One year at Thanksgiving, my mom went to my sister’s house for the traditional feast.  Knowing how gullible my sister is, my mom decided to play a trick. She told my sister that she needed something from the store. When my sister left, my mom took the turkey out of the oven, removed the stuffing, stuffed a Cornish hen,and inserted it into the turkey, and re-stuffed the turkey.

She then placed the bird(s) back in the oven. When it was time for dinner, my sister pulled the turkey out of the oven and proceeded to remove the stuffing.  When her serving spoon hit something, she reached in and pulled out the little bird.

With a look of total shock on her face, my mother exclaimed, “Patricia, you’ve cooked a pregnant bird!” At the reality of this horrifying news, my sister started to cry. It took the family two hours to convince her that turkeys lay eggs!

 On a family vacation one summer, we crossed Wyoming and noted several historical points of interest. The children were especially interested because they enjoyed the computer game “Oregon Trail,” which gives players a taste of the hardships the pioneers endured. We stopped at the famous South Pass to look at the wagon tracks still visible in the dirt. Squinting out over the desolate, wind-swept landscape, my daughter nodded and said grimly, “This is where my oxen always die.”

Wednesday’s Movie Trivia of the day!‘ How much movie trivia can you answer?

What movie is this quote from???  “You talk. I’ll listen.”

Answer: Oh, God! (1977)Simple, everyday guy Jerry Landers (John Denver) takes quite some time to become convinced that he was actually being visited by God. But as God (George Burns) tells Jerry that the time has come for Him to leave, Jerry asks, “Sometimes, now and then, couldn’t we just talk?” God answers, “You talk. I’ll listen.”

Monday’s Movie Trivia of the day! ‘How much movie trivia can you answer?

What movie is this quote from???   “You met me at a very strange time in my life.”