Burnt Biscuits

LakerDad · 11-05-2009, 09:41 PM

Burned Biscuits

When I was a little boy, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then.

And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work.

On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned biscuits in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my dad did was reach for his biscuit, smile at my mom and ask me how my day was at school. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that biscuit and eat every bite! When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits. And I'll never forget what he said: "Baby, I love burned biscuits."

Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he really liked his biscuits burned.

He wrapped me in his arms and said, "Your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she's real tired.

And besides - a little burnt biscuit never hurt anyone!"

You know, life is full of imperfect things....and imperfect people. I'm not the best housekeeper or cook.

What I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each other's faults - and choosing to celebrate each other's differences - is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship.

And that's my prayer for you today. That you will learn to take the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of your life and lay them at the feet of God. Because in the end, He's the only One who will be able to give you a relationship where a burnt biscuit isn't a deal-breaker!

SwedeSteve · 11-05-2009, 09:56 PM

Good points to remember !! But there was no humor...

mitchr · 11-06-2009, 06:02 PM

Yes sir!! My childhood sweetheart & I have 52 years behind us, proving that story.

LakerDad · 11-06-2009, 09:09 PM

Okay, I'm sorry that it didn't really have any funny stuff, but when i found this this in my emails, I thought it might cheer someone up like it did me, I know that some times words can go the wrong way when said in the wrong manner and I remembered what my dad said about my mom's pecan pie she made one Sunday afternoon---about the crust being chewy and not up to "snuff", I told her that it beat the best in most places I knew of. It just made me smile to remember... mom was the Best!
I will try to get some funny ones, seems like the old ones are coming back around where I'm at

hope you all have a Great weekend!

LakerDad · 11-06-2009, 09:23 PM

We try to keep him out of the kitchen.

Last time he cooked he burned the salad.

Okay, My Dad was the only one I knew to cook a hot dog or bacon to the point of over cooked.... now that's funny unless you were us [my brother Rick and me] when we were "straving" back when my mom was in the hospital delivering my youngest brother Mark. Dad could burn water!!!!!!! now that's funny! [what do you call corn on the cob on the Indian reservation?] I'll check back later...............

picken and a grinen...yee haw

ArkansasHunter · 11-06-2009, 10:29 PM

My Mother held a job and when she came home from work she slaved over a stove to feed us a decent meal.

LakerDad after reading your story it occured to me we never thanked my mom for many things she did for us.
I guess as kids we took her for granted.

Anyway thanks for the nice story...I can't recall my Mother burning anything right now, though
LOL

When I say my final prayers for the night I will ask Jesus to give her a message from me.

Thank you Mother for all the things you did for us, that we took for granted.

LakerDad · 11-06-2009, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArkansasHunter

My Mother held a job and when she came home from work she slaved over a stove to feed us a decent meal.
LakerDad after reading your story it occured to me we never thanked my mom for many things she did for us.
I guess as kids we took her for granted.
Anyway thanks for the nice story...I can't recall my Mother burning anything right now, though
LOL
When I say my final prayers for the night I will ask Jesus to give her a message from me.
Thank you Mother for all the things you did for us, that we took for granted.

Thanks a bunch AH, we all have fond memories I'm sure! Special thoughts and Prayers to each of our parents and Grandparents as well! Thanks for taken care of us and the love you gave us! God Bless

LefthandShooter · 11-08-2009, 12:36 PM

I get off work at 1:00, pick up the son from school and then have supper ready for when the wife arrives home at 5:30-6.

It is the least I can do since I am no longer allowed near the washing machine, and only allowed to use the vac cleaner under her supervision.

Marine4TheKing · 11-11-2009, 12:41 PM

Thank you LakerDad, Good food for thought. (no pun intended)

dog party · 11-11-2009, 09:44 PM

That's a great story LakerDad. Thanks for sharing that and God bless you and yours.

gunnut2u · 11-12-2009, 08:08 AM

great story Lakerdad , brightned up my day !

R5CYA · 11-12-2009, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArkansasHunter

I can't recall my Mother burning anything right now, though

moms don't burn anything!
sometimes you get well done or extra crispy style though.

Windwalker · 11-12-2009, 02:41 PM

Thanks for posting this. Hope we can all be more helpful and understanding toward Mom.

White Rook · 11-12-2009, 02:43 PM

Welcome back Windwalker I haven't seen you around for awhile...

JG12gauge · 11-12-2009, 04:02 PM

Totally true

Slow Go · 11-12-2009, 06:14 PM

My wife and I recently attained our 50th anniversary. We were teenagers when we married, as dumb as any others. But TWO things I knew in my gut from day one was SHE COULD NOT COOK very well. Lousy, in fact. But, point two, I was bright enough to understand that if I gripped about the chow when she had done her very best (after all, she had to eat it too!) I would be crushing her spirit in ways that would end up biting me in the butt!

So, I have always eaten whatever she sat before me and bragged on it. (Sometimes SHE gagged, but I would NOT!) And it worked; today she is one of the very best cooks I have ever experienced, MUCH better than my mother ever was! At this moment she's in the kitchen finishing up a meal around venison. It's one of her very best dinners, I can hardly wait!

At 69 and 67, we are no longer young. Sometimes she looks in her mirror and moans at what the years have done to her once pretty face and trim body. I just say she still looks 17 to me. Easy lie to tell, costs me nothing, but it sure seems to cheer the old gal up. I still like doing that and I have not the slightest fear that God will punish me for a lie told in love.

Pats on the back are nice for us. Nice for other people too and we often get good payback.

MRone · 11-12-2009, 10:14 PM

Hear I sit broken hearted wanted to laugh but only farted.......

11-05-2009, 09:41 PM	#1
LakerDad Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central Missouri Posts: 507	Burnt Biscuits Burned Biscuits When I was a little boy, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work. On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned biscuits in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my dad did was reach for his biscuit, smile at my mom and ask me how my day was at school. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that biscuit and eat every bite! When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits. And I'll never forget what he said: "Baby, I love burned biscuits." Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he really liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said, "Your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she's real tired. And besides - a little burnt biscuit never hurt anyone!" You know, life is full of imperfect things....and imperfect people. I'm not the best housekeeper or cook. What I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each other's faults - and choosing to celebrate each other's differences - is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship. And that's my prayer for you today. That you will learn to take the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of your life and lay them at the feet of God. Because in the end, He's the only One who will be able to give you a relationship where a burnt biscuit isn't a deal-breaker!

11-05-2009, 09:56 PM	#2
SwedeSteve Suspected Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Anchortown, Alaska Posts: 23,576 Images: 1	Good points to remember !! But there was no humor... __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

11-06-2009, 09:09 PM	#4
LakerDad Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central Missouri Posts: 507	Okay, I'm sorry that it didn't really have any funny stuff, but when i found this this in my emails, I thought it might cheer someone up like it did me, I know that some times words can go the wrong way when said in the wrong manner and I remembered what my dad said about my mom's pecan pie she made one Sunday afternoon---about the crust being chewy and not up to "snuff", I told her that it beat the best in most places I knew of. It just made me smile to remember... mom was the Best! I will try to get some funny ones, seems like the old ones are coming back around where I'm at hope you all have a Great weekend!
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11-06-2009, 10:29 PM	#6
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas. Posts: 17,217	My Mother held a job and when she came home from work she slaved over a stove to feed us a decent meal. LakerDad after reading your story it occured to me we never thanked my mom for many things she did for us. I guess as kids we took her for granted. Anyway thanks for the nice story...I can't recall my Mother burning anything right now, though LOL When I say my final prayers for the night I will ask Jesus to give her a message from me. Thank you Mother for all the things you did for us, that we took for granted. __________________ IN GOD WE TRUST NRA MEMBER

11-08-2009, 12:36 PM	#8
LefthandShooter Got Jesus? Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Northeastern Ohio Posts: 4,354 Blog Entries: 2	I get off work at 1:00, pick up the son from school and then have supper ready for when the wife arrives home at 5:30-6. It is the least I can do since I am no longer allowed near the washing machine, and only allowed to use the vac cleaner under her supervision. __________________ May God give us the wisdom & strength to live our lives in a manner that will be pleasing unto Him.

11-06-2009, 06:02 PM	#3
mitchr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 109	Yes sir!! My childhood sweetheart & I have 52 years behind us, proving that story.

11-06-2009, 09:23 PM	#5
LakerDad Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central Missouri Posts: 507	We try to keep him out of the kitchen. Last time he cooked he burned the salad. Okay, My Dad was the only one I knew to cook a hot dog or bacon to the point of over cooked.... now that's funny unless you were us [my brother Rick and me] when we were "straving" back when my mom was in the hospital delivering my youngest brother Mark. Dad could burn water!!!!!!! now that's funny! [what do you call corn on the cob on the Indian reservation?] I'll check back later............... picken and a grinen...yee haw

11-11-2009, 12:41 PM	#9
Marine4TheKing Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Tucson,Az Posts: 100	Thank you LakerDad, Good food for thought. (no pun intended) __________________ Live your life so well, That when you die, Even the undertaker will cry!

11-11-2009, 09:44 PM	#10
dog party Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 275	That's a great story LakerDad. Thanks for sharing that and God bless you and yours.

11-12-2009, 08:08 AM	#11
gunnut2u Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Missouri-firearms,USA Posts: 986	great story Lakerdad , brightned up my day ! __________________ I might not be playing with a full deck... But I am playing with a full clip!!! (gunnut2u)

11-12-2009, 02:41 PM	#13
Windwalker Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 6,100	Thanks for posting this. Hope we can all be more helpful and understanding toward Mom. __________________ America: Love it and protect it or leave it In God I Trust

11-12-2009, 02:43 PM	#14
White Rook Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: South West Ohio Posts: 2,109	Welcome back Windwalker I haven't seen you around for awhile... __________________ USAF SSgt 80-86 IN GOD WE TRUST NRA MEMBER

11-12-2009, 04:02 PM	#15
JG12gauge Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Athol Idaho (northern part) Posts: 562	Totally true __________________ Idiots are like slinkies they are completely useless but its nice to see them fall off the stairs.

11-12-2009, 06:14 PM	#16
Slow Go Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: South Western NC Posts: 30	My wife and I recently attained our 50th anniversary. We were teenagers when we married, as dumb as any others. But TWO things I knew in my gut from day one was SHE COULD NOT COOK very well. Lousy, in fact. But, point two, I was bright enough to understand that if I gripped about the chow when she had done her very best (after all, she had to eat it too!) I would be crushing her spirit in ways that would end up biting me in the butt! So, I have always eaten whatever she sat before me and bragged on it. (Sometimes SHE gagged, but I would NOT!) And it worked; today she is one of the very best cooks I have ever experienced, MUCH better than my mother ever was! At this moment she's in the kitchen finishing up a meal around venison. It's one of her very best dinners, I can hardly wait! At 69 and 67, we are no longer young. Sometimes she looks in her mirror and moans at what the years have done to her once pretty face and trim body. I just say she still looks 17 to me. Easy lie to tell, costs me nothing, but it sure seems to cheer the old gal up. I still like doing that and I have not the slightest fear that God will punish me for a lie told in love. Pats on the back are nice for us. Nice for other people too and we often get good payback. Last edited by Slow Go; 11-12-2009 at 06:27 PM.

11-12-2009, 10:14 PM	#17
MRone Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 17	Hear I sit broken hearted wanted to laugh but only farted.......