Silly things....

We all do them - those silly things. When we do them it can sometimes be frustrating or even embarrassing, but they are usually the stories we like to tell over and over. They are good for a laugh. I've told mine often... but I don't think I've ever written them down. Of course we have all mixed up our words a time or two. I remember once, when I was about 10 years old, telling my mom that one of my friends had been to a store in Spokane and "boy, their hices are prigh!" That isn't really very funny but it is just something I have always remembered.
I also remember an embarrassing situation during my senior year of high school. I pulled into the parking lot and remembered it was St. Patrick's Day. I realized I had forgotten to wear green and didn't want to risk the pinching so I was digging through my glove box for something green to hook on my shirt. I think I found a Doublemint gum wrapper and decided that would work. I jumped out of my car and locked the door. I was waiting around in the common area before school when one of my classmates said "hey, did you mean to leave your car running?" I said "why, yes, I did."
I ran out to the parking lot just as my friend Colleen was pulling in. She kindly gave me a ride down the hill to my house where I grabbed a spare key to my car. I thought I'd gotten away with it until my Senior Banquet where it was the one story they told about me.
Another story took place when I was attending community college in Spokane. I was heading home to Wilbur for Christmas break and had made several trips to my car with luggage and packages - all the while letting it run so it would be warm. After the hour long drive home I stopped the car in the driveway and when I went to turn it off I saw there were no keys in the ignition. (some of you will remember when you could take the keys out while the car was running) Again, I went into the house to get the spare and when I came back out I saw my own key chain hanging from the door lock - totally covered with ice and gravel. I am a little more careful with my keys these days - but I can't say that those incidents cured me of key stupidity.
I've done a lot of silly things. Once I got home from the bank and realized I had brought the pneumatic cylinder home with me. I called the bank to tell them, but of course they already knew.....
Several silly things have taken place when I was in a hurry to get to work. One morning I groggily reached for my mouth wash and ended up with a mouth full of nail polish remover. I promptly called the Poison Control Center and gave Mr. Yuk something to laugh about.
 Not long after that I had my cat on valium to try to get him to stop spraying. In my haste to get out the door, quite without thinking, I grabbed my juice and swallowed Freddy's pill. The vet got a good laugh over that one.
So, these are just a few of my goofs - we all make them.  Like my friend Shelley who once wore one black shoe and one navy shoe to work. We all thought that was pretty funny and then another co-worker did the same thing. There is also the one about Lynn, who packed her lunch in a hurry and got to work only to realize that the pop she had just pulled out of her bag was a can of beer.
These often become bonding experiences, things we can share for years to come.
I know there are many more stories of silly things I have done - I'll just have to wait and see if anyone else remembers!