Eight-year-old Daniel heard his grandmother tell his mother that a football was needed for the family dinner Sunday night.©OFFICEJOKES.NET

Daniel couldn't imagine why, but if he could help grandma prepare the meal, he would. But he didn't have a football, so he went over to Greg's house and traded 50 baseball cards for an old deflated football.©OFFICEJOKES.NET

He pumped it up, shined it and placed it on the kitchen table waiting for grandma to discover it.©OFFICEJOKES.NET

''Daniel!'' his mother exclaimed, ''You know Grandma is cooking tonight. Please put your things where they belong!''©OFFICEJOKES.NET

Daniel was holding back the tears, ''But it's for Grandma! She said she needed a football for dinner.''©OFFICEJOKES.NET

Mother did her best to hold back the laughter, ''You know Grandma and her Irish accent. She meant a FRUIT BOWL!''