The wayfarers

We hosted two Sisters from the Daughters of St. Paul this weekend, and an hour and a half into their return drive, their 20 year old van died.  As they were waiting for us to come and pick them up, they decided to walk to an Applebee’s because they had a gift card.  Sr. B plugged in the address she had found in her phone’s GPS and they set off.  As they neared their destination, they were puzzled because they found themselves in the middle of a residential neighborhood.  Then they realized that the address that had been given them was for a Mr. & Mrs. Applebee.  !!

We had a good laugh about it, but are indeed wondering if Mr. & Mrs. Applebee end up having many turn around in their driveway.

Which emperor?

Yes, this conversation really did happen.

Sr. A: Do we have the Emperor’s Club in our library?

Sr. B: Who’s in it?

Sr. C: Calvin Klein.

Sr. D: No, it’s Kevin Kline.

Sr. A: Yes, Calvin Klein is in The Emperor’s New Clothes.

His name is . . .

Sr. Sarah lost her voice for the whole of Advent.  At one point, she went into the chapel and held up a sign that said: “His name is John.”

It didn’t work.  

The pastor asks

Our pastor was looking at this statue yesterday and posed the question: “What do you think the spiritual significance is of Joseph looking one way and Mary the other?”

Sr. Rachel immediately responded: “Joseph is looking for an inn . . . and Mary is looking for an out.”

Sign of sleep loss

One of our Sisters has been “burning the midnight oil” working on our Christmas newsletter so she could get it to the printer before Thanksgiving.  Her sleep deprivation showed at dinner when she said, “The printer is at the newsletter!”

Washers that might blow up

Our newest postulant is from Iraq.  When she found out we had a Samsung washer in the basement that might blow up anytime, she quipped: “I really don’t want to live with a bomb in the basement of my house.”

Me either, for that matter.

Entertainment is coming

You know the Sisters are planning something for entertainment tonight when you see one trying a colander on her head.  This should be good.

All that money

Sister A and Sister B are discussing at breakfast the salary of one of the Big 10 coaches.

Sister A: “$7 million is way too much for a coach’s salary!”

Sister B: “Well, you don’t know what he’s doing with that money.  I make 5 million for my teaching job, and I don’t see most of it.”

Strong stuff

One of our Sisters recently had a cup of expresso.  When she came home, she remarked, “Whoa, it could knock you off your socks.  . . .  Is that how that goes?”

Enunciate clearly

Always be careful to enunciate when leaving a message on an answering machine.

Sr. Sarah checks the machine and hears this message from Sr. Mary Z. (who cares for elderly women): “Adelle has died, and I’m wondering if you could find a couple of guys to drag her into the woods.”

Sr. Sarah: !!!???

Sr. Sarah proceeds to call Sr. Mary Z. who clarifies: “No, a doe has died in our backyard and I need help getting it out of there.”