The ham was on the table. The potatoes in the bowl. The noodles done. The biscuits on their platters. Daughter had done well with the dinner mostly by herself. She just needed a little help.
All I had to do was hold the bowl while Son In Law transferred the stuffing from the pan to the bowl. That’s it.
And I was holding the bowl.
Just not very well.
Before I knew it the bowl was upside down on the floor. The stuffing laying on it, on the floor and all around. Daughter turns around to find me and Son In Law (her husband) with our hands outstretched. Our mouths open. And steaming stuffing in piles on the floor.
Daughter: “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”
Me: “Laughing”
Son In Law: Too Scared To Speak
Me: “Hurry scoop it back in the bowl before anyone gets here!”
Daughter: “You guys did not just do that!”
Me: Laughing-“don’t tell anyone.”
Son In Law: “I’ll eat it.”
Me: “Me too but don’t tell the others.”
Daughter: “Thank God I just cleaned the floor this morning.”
Me: “Do not tell anyone else. They don’t read my blog anyway.”
I’m pretty sure I just got out of ever having to help Daughter finish getting a meal ready at her house.
Five second rule expands for holidays. I didn’t say a word, but then I don’t eat stuffing anyway. Merry Christmas.
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It appears that Mr. N. Flu Enza paid a quick visit with the unfappable Queen…or was it Stoopidity?! Husband, be it known that when you eat my truffles, the five second rule reigns at my abode! LOL. Merry Christmas!
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HA! Well it wasn’t exactly Stoopidity… Son In Law told me to hold the bowl, I had it in my left hand while he was trying to get the stuffing from the hot pan in to the bowl. I wasn’t paying attention and the stuffing hit the bowl and down it went. 🙂 It was a little longer than 5 seconds and STEAMING hot!
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….which explains everything… You had a green smoothie in your right hand. Bad girl.
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Noooooooooooooooo, I didn’t. I didn’t even have one yesterday. But now I think I might have 2 to make up for it.
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Haha!
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The laughing consumed the five seconds easily.
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ahaha! way to go Colleen! i would have eaten it!
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😉 I did. The part that I scraped off of the floor did find it’s way in to the trash can.
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oh i would have saved that for the trouble maker….lol
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Uhm…..that might mean me. 😉
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ahaha that didn’t even cross my mind
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Making mental notes……
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Good idea. 😉
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I would still eat it 😀
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I know! 😉
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you did it on purpose!!
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Ahm… Merry Christmas? Enjoy the dust…I mean, food?! 😉
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Thanks Koji….adds to the life of the day. 😉
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No sir. It was too funny the way it happened. 🙂
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Just adds flavor 😉
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It did for me anyway. 😉
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I would have eaten too … because stuffing taste jerk anyhow.
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Hello Viveka! It makes me feel good you would have eaten it. But, what do you mean by “stuffing taste jerk”? Is that good or bad? Husband does NOT like stuffing. But I love it.
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It taste Jerk and that is not good.
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Husband would agree with you then. 🙂
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But I would eat if I was invited, even if it had been on your floor.
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You are a gracious and brave guest Viveka! 🙂
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Merry Christmas to you and your family! 🙂
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Thank you Little Miss Wordy. And I love your shirts. 🙂
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I would eat stuffing off the floor! Hands down my favorite part of the meal! 🙂
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Ahhh…another stuffing lover! Not everyone loves it. But boy do I !! At least I was familiar with the floor and not worried about it. 😉
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Restaurants do this all the time! I worked in one while in college and if something feel on the ground, my manager would pick it up and say, “did you see that piece of paper it fell on.” We served it! God bless all who ate there! HF
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Oh….well…..now I had not considered this…… I do take some sting out of my guilt by knowing I ate it too. 😉
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Love it! It happens sometimes. 🙂
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I’m relieved to see some replies here that it does indeed happen. 🙂
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