This summer has been very hot and I’m not going to be sorry to see it end if it continues with these hot temperatures. When it is over 90 degrees, it is just too hot to enjoy outdoor activities. I like it best when the weather is milder – maybe 80 degrees. But once it goes to 90 or above, I’m staying indoors as much as I can.

There is an old man selling hot boiled peanuts from the back of his pickup truck. He just pulls over on the side of the road and puts a piece of poster board up on a stick about 50 from the back of the truck so you have time to see the sign and pull over. There are always one or two cars parked by his truck with the driver buying his peanuts. I’ve never tried them, but they must be good!

I love this little story.  It reminds me of my parents!!!!

A man and woman had been married for more than 60 years.  They had shared everything. They had talked about everything. They had kept no secrets from each other except that the little old woman had a shoe box in the top of her closet that she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about.

For all of these years, he had never thought about the box, but one day the little old woman got very sick and the doctor said she would not recover.

In trying to sort out their affairs, the little old man took down the shoe box and took it to his wife’s bedside. She agreed that it was time that he should know what was in the box. When he opened it, he found two crocheted dolls and a stack of money totaling $95,000.

He asked her about the contents. ‘When we were to be married,’ she said, ‘my grandmother told me the secret of a happy marriage was to never argue.. She told me that if I ever got angry with you, I should just keep quiet and crochet a doll.’

The little old man was so moved; he had to fight back tears. Only two precious dolls were in the box. She had only been angry with him two times in all those years of living and loving.. He almost burst with happiness. ‘Honey,’ he said, ‘that explains the dolls, but what about all of this money? Where did it come from?’

‘Oh,’ she said, ‘that’s the money I made from selling the dolls.’

A Prayer……
Dear Lord, I pray for Wisdom to understand my man; Love to forgive him, and Patience for his moods. Because Lord, if I pray for Strength, I’ll beat him to death, because I don’t have time to crochet.

Well like the old saying goes, ‘If you love someone, set them free.’ Yeah I know there’s more to it but that’s all you need to know when you read the rest of this story. It seems a man in Michigan handcuffed his wife to their bed. I guess a little playfulness is good for any marriage.

Well the only problem with this situation is………………..he lost the key. Can you imaging the 911 call? I bet the people there were rolling laughing after the call was over. The police arrived and used a universal key to free the mans wife. I guarantee they had a good laugh when they got back to headquarters. I would have.

They didn’t feel there was anything going on like a hostage situation or unlawful imprisonment. They figured out it was just a little fun that went a little wrong. Now I know for sure no one will ever handcuff me to a bed no matter how much fun it might seem like.