Thursday, September 17, 2009

Scene from a September Morning

Children, waiting for friends to walk to school: Someone's here! Someone's here!
Mother, yelling from kitchen: All right, I'll be right out and we'll leave.
Children: Someone's here! Someone's at the door!
Irritated Mother: All RIGHT. I said I'm on my way.
Children: He's here! He's here!
Really Irritated Mother: WHO is WHERE?
Oldest Child: Mr. Young Ponytailed First Grade Teacher is here!
Mother: WHAT? [runs into trashed living room toward screen door]
Mr. Young Ponytailed First Grade Teacher: Your stroller was rolling toward the street. I thought there was a baby in it.
Flustered Mother: Oh, Good Lord, no. There's no baby in it.
Mr. Young Ponytailed First Grade Teacher: Well, it was on its way out to the road. I just wanted to stop and let you know.
Still Flustered Mother Who Can't Stop Talking: Well, that's what happens when you trash-pick your jogging stroller--you get one with no brakes!
Mr. Young Ponytailed First Grade Teacher: .... Yeah, well.... [backs away]
Flustered and Embarrassed Mother: Thank you!

Shoot me.

15 comments:

  1. OMG! That would have been me--so freaking flustered that I would spew complete and udder nonsense!

    Thanks for the laugh this morning (even though it was at your expense)!

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  2. lol, oh no! At least you were dressed though right? It would have been a lot worse if you'd suddenly realized you weren't wearing pants.

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  3. LOL. What a funny situation (sorry)!

    I needed a good laugh today :)

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  4. ha ha ha ha...i love it. im sorry.

    being the owner of many trash-picked items that *mostly* work, i feel i can relate.

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  5. Oh no! It's a funny story though!

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  6. Oh nooo!! haha Sorry but I had to giggle and be thankful it wasn't me. If somebody knocks on my door unexpectedly my heart immediately goes in my throat. Unless I know somebody is coming over it usually looks like a tornado of pet hair exploded on the floors and the counters are full of my food blogging evidence!

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  7. Ha! Well, at least your stroller didn't get run over.

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  8. Very funny! Were you dressed? I swear people only come to our house if I'm in jammies.

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  9. AHA HA HA HA HA! ....I mean, oh dear.

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  10. Oh, no! Reminds me of a want to get away SW airlines commercial. I am red with embarrassment for you over here. I don't think I would have even made any sense- just caveman noises. It is funny, but I am so glad it didn't happen to me!

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  11. Oh my - too funny, but only because we have ALL had those moments!

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  12. LOL! What an excellent way to start the day!

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  13. I wonder what my nickname would be if I had stopped by your house. Something like "Miss Tallish Socially Awkward High Squeaky Voice" probably.

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  14. Jewels--Nah, more like "Beautiful Registered Nurse with Mad Medical Skillz."

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