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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

And the Humor for Day Is ....... The Shoe Box


A man and woman had been married for more than 60 years. They had shared everything. They had talked about everything. They had kept no secrets from each other except that the little Old woman had a shoe box in the top of her closet that she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about. 
For all of these years, he had never thought about the box, but One day the little old woman got very sick and the doctor said She would not recover.

In trying to sort out their affairs, the little old man took down the shoe box and took it to his wife's bedside. She agreed that it was time that he should know what was In the box. When he opened it, he found two crocheted dolls And a stack of money totaling $95,000.  He asked her about the contents. 

'When we were to be married,' she said, ' my grandmother told me The secret of a happy marriage was to never argue. She told me that If I ever got angry with you, I should just keep quiet and crochet a doll.'

The little old man was so moved; he had to fight back tears. Only two Precious dolls were in the box. She had only been angry with him two Times in all those years of living and loving. He almost burst with Happiness. 

'Honey,' he said, 'that explains the doll, but what about all of this money? Where did it come from?'

'Oh,' she said, 'that's the money I made from selling the dolls.'
 


A Prayer...... .
Dear Lord, 
I pray for Wisdom to understand my man; 
Love to forgive him; 
And Patience for his moods; 
Because Lord, if I pray for Strength, 
I'll beat him to death,
 Because I don't have the time to crochet.

AND ........



10 comments:

George said...

Love this post!

TexWisGirl said...

thanks for the laughs, sylvia!

TIL HE COMES said...

Just loved this post. It was funny and yet so wise in a way. My husband and I will be married for 50 years in a few months. It has been a wonderful life and I am very thankful to have had such a good and kind man. connie

Arti said...

Poor little man!! It must have been something to watch his face right at the end!!
Have a fabulous week ahead Sylvia:)

Teamgsquare said...

Wow , nice way to make money .

Unknown said...

LOL...quite hilarious :D

My Third Eye

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Oh I so needed a laugh right now Sylvia, very happy I clicked on to your site... hilarious!!

Unknown said...

Great post Sylvia.
Thank you for the loughs.
Just what i needed.
Costas

Arija said...

They say 'laughter is the best medicine, I have found a better one, reading your blog. Here I not only get my medicine but also sustenance for the soul from your wonderful nature shots. your

Indrani said...

Loved the story... :)

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