New excerpt from The Shorter Version---page 148     I'LL TOUCH YOUR TRAP My son mentioned the other day that he wanted to hunt and trap. Imagine my concern when I came home and he appeared to be "cooking" his traps in black, waxy water on my stove. When I yelled at him to get out of my kitchen with his nasty mess, he informed me it was necessary to dye and wax the traps before he could use them.  I opened the freezer, thinking I would find something for dinner. I saw a sack I hadn't seen before. As I started to open it, I heard my son running and yelling. "Don't open that bag, Mom." "What's in there?" I questioned. "Mom, believe me, you don't want to know." I felt he was probably right, but I pursued the matter. "Well, Mom," he continued, "if you must know, it's spoiled meat." I think I screamed, "Why is it in the freezer now?" He bought boots and a shovel.  He also said he needed a pair of gloves because he didn't want to get his scent on the traps after he dipped them. This little hobby that he claims is going to make him rich, has cost me a fortune. Now I do have an edge on him.  When I tell him to take out the trash and he says he's busy, I just tell him, "Fine, I'll go touch your traps."

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Dr. Eldred Kelley
This book is a must read. Kathy is a Christian Erma Bombeck

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Reader Reviews for "The Shorter Version"

Reviewed by Lois Christensen	7/26/2008
Took it to the grocery store with me to wait on Friend Goldie. Read some of the writes, amazingly lifelike, true and funny. She writes it like it is in real life, amazingly the kids do cause lots of tension in the home, but she handles it great. So does her husband get in troulbe lots of time but explains his way out of it nicely. It is so rich in truth, concerns, problem solving, a must for all those who like good stories about families.

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