Too many errands, too many things on my list and poor time management (i.e. taking time to sleep) collided with Ruby’s three goldfish – Huggy, Lovey, and Kissie this afternoon. Egads.
I was perched on Ruby’s stool re-organizing my cupboards to allow for my Coupon Madness at Albertson’s earlier (more on Coupon Madness later…). The phone rang and as the groomer informed me of Breezy’s new, super-cute state of existence, the phone slipped and I watched it ever so s.l.o.w.l.y slip into the goldfish bowl – located conveniently on the counter beneath me and fifteen boxes of Post cereal.
Sigh.
If it wasn’t 5:00-ish and time to think about dinner and time to get the dog (who was surely ready to kick over from the stress of hanging with the groomer all day) and time to get Hayley to voice at 5:30 and time to….I’m sure I’m forgetting something…
If it wasn’t all of those times right at that moment I’m confident I would have taken the time to Google, Wikipedia or in some other way consult the Great Internet Gods about Cordless Phones in Water…
But my brain wasn’t running as smoothly as it ought to and my first thought was – “OMG, I’ve electrocuted Ruby’s fish…..”
The wrath of Ruby, no matter how I might secretly long to flush those fish, terrified me. I hurried Ruby into Hayley’s room to hang with Audrey and requested Hayley’s assistance in Operation Save Lovey Huggy Kissie.
After momentarily freaking out about “the electric water!” Hayley’s assistance consisted of photo journalism and transportation of each little fish via collander to the new tub of water with speedy efficiency.
FYI – I eventually realized the fish would have been instant fish sticks if the phone had actually charged the water in some way. I’m like, so totally NOT going to operate machinery in this state….
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Hi Tracey!
It’s been far too long since I visited you – LOVE the “new” look, and I have a litle blog of my own now, too.
Thanks for the freebies. The overlay is my favourite.
Come on over to my place where I have some CU Freebies to share. I like to give something back to all those who share so kindly.
juno
xx
Hope the phone & fish have survived to this day!
Thanks for the new Tangled in Roses freebie. Very nice.
You like to play with your site design, don’t you? They’re all good, each one I’ve really liked.
Congrats on saving the fishies! What a drama that MUST have been!
Just wanted to thank you for your fabulous goodies. I so enjoy your Digital Scrapbooking Freebies pages and look forward to visiting whenever possible. Again, thank you!
Thank you so much for your generosity today & for all those in the past! I would like to apologize for the many, many times I did not leave a comment showing the appreciation for your hard work. Leavin’ some Luv!
So glad I visited today & read about the safe retreival of your phone. lol