Table of Contents
Introduction 1
1 Domestic Disasters
1 A Twin Bath Shannon McCarty 5
2 Hungry Like a Wolf Tina Koenig 8
3 No Need for Carving Gail Molsbee Morris 11
4 A Plague of joy Heidi Allen 15
5 Confessions of a Lunch Maker Kim Reynolds 18
6 The Wrong Bag Kimber Krochmal 20
7 A Bittersweet Victory Becky Lewellen Povich 23
8 Mending Fences Robert Campbell 27
9 Making a Splash Kathleen Gerard 30
10 Pickled Egg Surprise Jeannie Dotson 33
2 Happily Ever Laughter
11 Challenged Toni-Michelle Nell 36
12 Surviving the Honeymoon Robin Jankiewicz 39
13 The Getaway Caleb Jennings Breakey 43
14 Taking His Measure Tsgoyna Tanzman 47
15 The Lottery Robert Campbell 50
16 Put On Something Else Cindy D'Ambroso Argiento 53
17 Perfect Ernie Witham 55
18 Social Secretary Ilah Breen 58
19 Married to a Metrosexual Delia Lloyd 61
20 Husband Instruction Manual, David Martin 65
21 It Takes a Licking, Manley Fisher 68
3 Can't Believe I Did That
22 Too Hot for Chicken Pamela Gilsenan 72
23 Incident at Elk Lake Rachel Dunstan Midler 75
24 The Scam Barbara LoMonaco 78
25 The Art of Parenting Jane M. Choate 81
26 The Moonlit Kayak Marta A. Oppenheimer 83
27 The Most Expensive Bike Ever Barbara Nicks 88
28 Ooh La La Adrienne Townsend 92
29 Adventure for Two Emily Oot 95
30 A Day at the Beach Barbara LoMonaco 99
31 Nowhere to Go J. M. Penfold 102
4 Doggone Funny
32 The Great Table Caper Ann Denise Karson 106
33 I Saved a Dog Julie Theel 110
34 Masked Bandits John M. Scanlan 113
35 Bringing Up the Rear Gail MacMillan 116
36 Lead Me Not… Joei Carlton Hossack 119
37 The Battle for the Sheep Pillow Sally A. Breslin 120
38 A Hot Dog Jennifer McMurrain 123
39 Wonder Dog Jan Bono 125
40 Cold Crime Sharon Love Cook 128
41 Tim Russell Is in Hiding Jane Marie Allen Farmer 131
5 My Crazy Family
42 Matt, Mitts and Magic Mary Shotwell 135
43 The Zamboni Michael Sullivan 138
44 Men in Training Barbara LoMonaco 142
45 Body Language Amy Newmark 145
46 The Ugly Elf Tradition Karen M. Leet 147
47 Last Laugh Cheryl MacDonald 149
48 Number Two Carrie M. Leach 153
49 The Gift of Love Janell Michael 155
50 The Ballot Box Felice Prager 157
51 Almost Perfect Heather Rodin 160
6 Holiday Hiccups
52 Home Invasion Monika LaPlante 165
53 O Wholly Overwhelming Night Katie O'Connell 168
54 It's the Thought that Counts Mike Morin 171
55 The Ghost of Turkeys Past Joyce Laird 174
56 Having Mercy Teresa Ambord 177
57 Ho Ho Ho, Ouch! D'ette Corona 179
58 Wild Kingdom Joyce Laird 182
59 Striking Chaos Shannon Kernaghan 186
60 How I Spent My Christmas Vacation Cindy Hval 189
61 Cops and Mummers Annabel Sheila 192
7 That Was Embarrassing
62 Green Salami Patty Hansen 197
63 Bad Hair Day Heather Davis 201
64 Damaged Goods April Knight 203
65 The Smell of Love Rat Mitchell 206
66 Click Cathi LaMarche 209
67 Badger Meatloaf Mitchell Kyd 212
68 Clueless Gretchen Schiller 214
69 Field Trip Fiasco Ron Kaiser, Jr. 217
70 My White Christmas Sleigh Joyce MacBeth Morehouse 221
71 I Love Lucy Gina Farella Howley 223
8 Getting Catty
72 At the Mall Heather Rae Rodin 228
73 The Great Escape Eileen Melia Hession 231
74 Yoga Cat Dena Harris 235
75 Tommy Bangs Shampoo Karla Brown 238
76 Crazy Cat Lady Liane Kupferberg Carter 241
77 Frankie and Squirrelzilla Butch Holcombe 244
78 Guilty Steps, Harriet Cooper 247
79 Trick or Feat Janet Ramsdell Rockey 250
80 A Tale of Two Suckers Leslie C. Schneider 253
81 This Is Who I Am Marijo Herndon 257
9 Senior Moments
82 A Dog's Prayer Harriet E. Michael 261
83 Another Mega-Sized Idea Ernie Witham 264
84 The Great Escape Mary Lovstad 267
85 The Reluctant Triathlete Brian Staff 270
86 The Other Toy Story Alison Shelton 274
87 What Goes Up Jeanie Jacobson 277
88 Personal Magnetism Linda S. Clare 281
89 Tunnel of Love Marianne Fosnow 284
90 A Second Chance at Love Gwen Daye 287
91 Road Trip Julia M. Toto 289
10 It's All Relative
92 Catastrophe Jody Lebel 294
93 Papa's Arms Del Howison 298
94 What's so Funny? Peggy Purser Freeman 300
95 The Wrinkled One Patt Hollinger Pickett 302
96 A Traditional Norwegian Christmas Mark Leiren-Young 305
97 All's Fan… Sara Matson 308
98 Canadian Winters Are Not for Fashionistas Sheri Gammon Dewling 312
99 Glam-ma's Red Christmas Suit Francine L. Billingslea 315
100 Grandparents' Day Miriam Hill 318
101 Manners Mishap Stephanie Davenport 320
Meet Our Contributors 323
Meet Amy Newmark 336
About Chicken Soup for the Soul 338
