cheeky almost lands in time out

disclaimer: keep in mind that this happened after i'd had three glasses of sangria, which only makes me cheekier than usual.

this may be one of those you had to be there moments but here is how i nearly ended up in "time out" last weekend:

we were eating katie's yummy homemade pizza (see below), sipping our sangria and beer, chatting, and generally having a great dinner when i happened to spill my glass of water (fyi: i'm a klutz). we had plenty of paper towels handy so no major damage was incurred. we all laughed at just how clumsy i am.

then josh says: maybe chloe isn't the one who needs a sippy cup?

my reply was to punch him in the arm. hard.

josh yelps in pain.

chloe looks on in shock. and then she says quietly: did she hit?

katie and steve then had to explain to chloe that it was very naughty of auntie joanna to hit josh and that if i didn't apologize and give josh a hug, i'd go to time out.

at that point, i was laughing so hard i could barely breathe but somehow i managed to eek out an apology and a hug for josh.

clearly, i'm not setting a very good example for chloe! and really, i think i'm about 28 years too old for a time out.