Last October our son Ryan’s family was going to be celebrating a wedding on his wife's side with three members of Ryan’s family in the wedding party. Getting ready for the out of town trip was a mixture of chaos and anticipation with having 20 and 5 month old sons, a house guest, renting tuxes, fitting dresses and all the last minute plans and preparations. I decided to make a few meals for them. I called our daughter-in-law, Caroline, and told her that I just bought two chickens and would like to give her one. There was a very long pause on the other end of the line and then, “You’re going to give me a chicken???”
I laughed, “A DEAD one, Caroline! I’m gonna cook it for you!”
She laughed and said, “You scared me! A chicken running around would be about the last thing I would need right now!!"
I laughed, “A DEAD one, Caroline! I’m gonna cook it for you!”
She laughed and said, “You scared me! A chicken running around would be about the last thing I would need right now!!"
Caroline’s email message the next morning: “ I am still recovering from the horrifying image I got of chicken's flying around my house!!!!!! HAHAHA LoL”
It’s almost Easter. I wonder how I can help them out. Hmmmm...
Baby chicks? A bunny? A fuzzy little duckling? Or just a plain old tuna casserole?
Happy Easter!
p.s. In Caroline's defense, it really wouldn't be out of character for me to do something like giving her a real, clucking, feathery, egg-laying, chicken...But I promise not to!©10/5/10 Jana B Patrick
I have been nursing Stephen for about 3 hours now.... And I opened your blog...3 hours ago... I AM STILL LAUGHING!!! I for sure remember this conversation- Oh man, I won't forget it either! Adding a chicken to my life that week would have done me in! haha Thanks for having me be the Easter story-- GREAT LAUGHS.
ReplyDeleteAnd, to continue to be clear... we are still not in the business of any live animals at this Patrick house. :)
ahhh, good laugh!
Hahaha this is a good one, I like the post script :)
ReplyDeleteFunny....I had images of chicken flying around too! Lynne
ReplyDeleteI can see Caroline taking it that way. Very funny!!! :)
ReplyDeleteGood for a nice belly laugh as usual!
ReplyDeleteSteve
Very funny one!!! And, as Jana points out, not out of character, either! Thanks for the laugh! JL
ReplyDeletefunny, skater chick.
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