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A re-run of my dad’s humor cards. They make me chuckle all over again – so I hope you enjoy them whether it’s the first time or second (first posted on 1/2/22).

The backstory: My dad was a Presbyterian pastor for 40 years. He kept a well curated stack of humor cards – little stories he heard, found or saw and then typed onto 5×7 cards. Then he wrote in the margins when he used that particular item. His humor was often an easy way to settle in to something deeper – by laughing and thinking about the buried truth in these little nuggets, it paved the way to an open heart.

School Excuses

Favorite excuses written by parents to principals.

• Please excuse Lisa from school yesterday. She was sick so I had her shot.
• I hope you will excuse John for being absent Jan 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and also 33.
• Please excuse Tommy for being absent yesterday. He had diarrhea and his boots leak.
• Dear Mr. Thomas, Jennifer missed school yesterday for a good reason. We forgot to get the Sunday paper off the porch, and when we found it Monday, we thought it was Sunday.

I believe these were first published in an Ann Landers column.

Since we are (hopefully) going back to school this week, I thought I’d post these favorite excuses written by parents to principals. I believe these were first published in an Ann Landers column.

• Please excuse Lisa from school yesterday. She was sick so I had her shot.
• I hope you will excuse John for being absent Jan 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and also 33.
• Please excuse Tommy for being absent yesterday. He had diarrhea and his boots leak.
• Dear Mr. Thomas, Jennifer missed school yesterday for a good reason. We forgot to get the Sunday paper off the porch, and when we found it Monday, we thought it was Sunday.

Hoping no one mistakes Monday for Sunday this week. 🙂