Jan Eliot's funny and irreverent Stone Soup follows the saga of an extended, blended family, starring two working-mom sisters living just across the fence from each other. Val and Joan share life with their opinionated mother, a middle-school diva and 10-year-old tomboy, a reclusive teenage boy, a wild preschooler and his new baby sister...and of course Wally, the ultimate nice guy who steps into his stepdad shoes with grace amid the chaos. Working-parent hassles, pre-school tantrums, middle-school angst, love and the single mom... it's all here in Stone Soup.
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ThomasThorn said, 5 months ago
women! :D
flagfly
said, 5 months ago
How about knocking first?
JDsg said, 5 months ago
Yes, and make sure your passport is still valid. You know, Peoria, France? ;)
ShadowBeast
said, 5 months ago
Shereally needs to learn when to shut up.
ghostkeeper said, 5 months ago
See, THIS is why men won’t talk to the women in their lives! I don’t say women can’t keep a secret, I don’t say men always do, but it’s usually a safe bet!
hltrim52 said, 5 months ago
The best way to keep a secret is to keep it to yourself and tell no one.
hltrim52 said, 5 months ago
Especially not a woman.
eieio2 said, 5 months ago
hey, ya’ll, this is sposed to b funny, not fodder for your fears
kaecispop said, 5 months ago
And they were worried that the kids would blow the surprise. They forgot to keep their own tongues in check.
whmIII said, 5 months ago
As I said: three cam keep a secret if two of them are dead.
kas300 said, 5 months ago
Jan Eliot’s going to scratch her head about some of these comments…
fbjsr said, 5 months ago
@hltrim52
But Wally had to check and see if they would watch the kids he had no choice.
Lori Jo Webster said, 5 months ago
My brother surprised his wife with their Honeymoon trip. She had no idea where they were going, and all the women in our family took great delight in making up ‘hints’ to a variety of locations. “Be sure to pack your coat”, “You took French in school, didn’t you?” and “All you’ll need is swimsuits”. About a week before the wedding, he finally told her what climate to pack for. After two days in Disneyland they boarded an early flight and it wasn’t until the plane was taking off that she discovered they were going to Hawaii for the rest of the trip.
lightenup
said, 5 months ago
Joan, yes you will need to dress up. I hear they have some really fancy Red Lobster’s there.
Gokie5 said, 5 months ago
@fbjsr
“But Wally had to check and see if they would watch the kids he had no choice.”
He could have told them he was taking Joan to Peoria.