October 15, 2006
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Hell, here I come…
Yes, I am going to Hell.
I escaped the other night and went to dinner with fifteen other people, all family and friends. We were seated at a long table in a very nice restaurant. My grandpa who is pushing eighty- four, quite well I might add. Was seated at the opposite end of the table from me. After we ordered our food Grandpa clanked his water glass and announced grace as is our custom at all family events.
Grandpa has been saying our dinner prayers for as long as I remember. He used to say the standard ‘Bless this food to our bodies and our bodies to your service’ prayer with a ‘keep those traveling or hunting safe’ thrown in.
But as Grandpa gets older the prayers keep getting a bit longer. Like he wants to make sure that he gets it all out while he has God’s ear. Maybe he wants to make sure he covers all the bases for us while we all have our heads bowed, just in case we’re not doing it ourselves.
Well, Grandpa started the prayer and soon I thought he was done…I started to raise my head…he wasn’t done. I thought he was done again, I started to raise my head…he wasn’t done. And this part I can blame on all of you… I started thinking ‘Wait until I post about the prayer that never ends’, then I started to laugh, not out loud, I covered my mouth, but I could feel my shoulders shaking and my eyes started watering…and I would have had it under control, but my Aunt Carin leaned over and asked if I was okay. Just as Grandpa said amen a laugh popped out, I could see my Aunt Mary down the table, smiling, cause she knew I was trying not to laugh and My Pop sitting next to me,was grinning, trying not to laugh, I fake a cough and my Aunt Carin says ‘She’s okay, she was just choking.’ I told my Aunt thank you and apologized for my moment of immaturity, But let’s be real, these people all know how immature I am.
My Grandpa luckily was far enough away that he didn’t notice, And he’s hard of hearing, so I think that helped.
But I am going to Hell, and I just wanted you all to know it’s your fault.
Comments (28)
When you get to Hell, be sure to read the sign as you enter it says….
“Welcome to New Jersey, Jon Corzine – Governor”
yep..I have sooo done that so many times that it kills me, I always have a notebook and camara with me so I jot down these things on work paper
Don’t worry, I think God was chuckling too.
oh i admire that he still does it at 84, it shows he is committed to what he does.
So don’t laugh at him. 
Um. I think I am driving the bus!
So come on board!
Just so you all know, I wasn’t laughing at Grandpa, I was laughing at the situation. My grandpa is great, and from what I’ve been told he gets better with age. ANG
My fault? Hmmm…. glad I could be of service.
Well my little chickadee, I realized that it was the French and Canadians that were pissing me off
So I did two tequila shooters and had a bloody marry and am now over it, sorry if I offended you , I really am offensive but not to the people I like on propose look for a happy post…
You are nothing but hysterical!
Side note: Just after my Aunts funeral we had a large family dinner. I’m sitting at a table with cousins and uncles I hadn’t seen in years. They started teasing me and making fun of me (in a loving way of course). I tried so hard to play indignant and sat straight up in my chair while I ate my chicken, and then my cousin Matt said something that through me off guard. I couldn’t hold it in any longer… it was like an explosion… chicken flew out of my nose and landed on the other side of the table. We laughed so hard we were crying and all of the old people tried to console us because they thought we were just so broken up after the funeral.
We’ll be friends in Hell.
You are going to have lots of good company down there. I’ll be one of the maniacs keepng you company.
Alright! I get shotgun!!
Yeah sure, blame it on us. Oh well, we all have to have someone to blame.
RYC- You better believe I’ll tell ya, I’m gonna post about it! You should have seen her jump and scream when the rat at school jumped on her hand while cleaning its cage on Saturday. She’s nuts for getting him a rat! Your right I know why she did it too. I have a secret to tell ya, my oldest had one too. I couldn’t stand the thing.
Ooh! Love the banner…..very classy and sexy!
ryc: I’m not sure but I think it might be Adam.
ryc: its the constelation orion : )
dark alleys, hmmm? we all like to dance with danger every once in a while…
i shall be up for a while…
RYC: He is going to clean the cage! I told him at the store.. If you are getting a rat, YOU are responsible for it because I will not get near it.lol
sheeeit. i’ll be in hell right next to yah!
That is almost as good as at Uncle Bill’s funeral by the grave, SOMEONE passed gas and our mother looked at that SOMEONE like—I KNOW WHAT YOU DID……and they both couldn’t stop laughing ALL DURING THE PRAYER…
I don’t know who did it…
(I might as well goto hell for lying as well)
^^^This was not me!!! Ang
ROFL! I’m not sure laughing during a family prayer is a ticket straight to hell, but do keep trying. We’ll have lots of fun when we get there.
you would have gotten me in trouble at church!
ryc: my pimpslap seems to be coming along nicely since i started taking them…
watch those dark alleys, but your windows are fine. You have to invite a vampire into your home for him or her to come in. Then of course you would be under their spell…
I got to laughing in church when someone farted and I couldn’t stop,I had to go out!I kept thiking of the old saying “That went over like a fart in church!”
ryc: i’ve been thinking about trying out some puppy wormer and seeing how that goes…i h8 going to the dr.
I was wondering does Grandpa have a xanga site
My 2-1/2 yr old grandson says – Come Lord Jesus – Amen!
When we keep going with our prayer - he starts yelling AMEN AMEN AMEN!!!
Like we never heard him in the first place
Kids & Old People are so much fun! LOL
That’s definitely something I would do
Make sure you pick out your handbasket first. LOL