April 1st ~ An April Fool

I have been a bit blog blocked lately, but I was thinking in honor of April 1st:

What is your most embarrassing moment?

Here is mine:

When hubby and I were first married (16+ years ago) we had some close friends and their baby move in with us for about a week. They were having their hardwood floors refinished and needed a fume-free place to stay.

Now, I pride myself on being a gracious hostess.

But my 24/7 hostess gene has an expiration date.

4 days

I'm a great hostess for 4 days.

After that....my abilities curdle like old milk.

It's not that I become rude.....it's just that I'm no longer enjoying it in quite the same way...and I don't feel as eager to make sure everyone is having a great time.

SO anyway, our friends and their baby moved in for a week. We had a blast, great meals, fun conversations, cute baby experiences (we didn't have our own munchkins yet), shared laughter, etc etc etc

for 4 days.

On day 5 I woke up missing my privacy, missing alone time with hubby, missing feeling "kidless" and free.

I'd babysat our friend's baby a few times while they stayed with us.....like any good 4-Day hostess would. On the morning of Day 5 ( a Saturday), they asked if I'd take care of her again for a few hours.

Of course, I agreed....because I don't know how to say no.

But within 15 seconds...I was regretting it.

Now please.....know this.....I'm an honest person. I have tons of integrity...I don't lie....but I was desperate. Not that its an excuse, mind you.

"I just need to call my office to make sure they don't need me. I'm on call."

(lie lie lie)

So I went into my bedroom.........picked up the phone.....faked a phone call to the office.......said loudly, "Oh! Ok...I'll be there in an hour! I understand." And I knew that our friends properly overheard me.....

except I made one mistake.

As I was "talking" on the phone I made the mistake of leaving my finger on the "hang up" button.

And the phone rang.

Loudly!

Right in the middle of my lying fake conversation!

I was never so embarrassed!

"WOW! That was weird! I've never had the phone ring while I'm talking before! Hello? Hello?"

They knew.

But they were kind enough not to humiliate me further.

Maybe they noticed my expiration date and had pity on me. I'm still hot with embarrassment over it all these years later.

Anyone wanna come over for 4 days?