Sometimes I wonder about myself......

[pomtzu]

Laundry is where most of my screw ups occur. Somehow I usually manage to toss something red in w/light colors. When my son was younger, he said to me "Mom, I'll do my own laundry. You always "shrink and pink" it.

I seem to remember a story about eye shadow and lipstick Ms Mary.

Yup - I have to agree with others - the watermelon oops was a good one!

[Medusa]

I seem to remember a story about eye shadow and lipstick Ms Mary.

Oh yeah, that's right; forgot about that one. Heh heh heh...

[DJFyrewolf36]

I learned the hard way that you can't defrost a loaf of bread in its plastic bag in the microwave...

The bag caught on fire. Luckily John was standing right next to it.

I've also had a few "idiot loads" involving soda and boxes splitting and cans going all over the place.

I think the most irritating bonehead stunt I've pulled on myself is washing my last $20 until payday. The bill was a total loss, too. I think I about had a meltdown lol.

[K9karen]

I could write a book! If my head wasn't attached to my neck, I'd lose it for sure.

[pomtzu]

Today I redeemed myself after my stupid stunt earlier this week.

Some of you know that I am having back surgery in just a few days, and when I get home, I will not be allowed any bending or picking anything up over 5 lbs, among a lot of other restrictions. That presented a problem for me, since I have to pick Myndi up to carry her UP steps - she can get down on her own. We tested out a ramp, but she was terrified of it, so that option was out.

I bought a harness for her, and my idea was to assist her up the steps by lifting up on her leash attached to it. Good idea, but I would still have to bend over to attach the leash to the jump ring and no bending is allowed. Okay - back to square one here. Then the lightbulb came on. I have a "grabber" - you know, one of those handy little things that lets you pick things up without bending over. So I gave that a try - and it works perfectly for what I need. I just reach the grabber down and hook the grab part at the end into the jump ring on the harness and gently lift up on it, and she gets up the steps with no problem. Yippee - problem solved.

She doesn't even mind the harness being on, but it's a nice one so isn't uncomfortable for her. It has the mesh section that fits across her chest, and the straps where her legs go thru is very heavily padded. I won't leave it on her tho, until I'm here by myself, since there will be other able bodied folks to do the carrying up the steps.

Now I can stop worrying about how she is going to manage!

[kokopup]

K9karen
I could write a book! If my head wasn't attached to my neck, I'd lose it for sure.

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Yes, I could write a few books myself. Looking back over my 70 years I have had so many boo boos I would have a hard time listing them all. I have had a few moments with washing things though. I have found that you do not use
dish soap in the dishwasher, and that cell phones stop working after it goes through the washer and dryer. I learned early, in my Navy days, that whites should not be washed with anything red.

pomtzu
Sometimes I wonder about myself......

Ellie, I have wondered about you myself.