WHY TEXTING IN ORDER MATTERS

My husband and I rented a cottage

and our son agreed to join us in a few days.

I texted him to bring fuel for the fires,

as the evenings were chilly.

A few days later,

we heard that a relative had died

and I texted our son with the funeral arrangements.

Somehow, the messages got scrambled,

resulting in his receiving the texts

almost simultaneously

but in reverse order.

They read,

“Uncle’s funeral at crematorium 11:30 on Saturday” …

“Bring logs for the fire.”