Ponder the Path - Laugh for the Day

August 17, 2007

Laugh for the Day

Please note, I am not dishonoring my husband in anyway by telling the following story. He is very good natured and thought the whole ordeal to be almost as funny as I did

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Last night, we had gone to pick up a few things as JoAnn's Fabric Shop. As we were leaving, my husband said he would like to stop by Target and get some popcorn. I said, "Why don't we all go in?" Our son need some new flipflops and my daughter had received some birthday money and wanted to buy some Littlest Pet Shop animals. As we were getting out of the van, my husband put my 2 year old daughter up on his shoulders to carry her in. I looked at her and asked where her gum was, and she smiled and opened her mouth to show me she didn't have any. Well, being 2, I just assumed she had swallowed it. I promptly told her not to swallow her gum, and that she would get no more. End of story - so I thought!

When we went in, my husband took the 2 year old and my son with him to buy popcorn, while I took the 2 other girls to go look at the animals. A few minutes later, here comes my hubby and the kids and he has the strangest look on his face. As he gets closer, I see a pink blob on top of his head. As he approaches, he explains that had dropped her gum in his hair. He said he tried to pull it out, but couldn't get it. At this point, I started laughing, really laughing. He asks me to get the gum out, saying "don't worry about how hard you pull, just get it out". I start to try and get it out, but as I am doing so, it is only getting squished in more. So I am trying to get the gum out with one hand, tears are streaming down my face, I am holding the stomach with my other hand, and at the same time squeezing my legs together to keep from wetting my pants. I manage to get a small portion of the gum out, but by doing so, it caused a large patch of hair to stand straight up -- think Alfalfa. "Sorry hon, that's all I can get out until I get some peanut butter."

At this point, I just hurt all over, I didn't think I had any more laughter in me. I figured my husband would head back to the van, but he nonchalantly walked around the store store, cool as could be, and continued shopping with us. He was looking at electronics with my son when I saw this teenage kid pass by them. He did a double take and kept his eyes glued to my hubby's new do!

Well, we did get home and get some peanut butter and the night ended well for my hubby. A merry heart does good like a medicine!!!

Posted by jasmine at 7:58 AM | Posted in Family | 5 comments | Permalink

August 17, 2007
ROFLOL
That bought tears to my eyes.The first thing that caught my attention was when you said you ment do disrepect to your dh. No matter what people say, husbands can do the silliest things sometimes. You have a very understanding dh. Mine would have just died and me too LAUGHING.
Thanks for sharing that. I needed a good laugh.
Kitty

Posted by Kitty at 8:51 AM
August 17, 2007
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That is funny! Sounds like your husband does have a good since of humor as he continued to walk around the store with his alfalfa do. Thanks for sharing sure does fill good to laugh.

Posted by Charity at 9:27 AM
August 19, 2007
Cute Story!!
What a wonderful spirit he had at this moment!
Very funny! he's a better sport than I would have been!!
lol

We use peanut butter too. We've had a bit of experience with gum in the hair!!

blessings!
-Jacque

Edited by FruitfulVineof7SoFar on August 19, 2007 at 11:56 PM

Posted by FruitfulVineof7SoFar at 9:55 PM
August 20, 2007
Oh My!
How funny! What a good sport you DH is. Mine would have run to the car with us all in tow trying hard not to laugh. Thanks for sharing!

Posted by Mommy22ss at 3:28 PM
September 13, 2007
LOL
Thanks for the good laugh! My cheeks hurt now! LOL..... I needed that. Ü
~Tammy

Posted by tammyb at 9:03 AM