On the Lighter Side... Swedish Extraction
My 5-year-old daughter was helping set the table one Sunday near Christmas. She stopped for a moment and announced, "Jesus was a Swede." More than a little surprised, I corrected her, "Oh, no, dear, Jesus was born Jewish. I'll read it to you from the Bible after lunch." Pensively, she laid out the silverware. Then her face brightened. "Mommy, I can prove it to you! We sang about it in Sunday school this morning." Triumphantly she sang, "Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, the little Lord Jesus lay down his Swede head." Mistletoe The weary holiday traveler looked in disbelief at a bunch of mistletoe hanging above the luggage check-in center. Turning to the attendant, he said, "Okay, I give up. Why is the mistletoe hanging there above the luggage scale?" The attendant said, "So you can kiss your luggage good-bye." The Tree Hunt Two kids ventured deep into the frozen woods searching for a Christmas tree. After hours of subzero temperatures and a few close calls with hungry wolves, one turned to the other and said, "I'm chopping down the next tree I see. I don't care if it's decorated or not!" Smells Like Christmas Natalie, 6, and her 2-year-old little sister woke up Christmas morning. All their expectations about gifts that Santa would bring were met. As Natalie opened up her new pajamas and quickly put them on, she ran up to her mother with her sleeve sticking out and said, "Smell, smell this Mama." As her mother obediently bent down to take a sniff of the new garment, Natalie said, "Smell, this is what Santa's house smells like!" Four Stages of Life 1) You believe in Santa Claus. 2) You don't believe in Santa Claus. 3) You are Santa Claus. 4) You look like Santa Claus. Baby Jesus It was the day after Christmas at a church in San Francisco. The Pastor of the church was looking at the manger scene, when he noticed that the baby Jesus figure was missing from the cradle. He immediately turned and went outside and saw a little boy with a red wagon walking down the street. And in the wagon, was the figure of the infant Jesus. So he walked up to the boy and said, 'Son, where did you get that little Baby Jesus that's in your wagon?' The little boy replied, 'I got him from the church.' 'And why did you take him?' asked the pastor. "'Well, about a week before Christmas," the boy said, "I prayed to the little Lord Jesus. I told him if he would bring me a red wagon for Christmas, I would give him a ride around the block in it." Merry Christmas --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
