Tuesday, January 26, 2010

I DO NOT Like Green Eggs & Ham...


And you shouldn't either. 




For example:

IF your family decided to go on a 4 day roadtrip,
and IFduring the early morning hours on the first day of the roadtrip your parents bought 6 Breakfast Jack sandwiches from Jack in the Box for breakfast-on-the-go,
and IF only five of the six sandwiches were eaten that morning because your little sister wasn't really hungry that morning...

I'm just saying...

IF, on the way home from your roadtrip during the evening hours of day four you discover that your sister had stashed her Breakfast Jack from day number one under the seat of the car,
and IF you realized that dinner time was nearing and you were feeling quite hungry,

IF this happened to you,
I would still recommend that you pass on eating the 4-day-old Breakfast Jack.
Strongly.

And,
had he asked,
I would have advised my eldest son the same thing.

And now he knows why.

Shortly after arriving home from seven hours on the road, my son experienced several rounds of the most spastic hurling he had ever known.
And I experienced the cleaning up of the first several rounds of it.

Once color returned to his face, my son recounted a not-so-hypothetical story about a boy and a petrified Breakfast Jack very similar to the example I just shared with you.
Very, very similar.

I would be a little grumpy right now except for the part at the end, when my son says to me "Mom, I am so sorry, you probably would have told me not to eat it.  I should listen to you more."

And then the angels started singing.

You can't buy that kind of education.

The End.

7 comments:

  1. You just can't make that stuff up. Hilarious. Would be even more hilarious if I hadn't totally hurled myself this morning, which is why I'm reading your blog at 6:12 am rather than sleeping. All is well now. Sometimes you just gotta let go of something deep within, ya know? Glad you made it home safe!!!

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  2. Oh, D, I am so sorry. If there is a feeling closer to death than that 'bout to hurl feeling, I don't know about it... Ack! Hope you feel better soon.

    P.S. Please stop eating 4-day-old breakfast sandwiches. There is a better way.

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  3. Oh man! That is a very well written lesson. Thanks for recounting the tale. I am so sorry for Joey but I guess lessons learned are not always easily learned. I remember Aunt Vi also telling Joey to listen better, hmm, I think indeed angels and she were singing by this glorious realization of a teenage boy. Poor guy. Great story! hehe

    Zack and I were throwing up Mon. night too, but we did listened to our moms and didn't eat the petrified food. We have no idea what was the cause of our stomach bouts.

    It was so good to see you guys.

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  4. Ok - good one! Give that boy a hug - Give that mama a prize!

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  5. Oh my heck! Glad you guys had a safe trip and made it home safely. Darn kids, do they think we're stupid or just like the sound of our own voices? Hope everyone is healthy over there. Hang in there sister!

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  6. Wow!! That is awesome. Way to learn your lesson Joey. Tina, sorry you had to clean it up!!

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  7. Wow, that is some story. LOL Poor Joey. I love that kid. This is going to be great for you to repeat years down the road.

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