick of each other, and I'm sick of talking about this, so you call your sister in Chicago and tell her."

Frantic, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone. "Like heck they're getting divorced," she shouts, "I'll take care of this."

She calls Phoenix immediately, and screams at her father, "You are NOT getting divorced. Don't do a single thing until I get there. I'm calling my brother back, and we'll both be there tomorrow. Until then, don't do a thing, DO YOU HEAR ME?" and hangs up.

The old man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife. "Okay," he says, "they're coming for Thanksgiving and paying their own way."

Love,
Chatty Crone

Today I know that I cannot control the ocean tides. I can only go with the flow... When I struggle and try to organize the Atlantic to my specifications, I sink. If I flail and thrash and growl and grumble, I go under. But if I let go and float, I am borne aloft.
- Marie Stilkind

The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases. - Carl Jung

“Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

11 comments:

Linda O'Connell said...

Wonderful quotes and cute posts. Love the turkey's mooing. Happy Thanksgiving.
http://lindaoconnell.blogspot.com/

Susan said...

Oh Sandie...great post. Loved the coming to Thanksgiving and paying their own way story. ha ha ha hahaha That was a good one.

Are you cooking up a storm? The house is smelling pretty good right now with a massive bowl of stuffing underway.

Take care, Sandie. Hugs. Susan

Anonymous said...

Thankful for all the laughs.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
-Jo
-LazyonLoblolly

Ginny Hartzler said...

Wonderful post!!! Hope you have a joyful and blessed Thanksgiving, and now you have one more miracle to be thankful for!! I have one more thing to be thankful for this year, because I have found you!

Furry Bottoms said...

I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Furry Bottoms said...

I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

jp@A Green Ridge said...

Sandie...a new grandson, did you say? OMG! That's great! Fill me in when you get a chance...Happy Lamp (I mean Turkey) Day!...:)JP

Mimi said...

HI SANDIE!!
Happy Thanksgiving to you!!And your family!!
Enjoy the day eating yummy food!!!
yeah for that!!
hugs 2 U,
jamie

Anonymous said...

MOOO! LOL! Have a Happy Thanksgiving Sandie :-)

~Ron

Pat MacKenzie said...

Great quotes. Happy Thanksgiving.

Knitty said...

That is a cute story.

I hope you and each member of your family have a truly wonderful Thanksgiving.