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60 COUNTRY WOMAN COUNTRYWOMANMAGAZINE.COMCOUNTRY AT HEARTSTEPHAN BRITTMY MOSTEMBARRASSINGMOMENTFashion Faux Pas#### Feeling an urgent need to spruce up my wardrobe, I decid-ed to check out the end-of-winter sales at our local mall.I was excited to find that my favorite clothing store wasbrimming with aisle after aisle of jackets, blouses, skirts,pants and sweaters.I combed carefully through the selection, squeezing betweenthe jam-packed racks. Finding nothing to my liking, however, Iheaded toward the door. Just as I was about to exit, a saleswomancalled out, “Excuse me, Ma’am. would you like to purchase that?”Puzzled, I saw that she was pointing to my right side. Lookingdown, I found a hanger hooked to my belt along with a bright redblouse. My face must have been the exact same color. I quicklyreturned it to her and sheepishly smiled as she said, “Have a niceday!” Q NICOLE FOUCAULT LUSKVILLE, QUEBEC``````ChatterboxOne chilly evening, my great-granddaughter, 3, rode alongwith her grandma and me tohelp set up for a craft show.As we unloaded the pickup,she urged us with a shiver,“Hurry! My teeth are wiggling!”JOYCE LANZENDORFGRAND ISLAND, NE``````Microwave GourmetWhen my 7-year-old askedfor a snack, I told him to warmup some leftover Mexicanfood. After putting it in themicrowave, he stood therefor a second and then asked,“Where’s the taco button?”GINNY TOMPKEABBOTSFORD, BC``````Speed ReadingIt was obvious our grand-daughter, 3, was bored withthe bedtime story I’d chosenwhen she thumbed aheadin the book and said, “Fast-forward, Grandma!”JOYCE SAGEZJERSEYVILLE, IL``````MisdiagnosisDuring show-and-tell, mygreat-nephew announced tothe class that his grandmotherhad been in the hospital.When his teacher asked howshe was doing, he replied,“She had her independencetaken out.” Luckily, it was onlyher appendix!RON JENNINGSTENINO, WA``````Changing SpacesHer father’s job took my youngfriend Jenny and her family toLondon for six months. When-ever she met someone new,the 5-year-old would proudlyannounce, “We’re not from thisplanet—we’re from America!”LANA HOLLANDIRVING, TXKID ∑UIPS