Thanks to your son for adopting Bob! There are millions of avocado pits awaiting adoption - maybe you can have a telethon and let other "Bobs" have warm,loving families!
Did you know you can stick toothpicks into either side of the pit and have it hang into a jar of water. It will then (in theory) grow roots and make a really pretty plant.
We are really hoping you like your new family. They are well meaning and although it may take some time to adjust to their sense of humour it is worth it. I regularly spill my cup of tea down my pj's in the morning as I catch up on life in your new house.
Anyway your Australian Auntie Sheila says a big "Hi" from our fruit bowl. She's being quite shy and hiding behind the apples right now but there are tacos for tea and she promises she will be joining us for them....
Jill is the slice of home baked pie you long for. Her dad was a farmer. His dad was a farmer. On a hot summer day Jill would call me up to go floating down the canal or ride the slick rocks with the stream into a barely thawed pool of water. She's also the girl I called one day when I was bored and offered to drive two hours and try out this new thing called "Bungee Jumping." We did although I can't remember why . The first year after my college graduation I found myself particularly low on pride. First of all, I was a college graduate working as a sales clerk. Too late I discovered that a bachelors degree in sociology is equal to a high school diploma and, in some cases, a G.E.D. and got you hired at JC Penney trying to upsale with a colorful scarf. On top of it, I'd been dumped. It wasn't that he was the love of my life. In fact, it was quite the opposite. He started planning the wedding aloud and I freaked out, pointing out that we'd only bee...
I was nearly 8 years old when my baby sister was born. This was quite fortunate since I was well adept at reading. I was tired of my name. Nancy. So plain. The Sunday comics included a comic strip called Nancy. She hung out with her stupid little boyfriend named Russell, was very boring and cried all the time. Why would parents who love their child name her such a boring name? I assumed they had run out of originality by this point. I was, after all, their third child. There was Mike, then Suzy, after me they had Joey (short for Joanne) and finally Jene Marie. The "j" a soft French slur. It was fitting. We had a French surname. But clearly Jene Marie was their crowning glory. Do I hate for taking all the love from my parents and hogging it for herself? Of course not. She's my sister. She's my baby sister. But if I happen to feel the need to speak to her when she's at work, I always ask for her by using both names; Jene Marie (with the schwa). I don't want her...
"Mom, can I have that nut?"
Thanks to your son for adopting Bob! There are millions of avocado pits awaiting adoption - maybe you can have a telethon and let other "Bobs" have warm,loving families!
ReplyDeleteVery cute. I really need an avocado now.
ReplyDeleteBob? It looks more like a Pete to me...weird
ReplyDeleteAwesome!!
ReplyDeleteDid you know you can stick toothpicks into either side of the pit and have it hang into a jar of water. It will then (in theory) grow roots and make a really pretty plant.
ReplyDeleteYeah, um...OK. Let us know how Bob likes his new living arrangements!
ReplyDeleteHi Bob,
ReplyDeleteWe are really hoping you like your new family. They are well meaning and although it may take some time to adjust to their sense of humour it is worth it. I regularly spill my cup of tea down my pj's in the morning as I catch up on life in your new house.
Anyway your Australian Auntie Sheila says a big "Hi" from our fruit bowl. She's being quite shy and hiding behind the apples right now but there are tacos for tea and she promises she will be joining us for them....
Gina
I like Bob.
ReplyDeleteHe can let it share a room with Chunky.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you've had a crazy week-I hope today finds you well!
I thought of you tonight. I was in a major hurry ... I wore a teal shoe and a black shoe...
this sounds exactly like something my Lola would say!!! love it!
ReplyDeleteBob's fraternal twin Sheila has been residing in our house...let me know if you'd like us to make arrangements for them to meet.
ReplyDeleteWe name ours Bobby.
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