My Wife was Pregnant Three Times at Age 50

You never grow too old for April Fools day jokes! April 1st was a Tuesday that year and I had an early morning dentist appointment. Sitting in the dentist office waiting area and I hear on the radio it was April Fools Day. I thought to myself I needed to come up with a joke this year. We have staff meetings on Tuesday mornings. After my dental appointment I arrived to staff meeting a little late. I am the new guy being on staff  less than a year. The other ministers were going around the room sharing what was going on in their areas. When it came to my turn here is what I came up with on the fly!

PART 1

The reason why I am late to staff this morning is I had to take my wife to the doctor. I paused for a moment for effects…..I don’t know how to really tell you this, and well it’s about Becky. Another pause…. we found out today …..she is pregnant! My wife was 5o at the time.

The room fell deathly silent with everyone starring at me in astonishment. Our Preschool/Children Minister looked at me and asked what was I going to do? The pastor was just starring with a blank look on his face! It was a very awkward few minutes!

I solemnly responded by saying….well the only thing i know to tell you is…. APRIL FOOLS!

The room fell apart and some were still in shock and others started laughing telling me that was the best April Fools they have ever heard. You just gotta love a good joke now and then.

Part 2

A short while later in staff meeting, all the support staff ladies always join us for calendar time. Once they were all settled I started off again with the same story about being late this morning and that we found out Becky was pregnant. The room became completely silent as they gazed at me in shock. My assistant asked what we were going to do and I let the cat out of the bag again and they went nuts! Not bad for the second time around!

Part 3

After staff meeting I was in the office hallway and the pastors wife came to meet us for lunch. The pastor took advantage of the joke and said “Rick, tell my wife what you and Becky found out today at the doctors office.”  He set me up perfect! I solemnly told here that Becky was pregnant! She asked if  I was kidding with this shocked and worried look! I responded again…APRIL FOOLS. She hit me in the chest with disgust!

Part 4 ( I should have stopped after Part 3)

Later that evening I was riding in the car WITH my wife Becky and someone called on her cell phone. It was the pastors wife asking Becky if I had told her about what I did today meaning about her being pregnant. I had not told my wife yet! She hung up and asked what I had done at staff meeting. How do I come up with this stuff on the fly? I looked at her solemnly and told her I had quit my job. I had enough and was tired of it all. We had only been there a year! She was in shock and quickly became worried and fretful. The exact same question came out of her mouth. “Rick, what are we going to do?” I responded by saying I guess there is nothing we can do since it is APRIL FOOLS.

I slept in the guest bedroom that night but what a day it was!

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