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Nanny's Public Relations Issue...


Well, as my mother, the girls' "Nanny," is heading our way very soon, I thought I would give her the heads up that she has a PR problem with this one. Here she is with a granola bar from Mimi.

So, here's the story. The other day while I was making dinner, the girls were digging around in the canned goods cabinet- which used to be a microwave cart. They were pulling out cans, singing some little ditty and putting them back.

Now, don't get me wrong, some where in the back of my mind was the thought that this was not a good idea, but hey, it was getting me a few minutes to finish up before My Man was due home.

Then, the littlest girl started walking around carrying a can and saying, "Nanny, Nanny." I thought, "hmmm, that's veird." She continued on like this for 3 minutes or so before I finally gave her my full attention to try and figure out what she was going on about. I looked closely at the can and saw this:





Tee hee, the tiny one thinks that Nanny is the Contadina lady on the tomato paste! How cute and sweet and all that stuff.

The next thing I know, yep, she drops the can right on her stumpy little foot and screams, "Nanny boo boo, Nanny boo boo."

Good luck with that one Nanny-boo boo.

Comments

nanny said…
Oh my God! She is right. Nanny is the Contadina Lady! And I thought I had kept my secret all these years. I'm outed..... I am sorry for the boo-boo, maybe a few green and red Italian M & Ms will make up for the accident. Hopefully Zoe won't spread her discovery around too much. The Italians may frown at the Polish woman on their tomatoes. Ciao! Bambina fatto me ridero! or some such thing.
June 9, 2007 at 2:04 PM
Anonymous said…
Hey V-Fam ...... I don't know if I mentioned I have been following along on your capers or not yet. I can't keep track of anything! My blog would not be nearly as exciting (mostly whining about work and pictures of my cat if I had to guess). Sadly, it seems the only contact I keep with people these days is this and myspace (yes, I'm embarrassed that I am on there, but it does come in handy). Keep up the good work ;)
Tina
June 10, 2007 at 2:54 PM
mimi and papa said…
The little engine has a future in advertising. That she has uncovered Nanny's secret may land her a career as an agent of sorts. Just think of all the mysteries she could solve with her eye for "truth in advertising". Hope you are all enjoying Nanny Contadina and her partners in world travel! Enjoy! Can't wait for the next installment of ........"As the Pasta Boils."
June 15, 2007 at 11:11 PM
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