glass-induced panic...

Well, despite surviving an attack by an angry bumblebee this past weekend, today I was again targeted by a crazy, bloodthirsty universe.  I was housecleaning and decided to clean my shower along with everything else...a break from my usual practice of cleaning my shower while I am in it (after the rest of the housecleaning, when I am dirty from that and need hairwashing, etc.).  I have NEVER, to my memory, cleaned my shower without being naked and showering at the same time.

Now, I don't know what possessed me to do something so out of character, but I did.  I cleaned one side of the shower floor, moved that door and then started to slide the other door, when the door came off it's hooks and broke into about a million pieces.  I was barefoot and I realized immediately what was happening and jumped (sideways) out of the bathroom.  Glass had flown out of the shower stall, too, but I didn't manage to cut myself at all.  Practically a miracle right there.  If I had been in that shower, naked, alone in the house, I would have been cut up terribly and would have had to walk over all sorts of glass just to get out. No one would have been there to help me.  I shiver at the mere thought.

I have to hand it to my angels, they are really looking out for me.

In less exciting news:  my bumblebee sting is still red, angry, and about 5 inches across in every direction.  Hope that will calm down soon.

We saw the Al Gore movie, An Inconvenient Truth.  It was very worth seeing.  And it has been very well attended here in Portland.  Of course, this IS Portland, land of the tree-huggers...

Ross is doing well, so far, in his volunteer summer job at the Senior Center.  All the little old ladies think he is very cute.  Now, if only that would stop pinching those cute little cheeks...

Comments

[Marilyn]

It has NEVER occurred to me to clean the shower while I'm IN it. Shoot, no wonder I hate doing it so much...I'm doin' it the hard way! Glad you're okay after that scary mishap.

[Inkling]

Close call! How frightening. I do the shower the same way--maybe it's not such a good idea after all.

[Arlene]

Talk about angels being nearby!

[Tonya]

It's amazing all the close calls we have, isn't it? So very glad everything's OK, but I suppose quite a hassle to be shower doorless.

I was told recently (by somebody? can't recall who) that bumblebees don't sting! I'd taken that to heart with all our lavendar plants at Harstine that sure do attract them, thinking they were just fat and furry buzzy creatures I didn't have to worry about. Well, now I'm worried!

[Barbara W. Klaser]

I read somewhere that a paste made from Accent meat tenderizer (which I think is papain) soothes bee stings. Haven't tried it myself.

Glad you didn't get cut. You must've been listening to your intuition when you decided to clean the shower that way.

[tinker]

Oh my gosh! Glad you kept your clothes on this time! Wait - that doesn't sound right - seriously, I'm glad you weren't hurt, Diane - I remember stepping on just 1 piece of glass before & how bad that hurt (needed stitches, too) - I can't imagine having those kind of cuts EVERYWHERE...Glad your angels were on their toes!

[Margaret]

YOu are very fortunate indeed--what a mess to clean up, but at least you weren't cut up. (or at the hospital!)