National Blame Someone Else Day

National Blame Someone Else Day is SUPPOSED to be the first Friday the 13th of each year. Imagine my shock when I received a message on my wall (from my son) claiming that it is today! Someone has obviously made a mistake – but NOT ME! I am just reporting the facts. It will become obvious that I am not responsible for any of the following happenings

Forgotten/unfinished tasks:

1. Make my bed this morning

2. Get dressed

3. Comb my hair

4. Schedule a dentist’s appointment

5. Sign check sent to Keith

6. Knitted afghan I started in 1970.


Responsible Party

1. Dean –he wanted his lunch made this morning, and once I leave the room, I don’t go back.

2. President Obama – he wants us to conserve energy, and so I’m going to line dry my clothes as soon as my back stops hurting long enough for me to carry the laundry basket outside!

3. Leprechaun activity – they hid my comb and my brush, too!

4. This is without a doubt my dentist nephew Kevin’s fault! He failed to send me a reassuring post in regards to flossing which resulted in an increase in my level of dentophobia (aka PTSD)

5. Oprah Winfrey set the date for her final show, and announced it on the air while I was in the process of writing the check. Stunned beyond sensibility, I numbly placed the check in the envelope and mailed it.

6. Grandma Kellogg taught me to crochet first, then to knit, so I prefer crocheting! The afghan has accompanied me for the last 44 years. It was for my mother. She died in 2004, though – so that kind of took away the incentive to finish it!

Obviously, I am not responsible for any of these events.

There is one thing to consider about assigning blame. Blame assignments only last for 1 day. It's not my fault! Congress passed it as a rider to their Conservation of Energy bill.


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Breakfast cobbler

4 medium-sized apples, peeled and sliced
1/4 C. honey
1 t. cinnamon
2 T. butter, melted
2 C. granola cereal

Spray inside of Crock-Pot with nonstick spray. Place apples in slow cooker and mix in remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on low 7-9 hours, or overnight.

Don’t blame me if it’s too late for breakfast this morning – after all, this is not my fault! You could have started it last night.