What I've Been Reading Instead of Cleaning My House

Friday, November 2, 2007

"The Cantaloupe Kept Rolling Off"

TOP 5 REASONS WHY MY MOTHER IS THE MOST HILARIOUS WOMAN ON EARTH

  1. She played "The Spirit of God Like a Fire is Burning" while the congregation was exiting the church because someone lit the drapes on fire during the seminary graduation.
  2. One year she gave away kittens as "treats" for Halloween.
  3. At the age of 75, she's started violin lessons (and we thought she was nuts when she started banjo lessons at 40).
  4. She's a "Beet Digger" and proud of it.
  5. She planted corn on the roof of the house (When Lorna asked her why she planted corn on the roof, Dot replied, "Because the cantaloupe kept rolling off").
If you need any more reasons, check out October's "Watch It Jiggle?" and "I'm Boiling a Tongue" blogs.

7 comments:

dalene said...

Oh my. The cantaloupe one is my favorite. Although it takes a pretty cool cucumber to sit and play something punny on the piano while the drapes are on fire.

Geo said...

I've been hoping you'd tell that cantaloupe story!

I'd like to join your mother's fan club.

JandB said...

i love that story about the cantelopes too! i wonder what crazy things she is going to do next?

GrittyPretty said...

hahaha! i'm with geo, a total FAN!

Lois said...

CW -- yeah, she's awesome.

GEO -- the cantaloupe story is famous in our family (but it was horrifying as a teenager to be known as the girl with the corn growing on her roof).

BECKS -- who knows? She's always up to something.

GRITTY PRETTY -- yes, my mother has many fans. She's a riot.

GrittyPretty said...

ok, i just had james and oliver read this post. the fan club is growing exponentially. thanks for this.

Lois said...

GRITTY PRETTY -- I'll have to tell Dot that she has many admirers.