Tammi's World

I've Created A Monster

I forgot to tell you this little story from my weekend home for Mama Vi's birthday a few weeks back.

Mama Vi has a computer. And she knows how to email.

Sorta.

Anyway as soon as I arrived that Friday night she said there was something she needed me to show her how to do.

She wanted to write a letter.

So I ask if she wanted to email it or print it out and pony express it.

She wanted to type and print out a "real letter".

Okay.

So I show her how to pull up word. Then how easy it is once it's up.

Viola. A letter.

She was tickled pink. I was happy cause, well, Mama Vi was happy.

Before I left on Sunday she asked me if I wanted to know WHY she wanted to know how to write/type a letter and who she was going to send it to.

Well of course I did.

Seems Mama Vi is writing a letter to Coach Weis. Of Notre Dame fame.

You see, we are a big ND family. When Charlie Weis was named as the next coach at the University Mama checked him out. He came through with very high marks.

*A family man
*Christian
*Good coaching record.

Yep - a winner in Mama's book.

Until that damned 60 minutes interview. Now, I didn't see it but from what I understand there was some talk about him swearin' and such.

Well, Mama Vi will have NONE of that. So she was planning on writing him a letter letting him know how disappointed she is in him and how he is now "off her list".

I'm hoping I hid my reaction well, but I doubt it. I'm pretty sure my jaw was on the table.

She went on to explain that as a Coach at a Christian University he should know better. Plus, he's a smart man. He can find better words to convey his thoughts and feelings than swear words. It's unacceptable. Unacceptable Period.

Finally, as my mind came to terms with the fact that she was really gonna do this I simply reminded her that people in glass houses should not throw stones.

She reminded me that SHE does not swear.

I reminded her that her DAUGHTER does. Like a sailor.

That was a huge tactical error on my part. Let me just put that out there.....

Have I ever told you the reason Mama Vi doesn't read my site? Yeah, she says I come across like a - are you ready for this? A Redneck Whore.

Lovely.

Yeah, so being a somewhat sometimes smart gal, I decided this was one battle I was not going to win.

Gee - I wonder what Charlie thought when he got his mail???

Posted by Tammi at November 7, 2006 05:08 AM | TrackBack