Move Over Dr. Suess !

There is an ice cream shop in the next town called Mayberry. It has been there for many, many years. From time to time it has been sold and each new owner applied their own spin to it, but no matter what other items they may have offered, multiple kinds of ice cream have been the constant.

Some time back I went there with one of my brothers and his family. When we arrived, there was only one booth left open, so that is where we sat. Everything was clean and neat, with one small exception. On one side of the table, the booth seat had a GIANT hole in the middle of it. The seats in general had great deep cushions, but in this one, the vinyl and the padding were gone in the center, down to the wooden part of it as if some monster had taken a big bite out !

Our solution was that me and my little niece would sit on that side, one of us on either side of the hole. 😂

We all had our cones of ice cream and a great time visiting. When it was time to go, I lifted my niece over the hole and into the aisle and THEN.... I pretended I was stuck in the hole and couldn't get up. The kids grabbed my hands and did a fine job of pulling me out. whew

The next morning as I was baking cakes at home, a poem wrote itself in my head, so I wrote it down, typed it up and mailed it to my brother's house. Below is what they received.

A Poem

Inspired by the seat in the booth at Mayberry Gone Country

We were only gonna stay

     For just a few minutes

Have a little ice cream

     With Heath Bar chunks in it

But when we were done

     All full and feeling merry

I got stuck in the hole

      In the seat at Mayberry

I wiggled and jiggled

     I couldn't get up

I pulled and I tugged

     But my bottom was stuck

And just when I thought

     I'd be there forever

My friends gathered round

     And all pulled together

Then after a minute

     It seemed like a lot

My bottom came loose

      With a great big POP !

So next time you go

      Take some friends, eight or nine

Cause just when you're ready to go

     You might find

You're stuck in the hole

            in the seat

                     at Mayberry

😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

My Sis-in-Law later told me that they laughed and laughed and they all took turns reading it out loud, every day, for many days.

Hope my poem made you smile and I also hope you are all getting started on a very happy weekend.

Love you !

Jacey

A little art snippit to see you out happily ( yes ! I did that)

good times with family.... the most wonderful thing in the world