My embarrassing story for the past weekend:

On Saturday we went to a birthday party for our friends’ daughter (’tis the season of kids turning three). During the late afternoon we were sitting out on the deck and my friend commented on how she had tried cleaning her patio doors with some product but that she didn’t think it was really meant for glass because although they were clean, they were streaky.

Later in the evening, around supper time, their screen patio door was open a few inches and the dog tried to force her way inside, and ended up knocking the screen right out of the track. They tried to fix it, then gave up on it for the time being since it’s now October and there aren’t too many flying bugs around anyway, and ended up leaving it open altogether.

(You probably see where this is going.)

Later that night, they lit a fire in their fireplace and we were sitting outside, relaxing. Strange as it may be, considering the time of year, there were a few mosquitoes. I decided to go in and get my camera. I walked up the stairs, crossed the deck, and… promptly walked straight into the glass patio door that had been closed to keep the bugs from coming in. I did it complete with a very loud *clunk* and possibly a profanity or two.

Much to my dismay, there were a couple of people inside getting tea so I couldn’t even wallow quietly in my embarrassment. Luckily, it was just my knee that made full contact with the glass so I didn’t hurt myself. I stammered something to my friend about how, clearly, her doors looked cleaner than she thought. Still, it took quite some time before I could stop laughing. It must have looked like something straight out of a comedey movie.