Thursday, March 4, 2010

Spelling Error

When I was about 8-years-old I wanted to go sledding one winter day.  My mom said I couldn't go until my jobs were done.  She then left to run errands in town, trusting me to finish my chores before playing.  So I decided to be an overachiever and fold the laundry in addition to my regular chores.  Before I ran out the door to go romp in the snow, I wrote a note for my mom so she would be very aware of what I had done, should she return home while I was gone.  The note I wrote said something to the effect of, "Mom, I did my jobs and folded the shits.  I'm sledding up at the sledding hill.  Love, Me".  By "shits" of course I meant "sheets".  But those darn spelling errors can sneak right up on ya.  My husband is a prime example.  His name is Brian.  Not that long ago he posted a funny comment on Face Book but referred to himself as "Brain".  He now has a new nickname.  Getting that "a" and "i" mixed up when typing is an honest mistake.  I can't tease him about it too much because my mistakes trump his by far.  As a cheerleader in highschool I was assigned to be the head cheerleader at a wrestling match.  We had a routine cheer that we would chant occasionally and we would spell out the name of the wrestler for our school.  You can imagine the confusion when I started to cheer, "L-U-C-K......Luke!.....Luke!"  Once again, a couple of letters was all it took to support the everlasting negative ditzy reputation of all cheerleaders and prove that I had not grown out of my bad spelling habits.  The reason I tell these stories is because the question is "not if, but when" will I post a huge spelling mistake on my blog for all to see?  Chances are, there is already one on here.  So bear with me.  Be patient.  I swear I'm not that stoopid.

1 comment:

Tris said...

LMBO! (That means laughing my butt off not laughing my boobs off.)

How do you remember the things you do? The note for mom? I've never heard that story. I've said it before and I'll say it again....just when you think you know everything about a person you really never do.

Can I post the L-u-c-k thing on FB? That would make a great conversation piece. Or maybe I'll mention the time you said, "That's just like dangling a horse in front of a carrot."

Also, remember when just the other day you said your husband was handome? Kind of ironic don't you think? I mean....a lot more people read FB than they do your blog and you made a spelling error on there. Awkward!