Embarassing things

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--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., UcfRentLuvr at c... wrote:
> 
> I know you're all just going to laugh at me, but I feel the need to 
get this 
> all of my chest. Ok, here goes. :)  In the two weeks, I have two 
embarassing 
> things happen to me. 
> 
> The first incident: 
> Every year, as a tradition, we hang our stockings up on Dec 5 and, 
on the 
> feast day of St. Nicholas (Dec 6) my mom always puts stuff in our 
stockings.

Out of curiosity, Dixie, is your family Dutch?  My parents are, but 
once we moved to Canada we didn't celebrate St. Nicholas anymore.
 
> Well, this year, she gave us Silly Putty that came in a little 
Santa  container <snip>

Gads, I remember that stuff from almost 30 years ago!  I'll let you 
in on a secret...it doesn't come off wallpaper either.  Needless to 
say, Mom was *slightly* annoyed...

>Five minutes later I hear my brother shouting for me to get 
> in the kitchen. The dishwasher is spilling out soap all over the 
>floor. Instead of the dishwasher soap, I used the liquid soap for 
>cleaning dishes in the sink. You all know what happens when that 
>soap mixes with water right? It gets all bubbly. 

I very nearly did something similar a few years ago, when I was 
pregnant with one of the munchkins.  I was loading my washing machine 
(your typical British front-loader with the soap and fabric 
conditioner dispenser drawer on the front of the machine) and grabbed 
the dishwashing liquid rather than the fabric conditioner.  I was 
happily squeezing the dishwashing liquid in the dispenser drawer when 
I thankfully realized what the hell I was doing.  I quickly grabbed 
some paper towels and got most of the goop out, all the while calling 
myself an array of very interesting names.  I ran the load, half-
expecting to find bubbles all over the floor, but thankfully it 
didn't happen.  I always blame this incident on Unbelievable 
Stupidity Caused by Pregnancy.  I may have had 40% more blood pumping 
through my system, but obviously none of it was reaching my brain.

By the way, I hope you all had a better New Year than I did.  I spent 
most of yesterday in bed with a thumping migraine.  The really sad 
part is that I didn't drink any alcohol on the 31st either, because I 
could feel the headache coming on.  I'm better today, though still 
light-headed.  Anyway I wish all of you a fantastic 2002!

Cheers!

Mary Ann :)