I was sitting next to Cleo, my mother-in-law, in church on Sunday. With her head bowed, she dabbed her nose with a tissue and sniffled. I whispered to her, “Are you okay?”
“Oh, I’m just all choked up,” she said as she fanned her face with her hand.
I imagined that she was overcome with emotion to be surrounded by her family, to have her grandson sitting on her lap feeding her goldfish.
So I nodded at her and patted her arm in a knowing and loving gesture. I understood.
Then she leaned over and said, “Allergies. I’ve got a head full of snot.”
Allergies and love — apparently both come wrapped in snot.
Becca says:
Hee. Hee. What a long hiatus. Or, is a hiatus inherently longish? The allergies are in high gear over here as well.
March 19th, 2007 at 8:17 am
Blog Antagonist says:
LOL! I’ve seen many a southern matron fan herself in that manner….I can just picture it. Even clogged up with snot, they are very genteel.
March 19th, 2007 at 9:13 am
wordgirl says:
I just sneezed after reading this. The pollen: it is killing me.
March 19th, 2007 at 9:14 am
Everyday Mommy says:
There are few words which capture the very essence of the substance they name…snot is one of those words. Great post!
March 19th, 2007 at 9:45 am
Karla~Looking Towards Heaven says:
it’s going on around here too…
blessings,
karla
March 19th, 2007 at 11:38 am
snapshot says:
Aunt Cleos are the best there is!
March 19th, 2007 at 2:15 pm
laughing mommy says:
Cute!
If you do have allergies (like me) it makes a terrific excuse when you are caught teary eyed over something that everyone else didn’t find so sentimental.
March 19th, 2007 at 4:57 pm
Kacey says:
Spring is upon the land here in Florida and I am using Kleenex as if it were free. I will go home to Ohio in six more weeks, just in time to welcome the pollen a second time. Like you dear m-i-l, life isnot all it appears.
March 19th, 2007 at 5:34 pm
KD says:
Toooo funny! A few times, I’ve had someone totally misunderstand what I’ve said and it amazes me how different people can take things and make them different from what I meant. I wonder how much more often it happens and we never even realize it?
March 19th, 2007 at 6:41 pm
Fiddledeedee (It Coulda' Been Worse) says:
Some days, I truly believe that the snot is the only thing keeping my whole head from caving in.
March 19th, 2007 at 7:26 pm
Stacey says:
I can’t even think of anything to say to that one… pretty funny!!
March 19th, 2007 at 11:45 pm