Just had to share a little incident with you all. An uplifting vignette from my week.
The other afternoon, I was feeling a bit smug and pleased with myself for having gotten a roast in the oven . . . a level of thinking ahead on the dinner plan that does not always happen. (When it does, I like to celebrate with a little quiet smugness.) Anyhow, dinnertime rolled around, the table was set, drinks were poured, and I pulled the roast out of the oven. Imagine the severe blow that my smugness received, when it turned out that the roast was not cooked through. (Long story, and you don’t want to hear about it, but it all came down to the fact that I didn’t have a pan with a lid and my little improvised solution threw off the cooking time.)
So. There we were. We had to resort to a quick fix of some sort, and there weren’t really any options floating around in the cupboards. But, happily, the kids had all gotten their report cards from school that day, and a fun little perk is that they get gift certificates to Arby’s based on how many “A”s they get. We had a few of those to cash in, so we decided to do that for dinner.
Off we all toddled to Arby’s. On the way there, my mother-in-law called and I was chatting with her on the phone as we walked in. Ben took the kids up to the counter to order, and I stood back a little to finish my conversation.
Interlude: I should have mentioned that we here in Idaho have heaps of snow and ice, and I was wearing my snow boots. Not ridiculous heels like I wear through the snow and ice every single day to teach, but actual, sensible, snow boots.
Anyway, there I stood in Arby’s, innocently talking on the phone. Standing, mind you, on the tile floor in sensible shoes – not walking or moving or gesturing or hopping or anything of the sort. Just standing still. And suddenly, out of the clear blue, with no warning whatsoever, both my feet shot straight out from under me. To this moment I have absolutely no idea why . . . wet boots on a wet tile floor still seems like a totally insufficient cause for something like that. For a moment I hung there in the air, doing a wildly ineffective Scooby-Doo run . . . and then nature took its course and I wiped out utterly flat on my back. Indeed. I did that. One minute I was calm, cool, collected, and vertical, having a nice chat . . . the next minute I was nothing more than a pitiful and confused damp splat on the Arby’s floor. For reals.
Not only did I do that, but I did that in the front of the restaurant with the entire staff standing there looking out at me while I did so. I am absolutely confident that they have already gotten the surveillance footage and put it up online somewhere. I’m probably already part of a medley called Fast Food Wipeouts set to an old Queen song. If any of you ever run across it, make sure you send me the link.
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Too funny! A double hit to your pride in one little evening.
Oh, the undercooked meat thing happened to me this week too! I’ll have to admit that some tears were shed over a crockpot FULL of veggies and a roast that somehow were all still hard (veggies) and certainly not tender (meat).
I’m so sorry, but we are laughing hysterically. What a great testimony to being able to laugh at yourself! Reminds me of the article your husband wrote for Credenda one time that I think was titled Snow. One of our family’s all time favorites! 🙂
Thank you for the great laugh. I needed it.
uncooked meat scenarios: had two families (new to the church) over for dinner…both I and my husband bragged about my cooking…the men ended up running to KFC for fried chicken! I was humbled to a puddle on the floor also!
It’s a great laugh now!
I’m so glad I wasn’t eating or drinking when I read that. I snortled. I laughed. A good time was had by all.
First, I sympathize. I can trip over air. 🙂 Secondly, I am pleased to hear that I was not the only one to wear heels in snow. I feel they act as pitons. 🙂 Thanks for sharing Bekah!
Ouch!! So sorry we all laughed. And so glad you didn’t hurt yourself.
Oh thanks for the laughs!
“a medley called Fast Food Wipeouts set to an old Queen song” Oh my, that’s good stuff.
Sorry, I had to laugh. But only because the same sort of loveliness has happened to me. 🙂
I needed that laugh. Thanks
Thanks for sharing, Bekah. You are not alone–just last Friday I gave the neighbors quite a treat as I slid down our steep, icy driveway on my backside, loosing the garbage halfway down.
Oh no! I did something similar in Swilly’s at lunch hour! It is that moment when you are hanging in the air, and you think, maybe I can catch myself, but quickly you realize nope, maybe not…
It is a bitter taste of humble pie, but fortunately the kind that leaves little aftertaste. (and almost always a good story :))
Oh, Nancy, bless you for sharing! Winter is just full of wipeouts from the strangest places.
I was carrying a bucket of grain to the cows (we live on a farm) and slipped on some snow. I had to fall while twisting so the bucket wouldn’t spill; it surely would have been great to a Queen song on video, right next to yours. 🙂
Rini,
Just so you know….it was Bekah who wiped out. I never would have thought of the Queen song medley, though I would wish I had. I didn’t want you to credit me with that brilliance!
No Queen medley, but here you are! Confused damp splat and all. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFRXPjmykt8