Tomatoes

I am sure you thought - what a dumb title for a blog entry but it did catch your attention. So just read on.

Over the past few years, I have developed a small problem with handling tomatoes.

It all started when my mother in law came to stay with us, so I must put the blame on her. :)

I think she cursed my perfect handling abilities because this has never happened to me before this day. The story goes - I was in the kitchen starting to make dinner for everyone. My mother in law came into the kitchen and started to hover over me. I am sure that I was perfectly pleasant about the many directions I was getting on how to prepare dinner.

Anyway, as I was preparing dinner I reached into the refrigerator to get some tomatoes and it happened.... I dropped them. Yep, they slipped completely out of my hand. The next thing I remember was hearing a crashing sound and then everything turned red. I mean everything. My clothes, the floor, the cupboards, the rug, the fridge everything. We are still finding stuff with tomatoe juice on them. Because my mother in law was close by, I blamed her and still do to this day.

Since the day of the tragedy this has been a repeated problem. At one point, I just started to laugh (well maybe a swear word here and there as well) but what else can I say.

In case you are ever in the mood to drop tomatoes, here are some interesting facts:

1. IF you drop a mason jar of tomatoes at the top of your stairs, it will bounce once before it breaks and explodes. It does turn your carpet a pretty color so if you need new carpet just drop tomatoes on it. You may be surprised at the new color.


2. NO tomatoes do not come out of white t-shirts. Believe me - my wife is a laundry fanatic and she cannot get them out.


3. IF you drop a jar of tomatoes on a hard wood floor, tomatoes can fly up to 10 feet high. Yes, ten feet!!!! If you ever look at the ceiling in my kitchen and notice a couple of red spots, well, now you know why.


4. YES tomatoes will stain quickly. I recommend you have paper towels and comet cleanser close by. You will need to act quickly.