Fort Worth Star-Telegram from Fort Worth, Texas • 58

1 0E Tuesday July 25 2000 I wwwstar-telegrancom 10E Tuesday this was funny Faye Brooks Bedford Berlin Germany) Betty Gabbert Fort Worth less to say he stole the show Blake and his two brothers Brian Jr and Brandyn live in Los Angeles Norma Howard Fort Worth 1 uot in March During the course of the day my daughter was telling something about when Tanner Pruitt was a baby she's 3 now Tanner spoke up and said "I was never a baby I was never little and I was never born" My daughter said "Where did you come from then?" Tanner said "Fort Worth Texas" 44 go o' obi One Saturday I was smoking a prime rib on the grill outside I started out the back door with a meat thermometer when our son Rob who had just turned 5 asked "What's that?" I said "A meat thermometer" He asked "What are you going to do with it?" I replied "Put it in the meat" Rob excitedly yelled "Ohl I want to watch It ther-mom-itr He will be 31 next weekI wonder if he uses a meat thermometer Carolyn Morris Arlington Polly Mears Azle One school morning the Askew sisters D'Andra age 8 and Darla age 7 were in their room getting ready for school The family poodle Meet sat watching with interest As Darla was removing her PJs she said "Get out of here Muffet you are too young to learn about sex!" Jo Ann Askew Arlington When my youngest daughter Rhonda was 5 years old we lived on a dairy farm in the country The neighbors started picking her up Sundays and taking her to Sunday school We had a lot of trees on our place and the house down the road was a new house and had no trees When we drove by she would ask "Mommy why are there no trees?" I would say "I don't know hon" Well one day we drove by and she said "I know why there are no trees there God didn't know that house was going to be there" Lois Snell Richland Hills 0 1 ri 1 16' 061 sm 00000 1104 104 4161 ow 1101011s I 4 6 The other day I told my 6-yearold granddaughter Ka lee that a friend had died and I had to attend the funeral Ka lee smiled and said "You know when your friend gets to heaven God will let her out of the box and she can run around in heaven" Pat Stone Burleson When my grandson David was about 3 years old I took him to visit my Catholic church and as we stood at the altar he looked up at the crucifix and asked me "Why does Jesus have his eyes closed?" I told him that Jesus was sleeping He then replied "But Grandma he doesn't have his jemmies on!" Fran Basden Burleson One day my wife asked our 4- year-old son to hand her the TV Guide off of the coffee table That week's issue happened to have a picture of a woman on the cover He looked at her and said "Mommy9 its not a TV Guy it's a TV Girl!" Samson Weatherford I had to hug my 5-year-old grandson Kyle when he pulled a card out of a deck while showing me a magic tripk and told me it was "the 10 of clover" Charlotte Danielson Dallas While baby-sitting my grandson and granddaughter (cousins) when they were about 6 years old they became bored and I suggested that they play house I told the grandson to be the daddy and go to work and the granddaughter to be the mommy and clean the house cook dinner and take care ot the children Promptly my granddaughter said "No I want to be Gran and go play bridge" Helen Bridges Mansfield My husband who is in the oil business took our TA-year-old daughter to look closely at an oil pump jack After she observed it for a few minutes she said: "I do not think I like oil" My husband told her she needed to learn to like it because it made money for us She was silent for a long time peering at it very closely She turned to us puzzled and asked: "Where is the money? I don't see it" Ann Louden Fort Worth After the tornadoes in March I called my daughter's home to check on them My grandson Franklin It'h years old announced: "Grandma we had a tomato downtown!" Brigitte Dub lei Fort Worth One day my wife was at the zoo with our daughter 6 and son 4 They saw the piranhas and my wife read the sign stating that these were dangerous man-eating fish Our daughter looked at our son and said "Did you hear that? You better watch out they're man-eating fish and you're a man!" Samson Weatherford I had procrastinated in getting my 3-year-old Brannon a much-needed haircut Needless to say I wasn't able to see his eyes for a couple of weeks This last Monday I could not put it off any longer and we got him his haircut He looked like a different child I kept telling him how cute he looked and what pretty eyes he had Brannon just smiled from ear to ear he loved his new haircut The next morning I woke him up and the first thing he said to me was "Mommy can I take my new haircut to school?" Lon Prestwood Fort Worth My 6-year-old daughter Liza was reviewing her list of 15 reading words She had easily gone through most of the list when she got stuck on one word I told her to sound it out carefully because she only had three more words to go and then she could go outside to play She studied the word for a while then looked up at me and calmly said "I think I'd like to use a life line" Carol Lentz Kennedale When my son Grant became a big brother at almost 3 years of age he often wanted me to carry his toys or various things from here to there Since I had a newborn to carry in one arm I was often telling Grant that if I had an extra arm I could carry this or that for him I apparently said this quite often because one day he asked me so seriously "When exactly are you going to get that extra arm?" Since he asked me this around Christmas time he also suggested that possibly Santa could bring it to me Tammy Womack Fort Worth My 5-year-old granddaughter Alyssa heard that her great-greatgrandmother had heart surgery Alyssa asked "Did the doctors find Jesus in her heart?" And one night my 4-year-old grandson Timmy agreed to wait on spending his birthday money He asked "Can we go later when God turns back on the lights 1 1 chez out 1 pera No mini des well foil( and men to hz abou not floot the It on IT ing Up if long wasr expe traur bask somt hesit Perh enou In shed( in ex list rt bag" habit if hum prodi Bei out 1 pera No niim des well foil( and I men to hf abou riot hoot the (I I It On IT ing il Up if long wast expe iraur basil I' mt so hesit Pertu enou In shed( In ex list rt bag" habit If inten prodt Bei Recently we were dog-sitting our neighbor's schnauzer Someone came to the door and the dog began to bark very loudly and incessantly My grandchildren asked "Why does she do that?" I explained that it was a characteristic of schnauzers I went on to further explain that these type dogs are big yappers talkers and barkers After some thoughtful introspection my 7-year-old grandson replied "If my mother were a dog she'd be a schnauzer!" Bobbie Roberts Fort Worth When my daughter Katri turned 8 years old she was baptized On the first Sunday after her baptism she tried to fast (not eat two meals) like the grown-ups Not to be outdone her 5-year-old brother Kyle decided he would fast too He was dancing around very proud of his accomplishment When we asked him what he was doing he replied "I'm fascinating!" Heidi Hakes Mansfield Our grandson Parker was playing his first T-ball baseball game With the help of his dad Rusty coaching third base and Parker on third base by Dad's side Dad said "Parker when the batter hits the ball you run for home" Parker looked up to his dad and said "To the Till and Carrie Phillips Arlington When my granddaughter Faith Klinger was 3 she loved to go on nature walks One evening she said "Mimi what kind of tree is that?" I said "A weeping willow" "Oh what's it crying for?" she said I shall never forget how serious she was she is now 18 Frances Tidball Fort Worth On a recent Monday morning my great-grandson was playing in my back yard He found two small spades with my garden tools and asked if he could have one to take home I told him "No" He replied "But God does not want you to have two" Aleene Knowles Saginaw My 2-year-old granddaughter Katy Goodman visits me often One day she came to visit and wanted to plant a flower I gave her a small pot and told her to dig a hole that big She dug awhile then said "Granny it won't fit? I told her to dig deeper She looked at the ground at the pot and back to me and said "Granny what is 'deeper'?" Vivian McCasiand Hurst My 5-year-old grandson Clint was very disappointed that his camping trip had been delayed because of rain He told me he was going to pray that God wouldn't let it rain and then maybe he could go the next day I told him rain was good and farmers and ranchers might need it He replied "But our family doesn't need the rain we have garden hoses!" Mary Harris Crantilis Gap 1 When my son Rodney was 6 years old (he's now 42) he and his neighborhood friends were playing his favorite game Army Warfare They had camouflage helmets play guns etc Each one wanted to be the highest in command Sergeant Major General Rodney was determined to have a higher rank than his comrades and said "Weil I'll be God you can't get any higher than that!" (Years later she graduated high school joined the Army and served in When our son John Scott Higgins was about 6 years old we were driving through River Oaks Just off Roberts Cut-Off there were two water tanks side by side When he saw them he said "Is one of them for hot water and the other for cold water?" When he was about 8 years old I bought him a baseball glove and ball He wanted to play so we went outside Knowing he would have trouble catching them if I pitched them at him I started pitching them straight up He could catch them coming straight down After a few of these he said "Boy gravity sure is strong today!" CP Higgins Sansom Park oi MUSH ne saw DU gravity sure is strong today'' CP Higgins Sansom Park My daughter and her two grandchildren were visiting one weekend "Grandmom" Cummings Mansfield My 2-year-old daughter Katie and I were driving in the car when we saw a group of longhorns Katie said "Look Mommy moo cows!" I replied "Oh those cows are called longhorns" She happily replied "Oh Mommy they make music!" Regina Gary Grapevine Regina Gary Grapevine mommy iney make musici- When I asked my 5-year-old daughter Lauren what she wanted for Christmas last year she replied with enthusiasm "A trampoline Morn!" I said "Lauren trampolines are very expensive" She replied "It's OK Mom Santa Claus will give it to me for freer Lauren didn't get the trampoline but I will never forget this quote Paris Yegge Fort Worth with enthusiasm "A trampoline Morn!" I said "Lauren trampolines are very expensive" She replied "It's OK Mom Santa Claus will give it to me for freer Lauren didn't get the trampoline but I will never forge Paris Yegge Fort Werth this quote I II 'I 1 JAI 1 1 ar l'c tot trk of th th l'n Tc I be at an Rec Tt Ar I Mj Is If I'd Th An If! I I ri Kn To An Des An I fe Co No Inh An I ci If! Thi Do Bu Lik I oi Re Wa 11iial 46 1 i :1" e' 1 I ar l'c bi6 1 of th th l'n Tc on i I be t'l at an 1 Rec Tii Ar I M) Is If I'd I Th An If I 1 I I ri '1 Kn To An An 0: es I fe 1 Co I No Inn I An Ci III 1 Thi 1 Im' 1 '1 4 De- '') 1 Bcx Lik 1 I oi I Re I Wa i 1 1 A '6 1 4 1 litgr 0 1 6 I I o' 1 1 While having a discussion recently with my daughter about a visit to the cemetery my 8-year-old niece Amber overheard us and said "My mom shops there all the time" It's at Carswell Air Force Base she meant commissaty She did not see why we thought Come G-10 hour earlS1 meet the clowns and animals TICKETS NOW ON SALE! Wed AUG 9 THRIII Sun AUG 13 Recently my 4-year old grandson Blake was the ring bearer in a wedding At the final fitting for his white tuxedo with tails Blake was convinced that he looked "ugly" His mother took him to a full-length mirror and looking into the mirror his face lit up with a huge smile! Before changing back into his own clothes he said to his mother "Wait a minute Mommy I've got to show myself to myself one more time!" Need FO Cowl' Tvi Wed AUG 9 7:30 PM PORT WORTH CONVENTION CENTER OPENING NIGHT FAMILY FOUR-PACK FOR 95000 SPEallit SHOW MOO ON TICKETS at selected shows with purchase of any Dr Pepper product from Kroger Cottriesy of Kroger Dr Pepper (Redeemable it Kroger Outlets sod Sot Office only Select shows Not valid on VIP Seats limit 4 discounts per recelp4 Not valid with any other offer) FOR TICKETS CALL: (972) 647-5700 FORT WORTH (214) 373-9000 DALLAS gichottmeetor owes TICKET PRICES STARTING AT $975 lamina chargat and handling hats min IWO Also Appearing: Wed JULY 26 snee Sun AUG 6 ra American Airlines' 3)methfrig wial the air NATIONN CUT rff AMOCO ION STETS brutiey italt gime Ind AIRNK oe york or Pon Open CHEVITRUCKS MIPO4 A IMO 1 pee aeular 1 WEATHERFORD NATIONAL DANK oll Beilk VI' awl-tom Ew( suras loss1 11 1110 MlkddY W1101 DOI IIINGSLi I t1 ELTAIIITAi liTi4 IhTtii14i Animal TX Our cat Oreo had kittens on April 1 We thought she had only three but when we came back later there were four of them Our 4-year-old daughter Heather exclaimed "Mommy we're rich!" Greg and Maureen Hanson Fort Worth One evening my 5-year-old daughter overheard my husband and me discussing the possibility that she may be lactose-intolerant Kids are all ears because the next morning over a breakfast of buttered toast she announced to my oldest daughter: "Sissy Mama thinks that I may be black toast Intolerant?" I had to agree with her and said I didn't much care for it either! Laura Abbott Fort Worth Several weeks ago at church our minister was discussing Lent He mentioned thaLent is very hard for him in that he was going to give up eating chocolate He described the difficulty in giving up one of his favorite foods any type of chocolate I noticed my 4- year-old son Garrett listening intently After a few minutes Garrett pulled my jacket sleeve and whispered in my ear "Dad I guess I am going to have to give up picking my nose" Randy Leach Granbury When my grandson Brian Dubberly was 4 his favorite aunt and uncle moved to Fort Collins Colo We immediately began receiving letters and picture postcards describing the beauty of Colorado the mountains the streams on and on Shortly after their move I was telling him the Bible story of the beautiful Garden of Eden when he asked "Granny Is that garden In Fort Collins?" Alice Dubberly Fort Worth When my grandson Elijah Hammel was 3 years old I took him to a local production of Winnie the Pooh not realizing that there would be more speaking than activity As the play progressed he became a bit restless There was a pause in the speeches and at that exact moment a little voice could be heard saying "Mam-eye did we get to the part where this is over yet?" Judy Steffens Arlington I i Aist- 11 I AA AI '9 I '11 0 440 611 I 00 4 44 4410 Aux "dal I I (iHA uminer Ct tug pee aeular Our cat Oreo had kittens on Recently my 4-year old grand- April 1 We thought she had only son Blake was the ring bearer in three but when we came back 1 i 44 4- I- Wi Rogt 0 a wedding At the final fitting for later there were four of them Our Per' Pen '1' 1 th- 4 11 his white tuxedo with tails Blake 4-year-old daughter Heather 't was convinced that he looked exclaimed "Mommy we're rich!" ontitsol Metion 61 a 1 1 While having a discussion "ugly" His mother took him to a Greg and Maureen Hanson 4 1- -4 efttug i IL 1 it-(t I v-111: recently with my daughter about a full-length mirror and looking into Fort Worth 411gbbr i it -s 'I) --(7 'h --) -s'y visit to the cemetery my 8-year-old the mirror his face lit up with a ri vI ftcieli i I r'e 1- niece Amber overheard us and huge smile! Before changing back One evening my 5-year-old -r t411 i 1- -I 7( t- said "My mom shops there all into his own clothes he said to his daughter overheard my husband 4 "1 ii the time" It's at Carswell Air Force mother "Wait a minute Mommy and me discussing the possibility li 1i1 'i t) s4f ti 11 Base she meant commissaty I've got to show myself to that she may be lactose-intolerant i' i i 91t' She did not see why we thought myself one more time!" Need- Kids are all ears because the next i It II 11'Iji morning over a breakfast of but- I i Vk t-' 'N ''i ----4m-s 4 ov 'rkk''' 4 i 41 tered toast she announced to my 4 I -1 1 I i 74 i 0 ork) 1 oldest daughter: "Sissy Mama 1 i thinks that I may be black toast '''1: 4L i4'1'N On childhood 200 Animal A lh A if A Intolerant!" I had to agree with said I SI A 1 ''i'' I oun 1s Smil a her and i much care for i 4' 't it either! 1 '''-i' 11 1- l'All Laura Abbott Fort Worth 1 't It 1 1''' Several weeks ago at church i 7 7- 4 it i "s' our minister was discussing Lent i 'f-'NA ''t-2 '''i a I tsi1 8 He mentioned that Lent is very 3Alk lk 4 -VORIPINgo 4 4'14 hard for him in that he was going to 4 -u2711 Iii i give uo eating chocolate He 'f 2' ff described the difficulty in giving up one of his favorite foods any 1 r' --A''' '4'- -i--av1- 4111k i type of chocolate I noticed my 4- 126 4 I t'" 7 year-old son Garrett listening 1 1 intently After a few minutes Gar- k- I I 27! 1 -4P12 1 1" tb TIA i'VZ rett pulled my jacket sleeve and 1 it whispered in my ear "Dad I A 4 vt 4 1'' 1 14A- 1'' 'k i guess I am going to have to give -'41 44 I A Ar i up picking my nose" 44 e7k 44 1-ls: z2-'ix 0 1 Randy Leach Granbury 4 hi ko 4 1 i ktIZ I 1 i 100040 4 4 or It 4tN i 4 ji '-4 ar When my grandson Brian Dub -7 I i 1 ii(d 4 4:: berly was 4 his favorite aunt and ''''''t uncle moved to Fort Collins Col 4 4 ii1z '1 i9M-411 -N r4 We immediately began receiving I WIEMEMONIPMilinallemotimmemomm i ill) cAnally I I I 0 i 4'0 1 0 11 111viro finht4 IP! 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