The South Marysburgh Mirror Druella Acantha Malvina’s Column Gem for the month: Digging a hole is the only job where you can start at the top. A Christmas Love Story There was a couple who was madly in love. Christmas was quickly approaching and the wife wanted to hang the Christmas lights on the front porch. When the husband decided he wanted to help, they argued about how, when and where they should be put. The argument became heated and they decided to part ways before things got ug- ly. Later, the husband decided to apologize. So he wrote his wife a note saying he was sorry for the way he treated her. He said he had hung the lights for her and would be back later. The wife got the note and wrote one of her own. She said she also felt sorry and | d for Out of the Mouths of Babes... A mother was driving with her three young children one warm evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of them stood up and waved. She was stark naked! As the mother was reeling from the shock, her five-year-old shouted from the back seat, “Mom, that lady isn’t wearing her seat belt.” Exit line: If you have a lot of tension and you get a headache, do what it says on the Aspirin bottle: take two and keep away from children. her behavior. She thanked her husband for his apol- ogy and said she was going to wash his truck to make up for it. She had to grocery shop and would be back later. A neighbor who had heard the argument witnessed how this couple had solved their prob- lem. The Christmas lights hung in a bundle from a single hook. The truck was in the swimming pool. The couple had a Merry Christmas and lived happily ever after. Has Our Education Really Got this Bad? Eye have a spelling chequer It came with my pea sea It plainly marques for my revue Miss steaks eye kin knot sea Eye strike a key and type a word And weight four it two say Weather eye am rong oar write It shows me strait a weigh As soon as a mist ache is maid It nose bee fore two long And eye can put the error rite Its rare lea ever rong. Eye have run this pome threw it | am shor your pleased two no Its letter perfect awl the weigh My chequer tolled me sew. Hicks’ General Store Milford 613.476.5258 ATM Ice Groceries Gasoline Newspapers BBQ Propane Tank Exchange Hours Monday to Saturday - 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday - 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Interac, Visa & MasterCard Accepted The Mirror’s email address is: themirror@kos.net Visit the Mirror’s swish new website at: www.southmarysburghmirror.com