'Twas One Night A Month Before Christmas

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'Twas the month before Christmas
When inside the house
The housewife was quiet
There's no sound, not even some grouse

When all of a sudden
There arose such a clatter
Even the Chihuahua came running 
With tail tucked and, in a chatter,

Our grandson came running faster than Santa
In his magical sleigh
We all converged in the hall with this to say
Was that my husband, Pawpaw or ???
Dear 'ole Claus who arrived to stay


We sprang into action
Found the backdoor jammed
Ran out the front
Found Pawpaw whammed!

He had crash landed
And not on the roof
Driving grandma's sleigh
He tried to enter the den
What was wrong with him?

Grandma's wheels now undrivable
Pawpaw embarrassed with this feat unsolvable
Tail-tucked Chihuahua scared out of his wits
Don't any of them know what to think of this

Well, when it is all said and done
My car was towed away
The den's damage surveyed
All the cost we still can't say 
It has taken a toll on everyone
I think we need to go play

Nerves all jangled 
Heart beating fast
Sleep eludes me
Somehow soon
It will all be in the past

Thank you, God
For your protection
I could have been in the den
In the push-button recliner total relaxation

The car could have kept going
That would have been a horrible end, my friends!!!

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Kim Rodrigues

Date: 7/24/2024 8:04:00 PM

Funny but not!

Sara Kendrick
Date: 7/25/2024 4:08:00 AM

Thank you, Kim. We could laugh later but not when it happened. It was cold November, and we had a hole in the house. Sara K

Daniel Henry Rodgers

Date: 7/24/2024 8:49:00 AM

Dear Sara, What a great story, and it made me smile, but I also realized all the things that it would take to fix it. You are a great storyteller! - Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel

Sara Kendrick
Date: 7/24/2024 10:42:00 AM

Well, I do better with retelling a true story than making up one. LOL..My husband has neuropathy in his feet and in his hands and he thought he had the car in reverse and when he stepped on the accelerator the car lurched forward and he could not get his foot on the brake in time to stop the crash into the house. Thanks for the visit. Sara K