As luck would have it, well…MY luck, it started pouring down rain as Carson, Ella, and I were leaving Target, the umbrella in our car parked at the opposite end of the parking lot.
With my hands full getting Ella’s hood up, I was unable to help Carson as he tried unsuccessfully to put the hood up on his own coat.
“Mommy!” he huffed. “I CAN’T GET IT UP!” he shouted. And I mean REALLY shouted.
An older, bordering on elderly, gentleman and his wife, passing us in the parking lot, looked directly at us and without missing a beat said, “Me either, kiddo.” He smiled and winked.
His wife’s eyes and mouth opened wide in horror as she grabbed his arm a little too roughly. “Lighten up, Alice,” he said with a shrug.
Kelley
January 2, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Oh My Gawd.
Latte all over the computer screen.
I love that guy!
Lighten up Alice, your man is gold.
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coffeejitters (Judy Haley)
January 2, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Awesome. sometimes the funniest posts are just transcribing what happens in real life.
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Carrie
January 2, 2009 at 5:45 pm
That is the funniest thing I’ve read in a really long time! I love older people and their ability to say anything. It’s fabulous.
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DesignHER Momma
January 2, 2009 at 5:55 pm
oh man oh man oh man…that’s the funniest thing I have heard in a looooong time!
Krista
January 2, 2009 at 6:07 pm
Oh no, seriously? That’s freakin’ hilarious!
What did you do???
all things BD
January 2, 2009 at 6:08 pm
THAT is so awesome. Times like that are when I wish we had a video camera permanently installed in our earlobe.
all things BD´s lastest post..So Here’s How It Went
NGS
January 2, 2009 at 6:15 pm
I love dirty old men. They are da bomb!
NGS´s lastest post..The Year in Review or Why Our Wedding Rocked
Bec
January 2, 2009 at 6:28 pm
lmao! Need I say more?
Bec´s lastest post..Crafty resolutions
Rachel
January 2, 2009 at 6:39 pm
I don’t know whats funnier either…But I can definately say that they both rock!!
Rachel´s lastest post..Top 10 things I just can’t stand
Christina
January 2, 2009 at 6:40 pm
LMAO!!!!!!! That’s just too funny. It reminds me of my post from yesterday.
Christina´s lastest post..My Side Hurts From The Laughter
Zoeyjane
January 2, 2009 at 6:43 pm
I had to stop lurking, to go BWAHAHAHA.
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Brandi
January 2, 2009 at 6:47 pm
That was hilarious!!!
Brandi´s lastest post..Abby has really changed
paula
January 2, 2009 at 6:54 pm
LOL that is hysterical
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Courtney from Mommie Blogs
January 2, 2009 at 6:55 pm
oh my goodness, that’s actually hilarious and a bit perv-like, right?
Courtney from Mommie Blogs´s lastest post..happy new year!
Marylin
January 2, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Oh god that is priceless!!
Thanks for the giggle, and Happy New Year!
Marylin´s lastest post..Some goals for the year
Ashlie- Mommycosm
January 2, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Oh, my!!! That’s hilarious. I love it when older people reach the point that they don’t care what other people think. My Grammy was a hoot before she passed away…the things she would come out with.
Ashlie- Mommycosm´s lastest post..Haiku Friday: Bittersweet
Mags
January 2, 2009 at 8:30 pm
LMAO…Lighten up, indeed!!!
Mags´s lastest post..2009
Kathy
January 2, 2009 at 8:36 pm
I totally needed that right now. Hilarious!
Kathy´s lastest post..New Beginnings
Alicia P
January 2, 2009 at 8:42 pm
Did that seriously happen? Hilarious either way! ROFL
Kisha
January 2, 2009 at 8:52 pm
Oh man that is just priceless. Told it to hubby and beer up the nose. Thanks the for laughs!
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Beth Ann
January 2, 2009 at 9:09 pm
I read this out loud to DH and we are both cracking up!!
Beth Ann´s lastest post..Good Bye 2008, Hello 2009
Shelly
January 2, 2009 at 9:14 pm
I hope to be that couple when we’re old.
Shelly´s lastest post..How It Was
Elizabeth
January 2, 2009 at 9:24 pm
That is too funny!
Elizabeth´s lastest post..2008: The Year in Pictures
Anglophile Football Fanatic
January 2, 2009 at 9:29 pm
Oh, my GAWD!! I would’ve paid to see that. Priceless. And, I love that he told her to lighten up. Classic, Jennifer. You’re back with a bang in 09.
Anglophile Football Fanatic´s lastest post..The 5th Horseman of the Apocalypse
Karly
January 2, 2009 at 10:01 pm
Funniest Target story EVER.
the planet of janet
January 2, 2009 at 10:24 pm
hi-freakin-LARIOUS!!!!!!!
Fairly Odd Mother
January 2, 2009 at 10:35 pm
Great one-liner! Did you laugh and then have to explain yourself to the kids??
monica
January 2, 2009 at 11:12 pm
that’s fantastic!!
when my ex-SIL turned 35 she was asked what she planned to do differently that year. her answer, “she had a few things to get straightened out.” my grandfather replied, “If I were 35 there’s only one thing I’d want to straighten out!”
monica´s lastest post..2009 – The Year of the Mom
Headless Mom
January 2, 2009 at 11:13 pm
Best laugh of the day!
Jen L.
January 2, 2009 at 11:26 pm
Priceless!
Jen L.´s lastest post..Things I have learned in the past 12 hours
Gina
January 3, 2009 at 12:06 am
I stumbled upon your blog thanks to momdot.com’s top 50 blog list…and after this story, I’ll be a loyal follower. Love it.
Jen
January 3, 2009 at 12:07 am
haha! Fantastic.
Jen´s lastest post..hello, 2009.
Christina
January 3, 2009 at 12:23 am
I’m glad I wasn’t drinking anything, as I’d be choking right now. Too freakin’ funny!
Christina´s lastest post..Out with the Old, In with the New
Michelle
January 3, 2009 at 12:26 am
Hilarious!
Michelle´s lastest post..A day all to myself
Daffodil Campbell
January 3, 2009 at 2:44 am
I think Alice would benefit from reading “Everybody Poops” as it may help her to work through her issues surrounding the human body.
It’s a part of LIFE, Alice. It is no reflection on you, as a woman, I am sure…..
God, I love Target…
Daffodil Campbell´s lastest post..Next stop, Crazytown
Maggie
January 3, 2009 at 5:08 am
Ha ha ha! I literally laughed out loud…and at 4 am when I am still awake, that was exactly what I needed. So thanks!
Maggie´s lastest post..Summary Friday: Project 365, Week 49
SECRET AGENT MAMA
January 3, 2009 at 9:30 am
I’m always a bit miffed at those old people who look at kids like they are aliens when they do something child-like. I mean, it’s not like their kids didn’t do the. exact. same. thing.
Funny Old Guy, God Love Him!
amanda
January 3, 2009 at 10:31 am
Hope I cal let fly zingers like that when I am on the grandparenting side of this journey!
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MommyNamedApril
January 3, 2009 at 10:36 am
that is fantastic advice. and well delivered
MommyNamedApril´s lastest post..Peace Out 2008.
Mel @ A Box of Chocolates
January 3, 2009 at 11:24 am
LOL! Thanks for making me laugh this morning.
jerseygirl89
January 3, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Alice is a lucky woman. And Carson is TOO funny.
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Erin
January 3, 2009 at 12:49 pm
That has to be the funniest thing I’ve read in quite some time!
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Dory
January 3, 2009 at 12:56 pm
BWAHAHahahahahahahahaha! Toooooo funny!!
C~
January 3, 2009 at 3:05 pm
Oh, that poor old lady. See, I say that because that will be MY HUSBAND someday…
It is funny, but oh, Lord, that poor woman.
C~´s lastest post..Resolution Revolution
lceel
January 3, 2009 at 4:31 pm
“Lighten up, Alice.” May it live in infamy, forever.
lceel´s lastest post..Trimming it up
Rachael
January 3, 2009 at 4:45 pm
That is freaking hilarious!
badness jones
January 3, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Thank you for that. And that is an old guy I’d really like to meet.
badness jones´s lastest post..Kick me when I’m down – the Happy New Year’s edition
Domestic Extraordinaire
January 3, 2009 at 6:31 pm
Friggin’ Hilarious!! Love it!
Domestic Extraordinaire´s lastest post..Looking back
Lollie
January 3, 2009 at 8:51 pm
My Dad does “Grandpa Santa.” When the kids got a little too rambunctious about getting at his presents, the sister-in-law said, “HEY HEY HEY, don’t touch Santa’s sack!!!”
*giggle*
brittany
January 3, 2009 at 9:11 pm
HAHAHA! I would have given that old man a high five:)
brittany´s lastest post..A New Year.