December 27, 2005

That's Gonna Leave a Mark - again

Grace is not something that I have ever been tagged with - at least not seriously. I am not the most graceful swan on the pond. Not by a long shot.

But every once in a while I forget that. I forget and start to think I can glide. Glide across a room, or down a flight of stairs. You know - like the old time movie stars. Standing at the top of the stairs. Pausing for effect. And when everyone's eyes are on them, they shyly glance down and glide down the stairs. No effort - just grace.

Yeah - well, I don't do that so well. And I got that reminder this morning. Let me explain.

I woke up and started the coffee. I realized I still hadn't found the iron so I decided to put my skirt and sweater in the dryer to freshen them up. As I hit "publish" on my last post I hear the buzzer go off letting me know to come downstairs and retrieve my outfit. As I get to the top of the basement stairs I kinda sorta didn't see the first step. And having missed that it makes it rather difficult to hit the other ones with something other than MY ASS!!!

Yes, like a kid out on Snow Mountain, I slide down the basement stairs on my ass. Jarring and rather humiliating. As I hit the cement at the bottom all I could think of was - Thank Goodness no one saw that. Oh, I need to blog that!!

Yeah, grace is not my strength. But obviously I'm really good at laughing at myself.

Posted by Tammi at December 27, 2005 06:36 AM
Comments

"Thank Goodness no one saw that. Oh, I need to blog that!!"

Yes, because that is so much better then people seeing it.

Posted by: Contagion at December 27, 2005 07:23 AM

Yeah... what he said.

It's only embarassing if someone sees it...

Posted by: That 1 Guy at December 27, 2005 12:03 PM

At least you didn't break anything.

Posted by: Peter at December 28, 2005 12:27 AM

If my wife forgets to get water before bed she wakes up, stumbles down the stairs in the middle of the night to get it, about a quarter of the time falling and waking me up. I'm getting better at making sure there's a fresh glass sitting on her side of the bed. Merry Christmas!

Posted by: Sean at December 28, 2005 04:46 PM

Well, at least you didn't hit your head.

This time.

I'm sure they'll be plenty of that in your future, though. Hell, *I* have to duck when going into your basement & I'm 4 inches shorter than you :-)

Posted by: Harvey at December 28, 2005 05:59 PM

So...any chance of a re-enactment? WITH photos? Glad you weren't hurt.

Posted by: Koolaid at December 29, 2005 12:50 PM

LOL...I about died laughing when I read that. Can almost picture it too. I'm glad you weren't hurt. Indiana miss's you, and so do I...love ya.

Posted by: Emily at December 29, 2005 01:35 PM