My sister sent me this email. And I did what anyone would do. I copied it in its entirety and reposted it to my blog. Without her permission. Or her husband's permission. Or even her cat's permission. I was going to cut & paste my cat's pictures over her cat's pictures and resend the whole thing to all of MY friends. But you've been reading this blog long enough to know that my fine moral character wouldn't stand for such hijinx. I thought about it though.
Ho Ho Ho!
I am only sending this Holiday e-mail out to you because your Christmas card might have gotten wet when it was dropped in a snow drift when it fell out of my purse as I was endeavoring not to let my mother fall and break her hip during the struggle up the icy steps on Christmas Eve while a stinging sleet blew into our faces and took our breath away.
I picked up the cards and attempted delivery once again on Christmas morning when I ventured out of the house to take my mother back home through the 6 foot high drifts that had accumulated overnight. I was not daunted by the fact that the streets had not been plowed. Nor did I let the stuck cars along the route stop me from my mission. However, the mailbox that I planned to drop the cards in had been slammed by a city snow removal truck and once again I was foiled in my attempts to send holiday greetings.
After Mom was delivered safely to her apartment I headed for home. While I was gone the lawn and snow removal guy had roused himself from a long winters nap and gotten the driveway cleared. Some of you may know that I sometimes have trouble making it up our driveway in inclement weather.
After I dried off and warmed up I set out to make a suitable holiday dessert for the X family dinner that was to occur that night. While attempting to flip out the sponge cake that was to become the pumpkin roll I heard a loud crash. Lewis and Clark while playing a game of "Pull the Nose off Rudolph" had knocked my glass of wine over onto the pile of already soggy cards. I settled my nerves with a test slice of the pumpkin roll.
At that point I decided the holiday cards had been cursed in some way and I opened the back door and threw them out onto the deck. They were picked up by a flock of carrier pigeons that happened to be on their way to a family reunion. So, it could be that a card will make it's way to you at some unknown time in the future. But it does seem highly unlikely. For that reason I send you electronic holiday greetings. It just seems safer somehow.
Happy New Year!
Carol
Haha, that’s too funny :o) And very clever!
I thoroughly enjoyed reading that! Wish I thought of something like that.
Pumpkin Roll
Cake:
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
3/4 can pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup chopped pecans
Beat eggs for 5 minutes on high
Add sugar, pumpkin, and lemon juice.
In another bowl sift all dry ingredients and add to pumpkin
mixture.
Grease and flour a 16×11 jelly roll pan or cookie sheet.
Pour batter and sprinkle pecans on top.
Bake 15 minutes at 375 degrees.
While hot, flip onto towel sprinkled with powdered sugar. (This is
the FUN part!)
Roll with towel and cool for 3 hours.
Filling:
6 oz. cream cheese
4 Tbsp. butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
Mix until fluffy. Unroll cake and spread the filling over
it, roll back up and refrigerate.
If the cake breaks when you flip it out – dont worry, just
patch it together and roll it up and cool it.
When you unroll it you can spackle up the cracks with the filling
and roll it back up.
Love it. What a great sense of humor.
Happy New Year!!
Linda
That is the best holiday card EVER and really sets my mind at ease for tossing my own soggy pile of cards into the snow. Thanks, Mary Ann, and a wonderful and Happy New Year to you, the cat posse and your sis!
Happy New Year to you and your family!!!
Goga
Any chance of Carol sending us her pumpkin roll recipe? I have TONS of pumpkin in my freezer, taking up space and staring at me accusingly when I open the lid.
Is Carol the sister who you once showed making faces looking at (I think) a book? You’ll know, Mary Ann.
that is a hoot! she is hilarious and I had to explain to hubby why I was laughing so hard!! plus I love the fact that you reposted it too!! you rock!! no wonder you 2 have so much fun on your trips! have a fab time and Happy New Year to you both! thanks for the laugh!
OMG! Your sister is hilarious(it runs in the family). Why doesn’t Carol have a blog? The pumpkin roll makes my mouth water. Happy New Year Mary Ann. Will you go out and howl at the Blue Moon? I’ll be sewing journal pages by moonlight.
thanks for pinching this from Carol…….so much fun and then a great picture of food………she is a winner! I too was tempted to copy and paste but my folks know I can’t cook……….anyway,
Happy New Year to you and yours.
Missy from the bayou
Aaaah, this is why I’ve always wished I wasn’t an only child. Happy new year, Mary Ann. Hope it brings you many blessings.
She tried. That’s the point.
Found you through Magpie’s blog. Pleased I did. Hilarious. Now to discover your journals…
She’s too funny! Must run in the family! 😉 Thanks for sharing!
Ooh, a family of talented writers! Loved it and I don’t know a thing about her.
Love it!
Cute!