The Cookie Crumbles!
As the elderly man lay dying in his bed, death's agony was suddenly
pushed
aside as he smelled the aroma of his favorite homemade chocolate chip
cookies wafting up the stairs.
Gathering his remaining strength, he lifted himself from the bed.
Leaning
against the wall, he slowly made his way out of the bedroom, and with
intense concentration, supported himself down the stairs, gripping the
railing with both hands. In labored breath, he leaned against the door
frame, gazing wide-eyed into the kitchen. There, spread out upon
newspapers on the kitchen table were literally HUNDREDS of his favorite
chocolate chip cookies! Was it heaven? Or, was it one final act of
heroic
love from his devoted wife, seeing to it that he left this world a
happy
man?
Mustering one great final effort, he threw himself toward the table,
landing on his knees in a rumpled posture, one hand on the edge of the
table. The aged and withered hand quiveringly made its way to a cookie
near the edge of the table; feeling the warm soft dough actually made
the
pain of his bones subside for a moment. His parched lips parted; the
wondrous taste of the cookie was already in his mouth; seemingly
bringing
him back to life. What, then, was this sudden stinging that caused his
hand to recoil? He looked to see his wife, still holding the spatula
she
had just used to smack his hand.
"Stay out of those!" she said, "they're for the funeral."
Totally Twisted Proverbs!
A 4th grade teacher collected well known proverbs. She gave each child
in
the class the first half of the proverb, and asked them to come up with
the rest. Here is what they came up with:
Better to be safe than punch a 5th grader
Strike while the bug is close.
It's always darkest before daylight savings time
Never underestimate the power of termites.
You can lead a horse to water but how?
Don't bite the hand that looks dirty.
No news is impossible.
A miss is as good as a Mr.
You can't teach an old dog math.
If you lie down with dogs, you will stink in the morning.
Love all, trust me.
The pen is mightier than the pigs
An idle mind is the best way to relax.
Where there is smoke, there's pollution.
Happy is the bride who gets all the presents.
A penny saved is not much.
Two is company, three's The Musketeers.
None are so blind as Helen Keller.
Children should be seen and not spanked or grounded.
If at first you don't succeed get new batteries.
You get out of something what you see pictured on the box.
When the blind lead the blind get out of the way.
Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and you have to blow
your
nose.