Hurrah for the Paper Plates
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Just me on Sunday, February 05, 2012
Do you ever get absurdly happy about little things?
Today after Mass our kids had a passel of friends over.
This was wonderful: something I love about our little neighborhood is that it’s walkable, and within blocks of our parish, so it’s natural for the neighbor kids to gather at one or another of their homes after Sunday Mass.
Today it was our place, which was fine except for the minor crisis posed by lunch.
We forgot to run the dishwasher last night, and hadn’t had time before church to do the breakfast dishes, so there wasn’t a clean plate in the house.
“Am I really going to have to wash all the dishes before I feed these kids?” I was sighing to myself.
(Job’s lament from today’s readings came to mind: “Has not man a hard service upon earth, and are not his days like the days of a hireling?”
But soft! What is that glint of red in the pantry?
Leftover paper plates—exactly enough, as it turned out, for the number of diners.
My day was made.
The Husband Can
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, February 02, 2012
I shared this on Twitter last week and enough people seemed to find it as funny as I do that I thought I’d share it here in case anyone needs a quick laugh.
Miss Manners on the correct way to ask a woman if she is pregnant: enjoy!
Smart Birds
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Just me on Monday, January 30, 2012
While welcoming children and families from Catholic Action during yesterday’s Angelus, the Pope released two doves as a sign of peace.
One stayed on the sill and the other flew back into the papal apartment.
You can hear him chuckling, and then he tells the kids, “They want to stay in the Pope’s house!”
So cute!
Would You Wear These Shoes?
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Saturday, January 28, 2012
Is it just me or are more and more shoes designed to make women look like Clydesdales?
Tell me the truth from the fashion perspective (ignore price, comfort, practicality).
"I've Added A Bit of A Limp This Time"
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Rachel, thank you for having the courage to admit being hooked on Downton Abbey, which was a guilty pleasure for me last year, and will be again this season.
Can’t resist sharing this parody of season 1.
Would You Wear This Sweater? 2011
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Just me on Monday, December 05, 2011
Welcome to the 2011 Edition of Would You Wear This Sweater?
At first glance, this one may seem kind of tame in comparison with previous editions.
Before you answer: you should know that each of the snowmen depicted on this sweater is sporting a Christmas sweater of his own.
And those sweaters are “showcasing the beloved Victorian imagery of Thomas Kinkade.”
Click the link to see a close-up.
So now: would you wear this sweater?
As always, you are among friends; we won’t judge you.
Happy Thanksgiving To You & Yours
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Just me on Thursday, November 24, 2011
I am grateful for my faith, my family, this magnificent country of ours and its wonderful people—especially all of you.
Here’s a reprise of my brother’s illustration and poem from Thanksgiving a few years back.
Almost Thanksgiving
by Sam Ryskind
Roasted turkey, turkey stuffing
Gravy flowing in a boat.
Crans and hams and mashed potatoes
Whipped until they nearly float.
Yellow cornbread, black molasses,
Butter for a ton of rolls—
Almond, green bean, carrot, spinach,
Pearl onion casseroles.
Stalks of broc and brussels sprouts,
Corn and lima-bean goulashes,
Steamy brains of cauliflower,
Shapely deformed winter squashes.
Soups of root like rutabaga,
Pars’ and turnip, radish, beet,
Codfish stew and salty chowders,
Crammed with clam and oyster meat.
Piping pies hot from the oven—-
Call all hands to bring them in:
Apple, pumpkin, sweet potato,
Nutmeg spiced and cinnamon.
Coffee—lots of cream and sugar—
Tasty tarts stacked on a tray—
Stuffed? Don’t panic, this was practice.
Thanksgiving’s still an hour away!
Thankful For: Humor
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Just me on Wednesday, November 23, 2011
I know he’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but Dave Barry never fails to make me laugh. At holidays, I like to hunt down his relevant columns and reread them.
In case your sense of humor is similar and you need a break from prepping your family/house/food for Thanksgiving, I’ve collected a few links to past Thanksgiving columns of his.
Did you know Colin Powell is the capital of Vermont? Read about it in “By the way, those turkey snakes have giant fangs, too.”
This one includes the phrase “a ticking Meat Bomb of Death”: “Defusing the turkey bomb.”
And last but not least, a whole scene with Pilgrims: Great American turkeys.”
(Oh, and don’t worry about the snakes. He’s totally making that up.)
Taking License
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, November 08, 2011
If you are familiar with the Creighton method of Natural Family Planning, you will get a big laugh from this clever license plate. Very funny.
The Family That Slings Together
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Family on Friday, October 28, 2011
Need a little exhilaration for a Friday? Here’s how one family spends its “quality time.”
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