Steve Franklin, Thank you so much for the lovely tribute to a Mother. Now I know why I am so tired at the end of a day. But all that work and care is done with love. > [Original Message] > From: Steve Franklin <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 5/8/2005 9:45:31 AM > Subject: [ROLL CALL] WHAT IS A MOTHER > > THE NEXT SURVIVOR SERIES: > > Six married men will be dropped on an island with one car and 4 kids > each for six weeks. > > Each kid will play two sports and either take music or dance classes. > > There is no fast food. > > Each man must take care of his 4 kids; keep his assigned house clean, > correct all homework, complete science projects, cook, do laundry, and > pay a list of "pretend" bills with not enough money. > > In addition...each man will have to budget in money for groceries each > week. > > Each man must also take each child to a doctor's appointment, a dentist > appointment, and an appointment for a haircut. He must also make > cookies or cupcakes for a social function. > > Each man will be responsible for decorating his own assigned house, > planting flowers outside and keep it presentable at all times. > > The men will only have access to television when the kids are asleep > and all chores are done. > > There is only one TV between them. > > Each father will be required to know all of the words to every stupid > song that comes on TV and the name of each and every repulsive character > on cartoons. > > The men must shave their legs, wear makeup daily, which they will apply > themselves either while driving or making four lunches. > > They must adorn themselves with jewelry, wear uncomfortable yet > stylish shoes, keep their nails polished and eyebrows groomed. > > During one of the six weeks, they will have to endure severe stomach > cramps, back aches, and have extreme, unexplained mood swings but > never once complain or slow down from other duties. > > They must attend weekly PTA meetings, church, and find time at least > once to spend the afternoon at the park or a similar setting. > > He will need to pray with the children each night, bathe them, dress > them, brush their teeth and comb their hair each morning by 7:00. > > A test will be given at the end of the six weeks, and each father will > be required to know all of the following information: each child's > birthday, height, weight, shoe size, clothes size and doctor's name. > Also the child's weight at birth, length, time of birth, and length of > labor, > each child's favorite color, middle name, > favorite snack, favorite song, favorite drink, favorite toy, biggest > fear and what they want to be when they grow up. > > They must clean up after their sick children at 3:00 a.m. and then > spend the remainder of the day tending to that child and waiting on > them hand and foot until they are better. > > Each man will have to make an Indian hut model with six toothpicks, > a tortilla and one marker; and get a 4 year old to eat a serving of peas. > > The kids vote them off the island based on performance. > > The last man wins only if ... he still has enough energy to be intimate with > his spouse at a moment's notice.. > > If the last man does win, he can play the game over and over and over > again for the next 18-25 years ... eventually earning the right to be called > > Mother! > > Happy Mother's Day!! > > > > ==== IRELAND-ROLL-CALLS Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the Ireland Roll Calls Mailing List > Search the list's archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ireland-roll-calls