Thursday, June 12, 2008

GOOFY GRANDMA DOES IT AGAIN!

I'm a clutz. Just ask my family! So, I'll share something with you if you promise not to laugh. The other day when I was shopping at "My Favorite Store," (see below post), I got done with all of that & just HAD to shuffle on over to Ulta (the high priced personal care/make up, etc. store) to get my favorite color of nail polish. I have lots of favorites, huh? Well, it's this color called "Naughty," maybe that's why. Anyway, I digress as usual...I put the Bed Bath & Beyond purchases in the trunk, got my Ulta coupon--yes, another coupon, & started shuffling over to Ulta. I shuffle a lot 'cuz my flip flops are bulky. As I shuffled along, I was looking at my coupon & the ads in the flyer when out of nowhere, there's this bump in the sidewalk. Hmmm...where did that come from? My foot bonked the bump. I just knew where I was going...down, down, down. S L O W motion brain, thinking ooohhh, if I could just stop myself, but I kept
g o i n g down. There I was, bumped my knee & scratched my hand (my knee still hurts--sniff...). Surreptitiously, I look around out of the corner of my eye to make sure no one saw this most embarrassing moment. Just then, a little boy about the age of 2 says "Mommy, that lady falled down." GREAT, just what I need..an observant 2 year old! So, Mommy calls over to the overweight duffus on the ground asking if I was ok. "Yes, I'm ok, thank you. Just embarrassed." I picked myself up, brushed myself off, & nonchalantly shuffled toward Ulta again. Of course Mommy & 2 year old were going to the same place. When we "met up" at the door, she held it open for me, the clutz (she probably realized it would be safer if she did). I told her that I shouldn't have been reading my coupon while walking & she so nicely deflected the whole thing by saying, "Aren't coupons great?" Thank goodness for nice people!

8 comments by very nice people:

Shannon said...

Im glad I'm not the only clutz! I did a belly flop one year at Prom. Good thing I was just with the girls on our way to the restroom & not too many saw. Long dresses & heels dont go together!!!

DAN/JOSE said...

PARNELLI DOES IT AGAIN - WERE YOU 'SHUFFLING' UNDER THE SPEED OF SOUND ???

Jodi said...

Well, I had to get my clutziness from somewhere, didn't I. Glad you're ok. (silly!)

DAN/JOSE said...

IT'S ABOUT TIME WE GOT TO LAUGH AT CHERYL, JODI'S NEXT - (GLAD YOU SURVIVED WITH MINOR ABRASIONS) - REMEMBER HOW YOU GUYS LAUGHED WHEN I HIT INTO THE POST IN THE MALL - NOT SO FUNNY IS IT !!! (MOM)

Anonymous said...

I am so sorry you fell. I feel your pain (literally), I biffed it on spilled liquid in Target over the weekend. What is it they say? The bigger they are the harder they fall, well that is exactly what happened to me. :)

Deb said...

I hope you didn't get too hurt. I'm sorry, I'm evil, because I think there is nothing funnier than someone tripping and falling down. It's a good thing I wasn't there to witness it.

Leah said...

oh no!! It's always worse when there are witnesses to the embarrassing moments in life... LOL I'm glad you are okay though, at least!

Leah said...

oh no!! It's always worse when there are witnesses to the embarrassing moments in life... LOL I'm glad you are okay though, at least!