I’m cleaning the house, because I’m hosting my family for Christmas. This is thrilling, and terrifying, like a roller-coaster ride in the dark. With your family.
This weekend I washed the dog, washed the car, washed the couch cover, washed about eight loads of laundry, decorated the tree, made spritz cookie dough, tidied the guest bedroom, swept the floors, and had a minor meltdown.
I knew I needed to slow down a bit this evening, when I went to get a bowl off the top of the highest cabinet in the kitchen. I needed to jump to reach the bowl, and halfway in the air I realized that the bowl likely had two smaller bowls nesting in it that I couldn’t see. I ignored this thought and swiped at the bowl to knock it down . And all three bowls sailed off the shelf and hit me in the head on the way down. I now have quite an egg on my forehead. It’s good to have unexplainable bruises on your face when your family comes to visit you and your boyfriend.
Wish me luck, it’s going to be a Christmas to remember!
Tags: bowls, Boyfriend, Christmas, Hit in the head, North Carolina, visiting family
December 23, 2008 at 11:19 am |
gluck!
December 23, 2008 at 2:40 pm |
poor forehead. Have fun with your family!
December 23, 2008 at 3:06 pm |
did the bowls break?
December 23, 2008 at 5:09 pm |
They did not! Fortunately (in many ways) they were just made of sturdy, plastic melamine. They were still heavy and hurty, but not breaky.
December 23, 2008 at 9:22 pm |
And people make fun of me for adding ‘y’s to the end of all my words. Now I know where I get it!
December 24, 2008 at 3:27 am |
Well, I guess to look for a bright side, it’s a good thing you don’t keep loose knives and other stabby instruments tucked into your bowls. An egg is a lot easier to explain than a knife in your eye.