Score One for Mrs. Mamie Lee

I’ve told y’all story after story about Old Man Henry and the good-natured ribbing he’s always giving his wife. Well, turnabout is fair play, girls, and it seems Mrs. Mamie is getting pretty good at the game herself.

First a little back story: Mrs. Mamie has been having a few weak spells, nothing really serious, but our local doctor thought she should have it checked out just to be on the safe side. He set her up with a specialist in Memphis. Mr. Henry drove her up to the appointment.

Mrs. Mamie told me she took an instant liking to the new doctor. He was a big old bear of a man with a sweet smile and a down to earth manner. He even hit it off with Mr. Henry. It didn’t take the doctor long to figure out that Old Man Henry’s bark is worse than his bite.

After a long day of tests, Mrs. Mamie met the doctor back in the examining room. She even managed to pry her results out of him while Mr. Henry was in the bathroom. I’m happy to report that they were all good but I’m still surprised at what happened next. It took some doing, but Mrs. Mamie actually talked that busy doctor into helping her play a joke on her husband.

The two of them went into their act just as they heard Mr. Henry round the corner into the room.

“Mrs. Mamie,” the doctor said seriously. “Your test results all look good. I believe we’ll be able to adjust a couple of your medications like we spoke of earlier and tend to your little problem. ‘

Mrs. Mamie thanked him and was reaching for her purse when he added, “However, I’m not sure I like the way your husband looks.”

“That’s okay,” Mrs. Mamie said, “I don’t either, but he’s real handy around the house!”

Hugs, Shellie