Okay....

I will set the scene...

I am in a messy, cluttered house sitting at my kitchen counter looking at about 5 piles of papers that I have NOT taken care of ... most of which are old and I can pitch. I am trying to help my 5th grader on the internet with a music project due Tuesday... the Dog (SADA MAY) is running with a sock in her mouth and chasing the petrified 5 yr old who JUST WANTS MORE KOOLAID NOW!!! The Husband (who I love dearly) is grilling dinner (did I mention he does the laundry?) and the 8 yr old is light saber-battling in the tiny back addition of my way too small house!

I feel stress.... a lot..... I think "Hmmmmmm where was I this time last Saturday?" Crop-A- Doodle-Do!!!!!!

So ... I get out my General Foods International Sugar Free Chai Latte, heat the water in the tea pot and think back to the cozy, clean, uncluttered, beautiful farmhouse I stayed in ... Ahhhh it's melting away ... then.... I remember my new coffee mug with Doodle!!! How PERFECT!

I light a yummy candle ... I pour the water over the chai mixture ... and then I stir! As I stir I look lovingly at my mug and then it happens... DOODLE HAS A LEG CUT OFF! I have just realized why Doodle says "Be careful with fancy scissors!" The horror! The agony for Doodle and the stress comes back in tenfold and I can't believe I missed this sensless tragedy!!! I weep for Doodle and realize he is sooooo brave! He is proudly holding his tiny chicken head in the air and warning us all! Ladies.... be careful with fancy scissors! Lest you forget, look to your mug... Let us all raise a chai coffee toast to Doodle....he sacrificed his little chicken leg for us all!

Laura
Elmhurst, IL