Now Fave's Shoe Is On The Other Foot, And In My Mouth

You may recall a story a while back, in June, when Fave at the Gas Station Chicken Store was afraid she had insulted me by saying, "You look thin today." Heh, heh. I took it as a compliment. I didn't even sass back and say, "Oh, I suppose all the other days I look like a big fat cow!" The thought had crossed my mind, but I knew Fave's blurted comment was coming from a good place.

Anyhoo... Fave has mentioned that interaction a couple times, regretting it. She felt like she put her foot in her mouth, and kept apologizing. Well. Fave's shoe jumped onto my foot on Friday, and quickly took a giant leap, then a sloppy swan dive into my own mouth.

"Did you win anything on your tickets?" 

I asked innocently, as always, concerning the lottery tickets I give her every Thursday, as a "tip" for being so nice and selling me lucky tickets.

"No! Well. I DID win $5. But... did you know you gave me a ticket that was already scratched?"

"NOOO! What? I didn't mean to! I can' believe I did that! I'm so embarrassed! I guess I stuck it down in the box with your tickets and the ones I buy for my son Genius, before I put them in their envelopes. I'm so sorry! But at least I gave you a winner!"

"Yeah. It's fine. I looked at it, and I thought, 'That's weird.' But it's the only thing I won."

"Oh my gosh. I can't believe I did that. I'll try not to let it happen again!"

I'm pretty sure I was red-faced when I left. That's like being caught re-gifting. Or wrapping up your trash to give somebody. I'm so relieved it was at least a winner. But wait. My Fave faux pas was not over. On Saturday, the other foot demanded equal mouth time. I asked

"Did you win anything this week?"

"You asked me that yesterday! And I said only on the ticket that was already scratched!"

"OH NO! I'm reliving it! Now I'm embarrassed all over again. Forget I said that."

Fave had a chuckle. I was mortified. Again. On my way out the door, I said,

"Gotta get home and scratch these so I can save one to give to you!"

I hope I can keep my mouth shut, and both feet out of it this week.