Showing posts with label Mother-in-Law. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mother-in-Law. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Subject: The Coyotes

E-mail from my Mother-in-law . . .

----- Original Message ----


From: Grandma Maudie 
To: Jack Butler 
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 8:32:50 AM
Subject: The Coyotes

Hi Jack,

Don't let Buck or Lulu outside alone - There is a
problem with Coyotes in the midwest and California.
They are attacking kids. One went into a convenient
store in Chicago and they are coming up to houses.

Have a good Mother's Day.
Maudie

----- Reply Message ----

From: Jack Butler 
To: Grandma Maudie 

Cc: Elizabeth Butler

Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 9:56:12 AM
Subject: Re: The Coyotes

Oh, thanks for the Coyote warning -- I saw two of them in a 7-Eleven yesterday buying beer, and one came to my door asking if Buck could play. Don't worry about the kids, I have them packing heat.

Your Yankee Son-in-law,
Jack 

Friday, May 9, 2008

Subject: Fwd: DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN...?

E-mail from my sixty-five-year-old Mother-in-law . . .

----- Original Message ----

From: Grandma Maudie
To: Lisa Madden; Elaine Thompson; Jack Butler
Sent: Friday, May 9, 2008 7:48:04 AM
Subject: Fwd: DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN...?

[Blog Note: E-mail pictures omitted]

O YOU REMEMBER WHEN...?
  • All the girls had ugly gym uniforms?
  • It took five minutes for the TV warm up?
  • Nearly everyone's Mom was at home when the kids got home from school?
  • Nobody owned a purebred dog?
  • When a quarter was a decent allowance?
  • You'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny?
  • Your Mom wore nylons that came in two pieces?
  • All your male teachers wore neckties and female teachers had their hair done every day and wore high heels?
  • You got your windshield cleaned, oil checked, and gas pumped, without asking, all for free, every time? And you didn't pay for air? And, you got trading stamps to boot?
  • When a 57 Chevy was everyone's dream car...to cruise, peel out, lay rubber or watch submarine races, and people went steady?
  • Yadda Yadda Yadda . . .
----- Reply Message ----

Re: Fwd: DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN...?
From: Jack Butler
To: Grandma Maudie

View: Friday, May 9, 2008 8:46:37 AM

Maudie,

Wow! This is stuff I've seen only in antique shops, black and white movies on American Movie Classics, and in Time-Life books. You must be older than I even thought.

Jack

P.S. - Lauren is doing a report on the 1918 Influenza Epidemic. Can she give you a call to talk to you about what health measures you and your family implemented to safeguard against it? She would really appreciate it.