After Christmas Condiments
She woke, yawned, stretched and rolled over. He was at the dresser fully clothed and ready to go to work. She blinked her eyes and tried to focus on the clock. Nine a.m.!
She scrambled from the bed demanding to know why he’d let her sleep so late. He said she was sleeping so soundly that he thought she must need the rest.
“I went to bed at a reasonable hour last night! I should have been up long before this.” She struggled into her robe and headed for the kitchen. If he was going to work on a day the campus was closed for holiday, she needed to make him a lunch.
He said, “Yes, but we were up very late Christmas Eve.”
She paused at the bedroom door and said, “But we slept in Christmas morning and it should have taken care of that.” Then She hurried to the kitchen.
He called after her, “I guess it was the tomato paste.”
At the kitchen door she stopped, backed up, and turned to face the bedroom. “Tomato paste?” She queried. “What would tomato paste have to do with my sleeping late?”
He grinned at her and said, “You know. Ketchup.”
26 Comments
Since I’m first…that was a real groaner!!!
.-= Thom´s last blog ..Saturday 9 – Sam’s Last Stand of 2009 =-.
Thom — well. I’m all caught up on my sleep so you won’t have to hear it again.
That tops ’em all!
Maybe you’ll get 57 comments!
.-= Mocha with Linda´s last blog ..TSMSS – The Day AFTER Christmas! =-.
Linda — no chance of getting 57 comments here. Everybody must be mayo fans.
Yep — a four-star groaner!
.-= Barbara H.´s last blog ..Rudoph/Lord of the Rings Mash-Up =-.
Barbara — wow! 4 stars. We’re a first class joint!
I have to ketchup too from Christmas, lol ! I came back yesterday full like a stuffed turkey !
my son is a hobby cook and we were his victims !
.-= Gattina´s last blog .. =-.
Gattina — because, if you’re the leftover turkey you might end up in the soup next!
You guys always manage to make me laugh.
Thanks!
.-= Nicole´s last blog ..Camelride =-.
Nicole — it’s our pleasure!
Ai yai yai…
It took me a while to get that one. I’m not too quick.
.-= musings´s last blog ..Christmas is Done…On to New Years! =-.
That’s okay, Kay. It took me awhile to get it, too, and I was here!
Thanks for the morning chuckle!
I hope you two had a lovely Christmas?
.-= Jientje´s last blog ..Weekly Winners, It does not get any better than this … =-.
Jientje — thank you. We had a quiet, peaceful Christmas — which was just what we wanted to have.
heeheehee 😀
.-= Jenn@ You know… that blog?´s last blog ..6 Word Saturday =-.
Jenn — don’t encourage him to be mean to me when I am still sleepy!
Love it. Nothing beats a good pun.
.-= Raven´s last blog .. =-.
Raven — but sometimes a good pun can get you beat!
I’m glad you’re getting your rest! If I got up at 9am, it would only be because the house is on fire. Hopefully sometime soon the doctor will cut back my Rx; I’m always asleep.
Amoeba’s still working? I don’t know why I’d assumed that he’d be finished when the University closed for Christmas, but I know you two must have a lot to do getting ready for the move. Good luck with it all!
.-= Susan at Stony River´s last blog ..Christmas, Past. =-.
Susan — Amoeba will work until the day I drag him to the plane!
When someday I get to meet you in person (because it is on my bucket list now, you know), I’m going to have to be on my toes, mentally, or I will be left behind!
.-= kcinnova´s last blog ..Susie’s 5th Annual Blog Christmas Cookie Party =-.
Karen — that depends on what day you show up!
ketchup with you guys would be a real challenge even without sleep deprivation
.-= polona´s last blog ..formation =-.
Polona — some days ketchup is out of the question because I can’t cut the mustard.
Psh! I’m always playin’ ketchup on something! And I think TODAY it was sleep! I overslept and got to church just in time to NOT have Sunday School today, almost fell asleep during service, even though pastor was as interesting as ever – my eyes would just NOT stay open… and so I came home and went back to bed and slept 3 more hours! And I’m STILL tired! I think I might have to ketchup tomorrow too!
( i definitely had this one before you! )
.-= Melli´s last blog ..Christmas Day… =-.
Melli — I am still tired and we didn’t have a rousing Christmas. Everything here was very peaceful and laid back!
Comments are closed.