An old married couple went to breakfast at a restaurant where the seniors’ special was two eggs, bacon, hash browns, and toast for $2.99.
“Sounds good,” the wife said, “but I don’t want the eggs.”
“Then, I’ll have to charge you $3.49 because you’re ordering a la carte,” the waiter warned her.
“You mean I’d have to pay for not taking the eggs?” the wife asked incredulously.
“Yes, “stated the waiter. “I’ll take the special then,” the wife said.
“Great! How do you want your eggs?” the waiter asked.
“Raw and in the shell,” the wife replied.
She took the two eggs home and baked a cake.
Don’t mess with seniors. We’ve been around the block more than once. -kwc I am really looking forward to all the sesquicentennial festivities coming up this week. Thursday, Friday and Saturday will all be busy days with so many things for both kids and adults to do.
Saturday’s Big Splash Birthday Bash sounds like a lot of fun which starts after the parade which is Saturday morning at 10 a.m. The Birthday Bash is at Fair Park and will have lots of cool things to do on a hot day including water slides, rides, cornhole, an acrobatic show and the Rockdale VFD water polo challenge. There’s also a car show that day.
Happy birthday, Rockdale! -kwc On Sunday, there is a historic church tour all afternoon.
• First Baptist Church, who will celebrate their sesquicentennial on Sept. 22, is from 1-2 p.m.
• From 1-3 p.m. is St. Thomas Episcopal, from noon to 1 p.m. is First Christian Church.
• St. Joseph’s Catholic Church from 2-4 p.m. with a choir performance and refreshments at 3:30 p.m.
• St. John’s United Methodist Church from 3-4 p.m.
• Peace Lutheran Church from 3-5 p.m. with a quilt exhibit from 1 to 5 p.m.
• First Presbyterian Church from 4-5 p.m.
• Springfield Baptist Church from 5 to 7 p.m. with a special performance by Rising Star Baptist Church at 6 p.m. -kwc A cowboy told his grandson the secret to a long life. He said, “You gotta sprinkle gunpowder on your oatmeal, see. If you do, you’ll live to a nice ripe old age.”
So, the grandson did this religiously every day, and sure enough, lived to the nice ripe old age of 96.
When he d ie d , he left behind four children, eight grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and a 16-foot hole in the wall of the crematorium. -kwc A woman’s husband had been slipping in and out of a coma for several months, yet she had stayed by his bedside every single day.
One day, when he came to, he motioned for her to come nearer. As she sat by him, he whispered, eyes full of tears; “You know what? You have been with me all through the bad times. When I got fired, you were there to support me. When my business failed, you were there. When I got shot, you were by my side. When we lost the house, you stayed right here. When my health started failing, you were still by my side You know what?”
“What dear?” she asked gently, smiling as her heart began to fill with warmth.
“I think you’re bad luck.”
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