A small child had to die so you could have that plant. Are you happy now?

Jan 11, 2008 08:19

My mom wanted one thing for Christmas--a large jade plant. I emailed Madeleine and told her to purchase said plant and we could split the cost. Madeleine failed to purchase the plant. Hillary did some sleuthing but didn't find jade plants at the local stores.

My Mom's birthday occurs conveniently on the twelfth day of Christmas , so we decided to celebrate on New Year's Day before Jeff and I flew back to California. Dad dispatched us to the store with orders to purchase a cake. Madeleine declared that while Hillary and I were buying a cake, she would take care of the jade plant.

Our heroine went into Lowe's and used her womanly charms on the first two associates she found in the garden department. They told her that "Steve" was who she needed to talk to.

Madeleine stood in the aisle, waiting, when she was interrupted by a wailing scream. A horrible, blood-curdling wail.

She stuck her head around the corner and saw a man screaming and crying inconsolably on the ground.

Then her first two Lowe's associates walked up and told her that was "Steve" and his grandchild had just died at the hospital.

No, no one else but Steve could identify a jade plant by sight.

So Madeleine was left to pick up every single plant in the store and look for a tag identifying it as the elusive jade plant.

ri, mocking madeleine, mom

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