YOU WANT A BUNCH?? ….. OKAY!!

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There are some funny stories from our childhood that seem to stick with us through the years, while others seem as elusive as those last 10 lbs.  Whether you have a several or many, they hold their weight in gold and seem to increase in size as the years unfold.  Here’s one I’d like to share with you.  At times I still laugh about this one…..

So, is the English language the easiest to learn, or the hardest??  I’ve looked at several web sites, some claiming it is the hardest, while other claim it is the easiest.  I was never a ‘good student’ of anything even related to English.  Math was my ‘thing’ and I held my head high, but English was a different story.  God Bless Mrs. Barnett for putting up with my antics in class, but that’s an entirely different story (don’t know if she ever figured out why the breakers kept blowing and lights would go out during ‘our’ class)! 

Anyway, back to the topic at hand….  After getting my permit on my 15^th birthday, then full license thereafter, I used every excuse to drive.  I’d even do the laundry, small grocery errands; whatever I could do to drive I was there!  It was holiday time and my mother had been shopping for ‘everything’, but had forgotten a couple of items.  I normally used my super power selective hearing when my name was called from a far, but in the back of my mind I was hoping that during her cooking process she would recall an item she’d forgotten, I wanted to drive!  BTW, at that time I was in an 81’ 4 speed Trans AM……mmmmmm…. life was good!!  hahaahaa 

Those of you who know my mother know that she is very….ummmm…”meticulous” when it comes to EVERYTHING!  If you go shopping for her, not only will she make out a list but she will also go over the list, while making sure you not only know what to get but what brand to purchase as well.  At the same time making sure you have “no further questions”.  We went over her very detailed list.  I made it to the grocery store in record time (thank God my driving has improved since my teenage years), and I proceeded to shop. I was told to hurry so I did just that.  I’d missed one item on the list and at the last minute noticed my horrid mistake and ran to the produce section.  The list stated, and I remember it vividly to this day, “A bunch of broccoli”…. DON”T GET AHEAD OF ME!!   I finished my shopping, paid, and drove home.  I was so proud of my quest to the grocery store and record time!  I’d gotten everything on the list, exactly like she stated! 

When I came in with the bags she looked at me and with a gasp said, “what is all this?”  Of course I had no idea what she was talking about because I’d done the task perfectly!!!  So when I asked, “what? I did it right, didn’t I?”  Her first and only response was, “ why did you get all this broccoli?”  I responded by pointing at her list and showing her that she’d asked for a “Bunch” of broccoli.  At that point you could hear laughter throughout our neighborhood I’m sure.  When she contained herself she explained to me that though a “bunch” can mean A LOT of something, a “BUNCH of BROCCOLI is actually only 1 stem….” Needless to say, we ate broccoli every meal for days, and I think some of it still went bad!!

I GOT A BUNCH, just like she said!!

Laugh at me or with me, “laughter is good for the soul”!! 

Until next time, may God bless you as abundantly as He has blessed my family and me!!