The Note Pad

"Do it Over"

The mother of three notoriously unruly
youngsters was asked whether or not
she'd have children if she had it to do
over again.

"Sure," she replied, "but not the same
ones."

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"Candy Jar"

Where I used to work, we had a jar full of
candy bars to give to children while their
parents were filling out necessary paper
work.

After I was given permission by the mother
to offer one to her daughter, I held the dish
down for her to make her choice. After
choosing, her mother gave her a stern
look and asked, "What do you say to the
nice lady?"

The little girl then looked sweetly at me and
said, "May I please have two?"

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"The Note Pad"

With four daughters and one son always
dashing to school activities and part-time
jobs, our schedule was hectic. To add to
this, we kept running out of household
supplies. I instructed them all to let me
know when they used the last of any item
by writing it down on a note pad on the
refrigerator.

As a reminder, I wrote at the top: "IF WE
ARE OUT OF IT, WRITE IT DOWN."

When I checked the pad a few days later,
to my delight I found the following message:

"MOM, YOU MAY BE A BIT OLD-FASHIONED,
BUT YOU ARE NOT 'OUT OF IT."'
Received on Sat Mar 18 08:30:46 2006