My Laughing Buddies...Nieces...During A Pouting Moment
I have a rather warped sense of humor. When something tickles my funny bone there is no stopping my laughter.
Some of my best Thanksgiving memories are those spent at my father’s house, with my sister and nieces in attendance.
My father didn’t like the giggling…honestly, he was a grouch. He actually was proud of being grouchy, which was funny on certain days. I respected my father, but I had a good time with my family despite his grumpiness.
After a long day of visiting and shopping on Black Friday, my niece and I got the hysterics when we retrieved the leftover gravy from my father’s refrigerator. It definitely had the appeal of brown gelatin. I looked at her, she was watching me, and the laughter began. Silly for hours. Thanksgiving always brings up the discussion of the Jello gravy.
One Thanksgiving at my father’s house included Samson, a male boxer that had just entered our lives. I believe he was 9 weeks old. He snorted, played with every toy he could find, he had a grand time. My sister said, “Mary, I think that dog needs some sinus medicine!” All of us were getting used to the boxer puppy. Ahhh…boxer love began. And he was part of the family too.
I’ll never forget the day when my husband, the silly nut, patted the wrong person on the tail end. I have NO idea how he managed it. But he got my step-mother instead of myself. She was thrilled. I was in hysterics. She used to flirt with him something terrible, ha! I rather enjoyed seeing her delight, and snickered at my nutty man!
My family is now spread pretty far apart, we are in three states.
This holiday we are having dinner with our best friends. And yes, we all have a sense of humor. The stories I could tell…but they fall under the category “you would have had to been there.”
I am thankful for my fond memories, and I am sure there will be many more. Laughter and love, nothing better in life. I hope the same for you.
Blessings to you all!
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Mary, I am laughing! 34 recently hugged my mom and reached down and patted her bottom — out of habit! It was hilarious! He turned red as a beet. She just laughed. Thanks for the good Thanksgiving memories! 🙂
Well, Debbie…it sounds like you have a family full of humor too. We need to continue making those great memories, right? 🙂
What a delight this post is! I can hear you laughing all the way down here in Florida, and I love that about you probably more than anything else. Humor is what separates us from the beasts, I think. Otherwise, we all have the same characteristics. And don’t be fooled by those laughing Hyenas, they’re just a bunch of fakes.
Happy happy Thanksgiving, my friend. Enjoy your time together with friends and have that second helping of turkey. I’ll be thinking of you and the butt patter and smiling.
Love you!
Thank you, Alix.
This is totally off-topic, but the laughing Hyna’s are a special subject of laughter in our household.
We live next door to a Mennonite school/church. One evening, way after dark, the parents were still gathered in the church. The children often run amongst the grounds, barefooted, screaming and hollering. I heard the children that night but thought they were coyotes. I had just released Tyra the boxer to do her last duty of the night and frantically tried to call her back, whispering, almost stuttering, but very direct, “Come back, now, Tyra, there’s hyenas out there!” Of course, it brought on side-splitting laughter. And to this day, when we hear the children late at night, I say to my husband and friends, “The hyenas are outside!”
Blessings to you and your family this Thanksgiving.
Love the stories….Family gatherings have to bring out the humor…and there is no better group of people to share it with, even the grumps. In our family gatherings sometimes all we have to do is look at each other and we know what the other is thinking, and we burst out in laughter. That is family, and often, good friends! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, do each of your goats and dogs get a special treat?
Kathy, I have been thinking about unshelled peanuts for the goats. I have not come up with a special treat for the dogs yet.
The laughter is pure happiness. They are the best of times!
Great post, thanks for sharing!
You know, our family doesn’t gather any more for Thanksgiving, with most of my aunt and uncles passed on and cousins crisscrossing the country. But the fondest memories I have are the years of laughter, fun and happy times we shared as a family during our Thanksgiving gatherings.
At our last big get-together (in 1985), we had 73 people for the meal, and not all the family was there. Those were the days…
Here’s to more fun and memories!
73 people, wow! That was one big gathering!
I agree, more fun and memories!
LOL, have a good holiday Mary!
I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday too, Amy.
Your poor hubby….I’ll bet his face was three shades of red!
Yes, love and laughter are very important.
Also important for our health!
Becky, it took him a few moments to realize what he had done. It was a Kodak moment for sure.
Some of our best times together have been filled with laughter. Good memories and fun times.
I wish that for everyone!
This reminds me of my family. We have a blast when we get together. unfortunatly we live in differant parts of the country so it isn’t often enough.
Stacey, we are in 3 different states now too. Fun memories, aren’t they?