The tale: Charlene Ann Baumbich at a physical therapy appointment. The therapist needs to work on Charlene’s toe. The PT’s comment: “I’m going to distract your big toe now.” For the full story check out the post on Angie Hunt’s blog.
My entry into the How Do You Distract a Big Toe Contest:
See, there’s this big toe, see, and he wants to go to the market, but I want to stay home, so I send my best friend out to meet him when he’s leaving and she offers him some roast beef, but my friend’s husband yells at him that it tastes nasty and he didn’t have any himself, so now I’m resigned to a shopping trip, but little Piggy–he’s our son–rides up on his bicycle a few blocks from our house and then Daddy has no choice but to turn around, commandeer the bike, put Piggy on the handlebars, and pedal all the way home. The whole time I hear Piggy ‘whee-ing,’ all I can think is how glad I am that I don’t have to go to the market!
(If you don’t get this at all, brush up on your little piggies by grabbing the closest foot to you–which quite possibly would be your own–and saying, “This little piggy went to the market, this little piggy….”)
Charlene’s comment: “The rules said one or two sentences, and by golly, she wins on two counts: creative story and causing us to hold our breath between sentences while we read!”
Then she awarded me first place! Who cares about all the hoopla surrounding the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest? I won a toe mood ring!
Most hilarious – good story too! Congrats on winning the toe mood ring – that will be something you’ll want to share with your grandkids someday! (just teasing!)
Too funny. Congrats! Wear that toe ring proudly.
Bad news…Charlene said the place she was going to buy the toe ring at is out of them! She’s trying to find something else that would fit the contest. Any suggestions?
And thanks, you gals, for hanging around even when I went so long without posting. Like I keep saying–just wait for September when I’m going to shoot for 5 posts a week. :-0
I just hope we don’t have to hear your acceptance speech when you fianlly receive whatever prize you’ll get!! If Charlene can’t get another toe ring (which I think she could pick up cheap at Walmart) she could send you a pound of bacon!
Love, Mom
Congrats, Christina! Way to go! If you don’t submit, you don’t win!
🙂
Loved your piggies story! I still like the toe ring idea, so go buy your own. 🙂
Love,
Debbie
Great story! I wish I would have come here before the conference to read it.
Loved seeing you there, by the way! It’s always good to catch up with great friends. Did Ernie email you the pics? If not, you can steal ’em off my blog.