Strength in Joy
Aug. 18, 2006 - If you give a Mom a Computer...
If you give a mom a computer....
She's going to want internet too.
If you get her an internet connection.....
She'll start "surfin' the web."
If she spends much time "surfin"...
her computer will contract a virus.
If her computer contracts a virus....
some essential file will be corrupted.
If some essential file is corrupted....
her computer will not work.
If her computer will not work...
She cannot get online.
If she cannot get online...
she will become bored.
If she becomes bored...
she may try to clean the carpet.
If she trys to clean the carpet...
She'll get frustrated and tear it all up.\
If she tears out all the carpet...
she'll want to wash the walls.
If she washes the walls...
the nasty 10 year old primer will melt and so will the texture.
If the paint and texture melts off the walls...
She'll want to re-paint.
If she begins to re-paint...
she'll notice 10 years worth of wear on the walls and need to tape and patch.
If she begins to tape and patch...
she'll need to sand it smooth.
After she sands it smooth...
she'll need to re-texture.
when the texture is dry..
then she gets to paint.
And when she's done painting...
she'll want to tell all her internet friends.
But to tell all her internet freinds...
she's gonna need a computer.
And if you give a mom a computer....
so anyway the living room walls are terra cotta. (for all you men out there that's a shade of orange)
I'm gonna paint the floor also. until we find a laminate that we like/can afford/have time to install.
Mrs. N
Comments
Aug. 18, 2006 - That is so cute
Posted by learning4fun
I love that, I am still laughing.
Thank you for sharing
Aug. 20, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by mom2ZAW
I am so envious. I want to paint our living room a terra cotta color, too. Do you like it? Maybe my computer will break soon. :o)
Aug. 23, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by RaisingFaith
My 6yo and 3yo's favorite books are the "If you give..." series! LOL! That's hilarious! We need to hire the artist that does the others and put this one to print! LOL! It'd be a New York Times Bestseller for sure!!
Aug. 23, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by jaminacema
That is a great version of the poem! I wrote one about my laptop! It just begs to be revised! LOL
Sep. 14, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by ams
Was just browsing and saw your name on Washington State's blog so I thought I would surf on by and say hi. We live in Ellensburg and I have begun the homeschool adventure this year with my dd10, dd7, and dd3. I too am a knitter but not a spinner however I have many spinning friends! Haven't learned how to crochet though. Hope to get to know you better through blogging! I am going to add you as a friend and visit again soon. Antoinette
PS I like the Mrs Hehemiah title
