Somehow, the turkey, potatoes, gravy and pie always remains the same, but now the wives have carte blanche and can serve corn or limas or a fancy stuffing instead of the plain, yummy one we always had. I remind them of the story about the newly married young lady who was about to boil a whole ham the way her mother always used to for their traditional Easter dinner. She remembered to cut off several inches at each end and put it on to boil, when she was struck by a thought. An hour later, her mother called back and asked what was the problem with her ham. The new wife said she was just wondering why they had always cut off the ends of the ham before cooking it.
Peas are good.
So is corn. And buy a bigger pot. Copyright 2000, Janet Tubbs . Janet Tubbs is president of Children's Resource Center in Scottsdale, AZ and author of Don't Worry, They'll Grow Up-A Parent's Survival Guide . In 1978, Janet Tubbs began her work with children using music, art, puppetry, drama, dance, and imagination to help boys and girls with developmental disabilities, ADHD, and minor behavioral problems.