Comments on: Sometimes I Scare Myself http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/11/09/sometimes-i-scare-myself/ Red Hot Reads Fri, 18 May 2012 13:21:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Joanne Rock http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/11/09/sometimes-i-scare-myself/#comment-5788 Joanne Rock Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:01:13 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=2287#comment-5788 Jen, I had a rough week last week. I had to make a long-ish trip without my husband and left to come home during rush hour (living in the backwoods, I forgot how cities turn into congested rat mazes at 5 pm). While I was stuck in traffic and starving, I braved getting off an exit into more horrendous traffic so that I could hit up a fast food place and realized as I did not have my wallet. I checked my purse, the car seat, the floor. And then I vividly recalled earlier in the day setting my wallet down on a restroom sink/counter (it was a one person bathroom) and getting rushed out of the place by someone who wanted to get in the bathroom. Convinced I left the wallet there-- hours ago-- and with no money to feed my insanely starving self, I called my husband in a panic. I blurted out the story in a rush, taking no breath, and in the middle of wailing about my awful luck and miserable existence, I then vividly recalled something else-- locking the wallet in the glove compartment earlier ;-). In the middle of my rant, I had to stop and say, oh guess what? I'm just a complete moron. And nevermind about my miserable luck, I need to get in line at Burger King. I treated myself to their twelve pound mushroom swiss burger to console myself :-D . Jen, I had a rough week last week. I had to make a long-ish trip without my husband and left to come home during rush hour (living in the backwoods, I forgot how cities turn into congested rat mazes at 5 pm). While I was stuck in traffic and starving, I braved getting off an exit into more horrendous traffic so that I could hit up a fast food place and realized as I did not have my wallet. I checked my purse, the car seat, the floor. And then I vividly recalled earlier in the day setting my wallet down on a restroom sink/counter (it was a one person bathroom) and getting rushed out of the place by someone who wanted to get in the bathroom. Convinced I left the wallet there– hours ago– and with no money to feed my insanely starving self, I called my husband in a panic. I blurted out the story in a rush, taking no breath, and in the middle of wailing about my awful luck and miserable existence, I then vividly recalled something else– locking the wallet in the glove compartment earlier ;-).

In the middle of my rant, I had to stop and say, oh guess what? I’m just a complete moron. And nevermind about my miserable luck, I need to get in line at Burger King. I treated myself to their twelve pound mushroom swiss burger to console myself :-D .

]]> By: Tawny Weber http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/11/09/sometimes-i-scare-myself/#comment-5782 Tawny Weber Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:41:13 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=2287#comment-5782 ROFL Jen - oh man!!! I can feel your panic. I'd freak if I lost my phone - not so much for the loss of contacts (mine syncs with my desktop) but because, well, I'd be phone-less!! That means internet-less. AAAhhhhhhhh :-P Most of my stupid moments are very public, of the foot-in-mouth variety and make me very VERY grateful that people have a sense of humor. ROFL Jen – oh man!!! I can feel your panic. I’d freak if I lost my phone – not so much for the loss of contacts (mine syncs with my desktop) but because, well, I’d be phone-less!! That means internet-less. AAAhhhhhhhh :-P

Most of my stupid moments are very public, of the foot-in-mouth variety and make me very VERY grateful that people have a sense of humor.

]]> By: Heather MacAllister http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/11/09/sometimes-i-scare-myself/#comment-5781 Heather MacAllister Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:46:01 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=2287#comment-5781 How about me getting REALLY angry because all the cheese was outdated at Krogers? It was August and some of the stuff had June on it! So I complained and had a manager come and see and that's when the lady informed me that the expiration was June 2010. Here in publishing land, we've been in 2010 for a while now. :-$ How about me getting REALLY angry because all the cheese was outdated at Krogers? It was August and some of the stuff had June on it! So I complained and had a manager come and see and that’s when the lady informed me that the expiration was June 2010. Here in publishing land, we’ve been in 2010 for a while now. :-$

]]> By: Jen http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/11/09/sometimes-i-scare-myself/#comment-5777 Jen Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:42:59 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=2287#comment-5777 Alina! You poor thing. I'd have cussed up a storm and then cried. Wow. That just bites! Tammy, I'm impressed you thought to go back and ask them to apply the other 6 to your bill. I'm great at forgetting to hand over my coupons. Oh, Kaily, I KNOW just how much work is involved at showing up at a soccer game -- the snacks, the drinks, ...the everything. But hey, I think I'm going to start using your "me moments" terminology. I like it. Alina! You poor thing. I’d have cussed up a storm and then cried. Wow. That just bites!

Tammy, I’m impressed you thought to go back and ask them to apply the other 6 to your bill. I’m great at forgetting to hand over my coupons.

Oh, Kaily, I KNOW just how much work is involved at showing up at a soccer game — the snacks, the drinks, …the everything. But hey, I think I’m going to start using your “me moments” terminology. I like it.

]]> By: Kaily Hart http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/11/09/sometimes-i-scare-myself/#comment-5772 Kaily Hart Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:32:38 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=2287#comment-5772 I call them 'me' moments. I have so many of them it's become an in joke in my family and they always ask what the latest mishap has been. I have SO many of them you wouldn't believe. The most recent was my daughters soccer game a week ago. All my kids love to go watch her play and we make a family event out of it with a blanket and drinks and snacks. We all got ready, my daughter super excited, the others all eager to get there to see her play. We arrived and wouldn't you know it? That week was a bye. Her team wasn't playing. I did have a schedule of course. It's posted right above me desk and I actually look at it every day. I just didn't read it I guess. So, I did something stupid and not just something I knew about but had disappointed all the kids. My husband just rolled his eyes as if he was saying 'another one'. That was not a good day. I call them ‘me’ moments. I have so many of them it’s become an in joke in my family and they always ask what the latest mishap has been. I have SO many of them you wouldn’t believe. The most recent was my daughters soccer game a week ago. All my kids love to go watch her play and we make a family event out of it with a blanket and drinks and snacks. We all got ready, my daughter super excited, the others all eager to get there to see her play. We arrived and wouldn’t you know it? That week was a bye. Her team wasn’t playing. I did have a schedule of course. It’s posted right above me desk and I actually look at it every day. I just didn’t read it I guess. So, I did something stupid and not just something I knew about but had disappointed all the kids. My husband just rolled his eyes as if he was saying ‘another one’. That was not a good day.

]]> By: Alina Duffer http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/11/09/sometimes-i-scare-myself/#comment-5766 Alina Duffer Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:44:13 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=2287#comment-5766 Yeah I have done the coupon thing a couple of times. I always forget about the darn things. As for the cupcakes, i have learned my lesson thats for sure, lol! Yeah I have done the coupon thing a couple of times. I always forget about the darn things. As for the cupcakes, i have learned my lesson thats for sure, lol!

]]> By: Tammy Yenalavitch http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/11/09/sometimes-i-scare-myself/#comment-5765 Tammy Yenalavitch Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:37:36 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=2287#comment-5765 It was triple coupon day at my grocery store yesterday. When I went to pay I got all the coupons from my right pocket and bagged the 12 bags and headed home, There I discovered another 6 coupons in my left pocket. I was so mad at myself So, I had to go back to the store feeling like an idiot, but I did save another $7.00. Sorry about your cupcakes. Traveling with food is risky! It was triple coupon day at my grocery store yesterday. When I went to pay I got all the coupons from my right pocket and bagged the 12 bags and headed home, There I discovered another 6 coupons in my left pocket. I was so mad at myself So, I had to go back to the store feeling like an idiot, but I did save another $7.00.

Sorry about your cupcakes. Traveling with food is risky!

]]> By: Alina Duffer http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/11/09/sometimes-i-scare-myself/#comment-5764 Alina Duffer Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:25:13 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=2287#comment-5764 I think we all have those moments. I am a total klutz so most of stupid moments have me falling or tripping or something along those lines. My latest was on the tuesday before halloween. It was the day my sons class was having their halloween party at school. My son for the first time asked me to make a cupcake cake for his class. I was so excited that he wanted me to make it for him. I spent two days making this totally cute pumpkin cupcake cake. I got the two little ones loaded in the jeep so we could take in to the school, put the cake on the front seat of the jeep so I could keep an eye on it and I was on my way. I almost got out of our community when I turned the last corner and the cake board tipped just a little bit and there it went. The whole thing slid off the board and into the door. It was ruined. There was no fixing it. I went home and cried for ten minutes, then pulled myself together and headed to the store to buy some cupcakes. I delivered them to the school and everything was fine, but I definetly felt stupid. But as they say alls well that ends well. :-) I think we all have those moments. I am a total klutz so most of stupid moments have me falling or tripping or something along those lines. My latest was on the tuesday before halloween. It was the day my sons class was having their halloween party at school. My son for the first time asked me to make a cupcake cake for his class. I was so excited that he wanted me to make it for him. I spent two days making this totally cute pumpkin cupcake cake. I got the two little ones loaded in the jeep so we could take in to the school, put the cake on the front seat of the jeep so I could keep an eye on it and I was on my way. I almost got out of our community when I turned the last corner and the cake board tipped just a little bit and there it went. The whole thing slid off the board and into the door. It was ruined. There was no fixing it. I went home and cried for ten minutes, then pulled myself together and headed to the store to buy some cupcakes. I delivered them to the school and everything was fine, but I definetly felt stupid. But as they say alls well that ends well. :-)

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