December 20, 2008


Scroggins Christmas Letter 2008

Short Christmas letter this time due to bad food. It’s not my chair I can’t leave, if you hear me. So I was walking into Fiesta Mart with Gladys in the rain, going to buy tortillas and candy canes, and Gladys slipped on the painted speed bump in the parking lot. I grabbed her and she didn’t fall, by god, but her wrist got broke and her shoulder was dislocated. I got her in the car and went on in for the stuff. She wouldn’t have let me get the “fresh” menudo, but I can’t help it that she can’t get across a speed bump without making a diving lesson out of it. It’s no help being married sometimes when you can see it all coming and still can’t do a thing about it. Okay the menudo is good for hangovers. Gladys didn’t need any, of course, so I have the pencil shits. But she’s taking pretty good care of me. It’s a little hard for her to lick stamps and get ’em on the envelopes with one arm but she’s getting there. It’s not like the kids will be much help since they always get here after everything has been done. Bought fruitcakes for them this time—that’s my gift to Gladys this year.

So watch out for ice unless it’s in your drink! And even then—don’t let it take up too much room in the glass. Marry Holidays—love Gainer & “Speed-Bump”

posted by Daryl Scroggins in alcohol, family, food, poop 

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10 Responses to “Scroggins Christmas Letter 2008”

  1. Deron Bauman on December 20th, 2008 at 2:00 pm

    that’s the spirit! great stuff as always.

  2. Sheila Ryan on December 20th, 2008 at 3:16 pm

    “Fresh” menudo. Oh, man. I’m meditating on the alternatives. “Store Manager’s Special” marked-down menudo?

  3. Daryl Scroggins on December 20th, 2008 at 5:23 pm

    Or, as they might actually describe it at Fiesta: “can menudo.”

  4. Sheila Ryan on December 20th, 2008 at 6:20 pm

    “Can menudo” calls to mind “colored TV”.

  5. Michael Smith on December 20th, 2008 at 6:46 pm

    Thank you, this made my day!

  6. India on December 21st, 2008 at 12:56 am

    Maybe I’ve had too much Moscato d’Asti, but “can menudo” is making me giggle. A lot.

  7. Cooper Renner on December 21st, 2008 at 11:32 am

    I like ‘can menudo’ too. Great letter, Daryl. ‘Speed-bump’ indeed.

  8. Rick Neece on December 21st, 2008 at 9:47 pm

    Happy Holidays, Scrogginses! A great story!

    A couple years ago, Danny spent all of New Year’s Day five steps from the bathroom–a bad egg for breakfast.

    All y’all in need of healing, heal quickly, OK?
    XOR

  9. Sheila Ryan on December 21st, 2008 at 9:58 pm

    “A bad egg for breakfast.”

  10. David Grossblatt on December 21st, 2008 at 10:46 pm

    Super with the usual poop reference

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