Wednesday, January 30th, 2008...8:25 pm
dirty dishes: a stand-off
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Well, we have evolved from pans to bowls….aren’t you proud of us?
Ode to a Bowl
We had a good dinner, a tasty stew,
The hubs had the honors and cooked with no crew.
We ate it in shifts, as we usually do,
I got to mine first, and he noted my coup.
He offered his scraps to the pooch on the floor,
She licked it so hard that she yelped out for more.
Now the sun has gone down and risen two times,
That bowl sits there still, unmoved and dog-slimed.
How long will this last, if I turn my eye,
Will he not scrub that bowl before I die?!
Reader update: the bowl is gone and no one recalls picking it up! But it wasn’t meeeeeeeee.
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7 Comments
January 31st, 2008 at 7:27 am
OMG! This reminds me of one of the episodes from “Everybody Loves Raymond!” Only, instead of luggage, it’s a bowl. Do you recall how it ended….
January 31st, 2008 at 7:29 am
PS: I love the rhyme — So classy, funny, and very precise! Hallmark needs some new blood for their cards.
January 31st, 2008 at 12:32 pm
I love how you plugged “coup” in so smoothly. One of the things that I love about the English language is how absurd the spelling is. (Granted, “coup” isn’t technically English).
I feel a bit of a challenge coming on. Be watching for an Ode of my own on my blog . . .
January 31st, 2008 at 12:42 pm
Yes, someone call Hallmark! Move over Maya Angelou!
Thanks, Brooke, some words just cry out to be used when discussing marriage/battles….. Consider the gauntlet dropped to everyone!
January 31st, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Ha ha - I wasn’t feeling optimistic for you, but sounds like someone came through.
January 31st, 2008 at 10:24 pm
How about the dog? The dog could have done it. Some dogs are responsible beings.
February 4th, 2008 at 9:15 am
I think The Kid did it. You might want to check her secret hiding spots for the dog-slimed bowl.
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