The Lumber Guy

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Dear LumberGuy,


Help! It’s nearly Mother’s Day and I need a gift for my
Mother-in-law. She has eleven kids and they all buy her
flowers. The Problem is that she hates gardening. I
want to do something really special. Got any
ideas?
“Stumped”

Dear Stumped:

All mother-in-laws love cats. Make her a mission style kitty litter box, or maybe one in the queen anne style with cabriole legs. If she doesn’t have a cat, make the box with a lid and drill air holes in it (near the top). Now you have a combination kitty litter/cat carrier. Give it to her with a cat inside. She’ll be the envy of the vet’s waiting room and you’re sure to get orders for more from other mother-in-laws. At worst, if she doesn’t like it, she’ll give you the silent treatment for six months.

I made one for my neighbor, Thorgerta Helgersen, hoping she’d get the hint about her cats using the wood shavings on my garage floor. I found it later at a church rummage sale next to the macramé plant hangers. They called it a pet casket and charged me $5.00 to buy it. I think I might just use it that way, if I could only catch one of Thorgerta's cats.

LumberGuy

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