[Sca-cooks] Re:Is Susan a Saint?

[Laura C. Minnick]

At 07:24 AM 1/18/2004, you wrote:

>>>Susan's a saint. ;-D

>hm, not sure saints sit in their undies eating pigs knuckles and catsup 
>watching cartoons....grin

On the contrary, they do! They also sleep on the couch with a baby passed 
out on their chest, a baby that did not give up and go to sleep until 5am.

They wear sweatshirts with decorative 'Baby Spit' motifs on the shoulders. 
They wear their husband's boxers because they got everyone's laundry done 
but theirs. Their hands smell permanently of onions. They sit in a board 
meeting and realize that the odd smell they keep smelling in the sandwich 
their toddler thoughtfully tucked into the pocket of their suit coat. Two 
weeks ago.

They eat what is left on the children's plates, even though they watched 
them move the bits around with a finger that has been in the dog's bowl, 
because they cannot bear to see good food go to waste.

They watch cartoons because it is the only time they can get Junior to sit 
still long enough to have his bangs trimmed. And because they can remember 
watching the same cartoons. With the fun bits still in them!

They pretend to be thrilled with the remarkable T-ball skills of their 
progeny, even when said child runs the wrong way around the bases. They do 
not die of embarrassment (even if they want to).

And... there's so much more to Sainthood, but I don't think I could write 
it all. Suffice it to say, pig's knuckles and ketchup and cartoons sounds 
pretty saintly to me!

'Lainie

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