Wouldn't hurt to pick up a shovel..........

Another story from my sister.........

This is a favorite in our family and we say it on a regular basis.   Mom lived at Twin River Estates in Terrace for the last 18 or so years of her life.  She moved there when she was 76 years old until she was 93.  She helped out with many chores over the years like sweeping the carports, cleaning the meeting room, and any type of extra yard work that needed doing.  She liked to keep busy. She also kept a good eye on everyone else from her condo windows to make sure they were doing their share.   One fellow in particular was a big talker but she felt he didn't do much to help out and it was mostly the ladies who lived there that gave a helping hand.  When we would go to visit her and she would see him wandering around she would repeat the common complaint that this fellow was lazy and she would say "it wouldn't hurt him to pick up a shovel"  So now in our family when someone is not being helpful one of us  will pipe up    "It wouldn't hurt him to pick up a shovel"    or    "it wouldn't hurt me to pick up a shovel. Then we have a good laugh about remembering Mother saying that on many occasions. 

Every time we laugh about this we can hear mother saying it............and you know, it never gets any less funny!  :-)

Cheerio,