I Won & A Fright

 

Mine is black, but I was tired of searching for the identical item. 

Today, we went to Cullman for several things. 

1--pickup lunch that was eat-in before the pandemic. Today, we had Chicken Alfredo. I love penne pasta! There was also mixed, frozen vegetables that seemed to be in a cheese sauce. It looked that way, but Tommy said he could taste no cheese. We traded and he ate some of the Chicken Alfredo and all of the mixed vegetables because it had peas which as you know, I don't eat--allergies. It was delicious.

2 Ag Center had a speaker about bugs. They also had lunch--bbq sandwiches from Johnny's BBQ, where sluggy, Dan, and I ate. We had the pulled pork with slaw on a bun. I did not eat the bun. Also, there were strawberries, fresh pineapple chunks, blueberries, and green grapes. I had a healthy dose of the fruit. 

3. Body Shop where he scheduled a trip for his vehicle. That is all set. 

At the Ag Center, the guy was to have a trivia question to determine who received the door prize. He put up a slide with two bugs. At his prompt, we all said one was a ladybug. He asked, for the door prize what was the other bug. No one knew. Then, he said it was a country south of us. I immediately said Mexican Beetle. So, I won the water bottle. The sour grape behind me said aloud, "But, she had to have a hint!" Well, then why did she not say the answer. Tommy heard it too! His comment after we left was, "Well, why didn't she say it?" Of course, my exact thought. For a smattering of a second, she made me feel bad. But, I got over that and gloated in my head that I got the aluminum, insulated tumbler, and she could have had it if she had just said it, with a hint, of course.

I did learn a lot of facts about bugs.

It was a hard day. I did not go to a grocery store, just to the PO. 

While I was eating, I ate the strawberries first, three. Then, I tackled the fresh pineapple chunks which were huge. I used my fork and Tommy's fork to try to get a smaller piece of pineapple. I did manage to do so. However, when I started eating it, I choked. The bug lecture stopped and people wanted to know if I was okay. I could hear people shuffling about and assumed someone was coming to give me the Heimlich maneuver. For three or four minutes, maybe five, I struggled to stop choking, coughing while Tommy was clapping me on the back as I asked him to do. This really frightened me. I was glad I was where I was for help. 

I was too frightened to eat the rest of the pineapple, green grapes, strawberries, or the broccoli I had on my plate. So, I brought it with me in a cup. In the car, I kept reaching for the cup to eat it. I was still too frightened to eat it in the car. Finally, at home, I used a sharp knife to cut the chunks into small pieces, ate it slowly and carefully! My throat still hurts. 

Have you ever had anyone imply you won something that took skill, not chance, that you won for another reason? Once I won an award for an accomplishment, but everyone had to vote as to who did best. Well, this woman insisted on three votes that I won every time. Then, she scoffed and said it was just a popularity contest. Okay, I will take that I am popular...lol. jk

Have you ever choked so badly that you were really frightened? Today, I was frightened.