Friday, July 26, 2019

Things That Keep Me Awake at Night

     My parents gave LV and me some nice sturdy oak dining room furniture when we got married. It's still nice and solid, but the years of use have not been kind to the varnish, and we decided it's time to strip off the old varnish and redo them.
     I spent quite a bit of time researching the how-to's of furniture stripping and armed with the knowledge I found on the internet I went to buy the needed supplies. Steel wool, scrapers, sand paper, and a jug of orange stripping gel.
     I labored over that furniture, but was pleased with the results. It was soon clear that I would need to buy more of the stripping compound in order to finish the project. I quickly found my shopping list and scribbled "stripper gunk" at the top and when LV and I went shopping later that week I got some more.
     A few days later one of our friends called. Her husband was out of state on business and she was having some type of mechanical issue. Would LV come to her rescue?
     I joined LV as he went to see if he could help out. It didn't take him long to discover what the problem was. A certain part had to be ordered. "Do you have a piece of paper I can use to write the part number down?" he asked me.
     My purse is usually loaded with anything you can think of, but in all my rummaging through it all I came up with was my used shopping list with neat little checkmarks next to all the items.
      LV took it, scribbled the parts number down, and to my consternation handed it to our friend so she could order it.
      The words "stripper gunk" seemed to grow bigger and bolder at the top of that paper and I wanted to disappear.
      Last night I woke up with that memory going through my mind, and I shuddered in embarrassment again as I wondered what awful images went through our friend's mind when she read those words.

18 comments:

  1. Isn't that exactly how life goes. We got a great laugh. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Okay, you made me laugh out loud again. I would love to live in our house and hear all of these things first-hand. You really should write a book.
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  3. Usually when I make a shopping list and get to the store, I realize the list's still on the coffee table at home. :) But, I have never bought any Stripper Gunk. LOL. Blessings, xoxo, Susie

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  4. I am laughing and trying to tell my husband at the same time, very funny.

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  5. Made me literally laugh out loud. Thanks! :) Did you ever ask your friend about it?

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  6. LOL! Too funny. Though likely more to us than you.

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  7. First, thank you for visiting/commenting on my blog!

    Second, how many people _know_ the name of stuff we use for stripping furniture? Not all that many. So why not write "stripper gunk" to remember to get some? -smile-

    Nope, no embarrassment. None!

    Plus, why do we allow ourselves to be bothered by such things?????? We all do. We all have happenings, about which we fret, later. -sigh- Why?

    I like the old saying which goes something like... "What difference will it make, a hundred years from now?" -smile-

    Kind of puts all our little "frets," in perspective, doesn't it??????

    Gentle hugs...
    ✨✨✨

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  8. And Re: my post.... So happy that you too, love Old Fashioned Blogging!!!!

    Gentle hugs,
    ✨✨✨

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  9. Just left you a comment and it disappeared. I hate when that happens! I smiled reading that- I am sure your friend figured it out and didn't think you were going to buy something a stripper would use. lol She knows you better than that...right?!

    Have a wonderful Sunday night. xo Diana

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  10. This is a cute story, I didn't get it until the last!~smile~ You and your friend will have a good laugh I am sure.
    I used to strip and refinish furniture,especially antiques, and loved to see them liven up! I have some furniture that needs refurbishing, maybe this fall when weather is cooler.
    Thank you for visiting my blog and for your sweet comment, please visit anytime.
    Blessings,
    Sue

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  11. Oh, this made me laugh out loud...and I SO needed a laugh today!!! Now every time you look at that furniture you will have a (fun) memory...lol!!! My son is great at refinishing furniture...thank goodness, cause that's something I don't even want to attempt!!! Thanks for coming by my blog and leaving a comment. Now I'm off to check out more of yours:)

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  12. HAHA....that is funny but I bet she knew.

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  13. HaHa...now that's funny...one definitely for the books...
    I loved refinishing furniture and did some that we still have after all these years. Some woods sure require a lot of elbow grease but there can be something very therapeutic in doing it.

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  14. This made my day. Laughing about it yet. Wendy

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