From the bedroom, I shouted to John in his office, “Did anyone say anything nice about me yesterday?”
I’m going to be sexist here, but wasn’t that a stereotypical female question that brings the deer-in-the-headlight expression on a man’s face? He knows he’s doomed, no matter what he answers. Playing for time, he asked me to repeat my question.
From the next room, “Hmmm. Yes. All the time. Why?”
I answered, “I can’t get my head through through this sweatshirt! I must have gotten a swelled head from something!”
We were laughing, not respecting daughter Lise’s visiting right to quiet at dawn. My head finally poked through the neck. I should have quit when I was ahead. No, I pushed on, trying to thrust my left arm where it belonged.
“I’M STUCK!!!” I wailed.
John asked, “Where is a camera when you need one?”
“Use your phone!”
“I don’t know how to take a picture with my phone.”
“Come in here and use my phone!” I shouted.
“I don’t know how to take a picture with a phone.”
I said, “Now is the time to learn. Come on!”
Footsteps came pounding down the hall, and Lise asked, “What is all the laughing about? What am I missing?”
I explained, “I’m stuck, and I’m making Dad take a picture of me.”
John, “I don’t know what to do.”
“Touch the button.”
“What button?”
“Lise, you take it. No! Don’t! He’s got to learn to do it. Touch here, John.”
I didn’t hear the click, so John tried again before handing the phone to Lise. My deranged hair was hanging in front of my face, and I was wearing a goofy expression while waiting. It didn’t help that we were all laughing. In the end, we had three photos to show for our efforts.
“Somebody please help me get my arm through.” I couldn’t imagine myself making a pie with only one arm in play, not to mention walking to the creek in that position.
Lise asked, “How did you get so tangled up? Here, I’ll pull the back down. There! How’s that?”
“I’m FREE! Thank you!”
Thanksgiving dinner had been rescued.
HA! Happy Thanksgiving, Anne! 😀
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Hope your Thanksgiving is fabulous.
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Great picture. You look like you are having fun!
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We are people who have fun in a weird way.
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Now that was a great read! Love the picture, it just makes me laugh after reading how it came about. Glad that you were rescued.
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Ten other people should be glad I escaped from that sweatshirt. They are the ones who will be eating turkey at our table tomorrow.
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They aren’t aware of how close they came to “The Year without Turkey”. Glad it worked out.
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Actually, I’m a little concerned about the turkey. It’s a 20-pounder, and I’ve not cooked one that large before. If it’s a disaster, I’ll put out a spiral-sliced ham we bought the other day. Then I’d have to scramble for dinner the following day, but I’ll cross that bridge if I have to.
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I’m still laughing at this. Yesterday I was at a very posh client’s garden and suddenly started overheating. My zip got stuck halfway down with my arms half out. I was completely helpless! Eventually, the gardener rescued me. I’m now hoping said posh customer does not think me incompetent. All the best and Happy Thanksgiving. Karen x
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Oh, no! You had a very public wardrobe malfunction! I’m glad you had someone to rescue you.
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It was somewhat embarrassing as I was hoping to persuade them of my competence. Luckily, I still got the job :)) x
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You live to eat another day and thanks to his answer, so does John.
xxx Massive Thanksgiving Hugs xxx
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Hilarious! Ms. turtle! Happy Thanksgiving to you all!! ❤
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HeeHee! Another funny memory of while your daughter was home:)
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I was thinking of how much you enjoyed your mother, and here I am, enjoying my daughter.
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We’re both lucky:)
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too funny!
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Haha…I love that sense of humor. Happy Thanksgiving Anne!
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Thank you, Arlene. I’m looking forward to being with relatives and friends tomorrow.
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Oh Anne! This sounds exactly like something that would happen at my house! I had to laugh that John didn’t know how to take a photo with a phone…..Lar would not either! I have tried to make him learn but he does not want to learn any new tricks.
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I don’t think John is any wiser today than he was yesterday, but he courageously touched the phone for the photo.
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bwhahahaha my husband does know how to run the DVD player though…so I guess we are making progress :).
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John can do that, too.
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Anne, you might have been all tangled up but your smile is gorgeous…and looking at this photo made me happy. I hope you had a good Thanksgiving.
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We had a wonderful day. Hope yours was special, too.
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I hope that your meal went more smoothly than your encounter with your sweatshirt. Great photo.
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The Thanksgiving meal flowed smoothly. I was happy I didn’t have to struggle out of anything.
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😉
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LOL – I hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
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Thanks, Sheryl. We had a great Thanksgiving. I’ve been so busy that I just now wrote about it. Was your holiday a pleasant one? Hope it was.
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LOL! So funny. So glad you escaped! 🙂
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