You know the story of the Princess and the Pea, where a girl tosses and turns all night because of one pea underneath her mattress?
I always thought that that story was a little goofy, but unbeknownst to myself, I've accidentally discovered that the pea in the bedding method of determining royal status is as effective as any pedigree chart.
Here's my story:
You see, it all started off with a bag of chips.
On Saturday, a bag of tortilla chips and a few other items were purchased at the grocery store. Since chips in our house are a hot commodity, especially for a certain teen boy of ours, we generally keep them hidden away in our bedroom. That particular Saturday, we set the grocery bag on the bed and went on our merry way through the day. Later on the chips were hidden and groceries put away.
Fast forward to Monday afternoon and I am gathering the ingredients for dinner, but hard as I look, I just can't find one of the ingredients that I know was just bought. After searching high and low, I suddenly have a revelation....
Check our bed, where the grocery bag had lain before putting everything away.
So, I looked under the bed, behind the bed, and around the bed.
In desperation, I even start stripping our very beautifully stylish bedding...
and LO and BEHOLD....
right smack underneath the very same pillow that I'd slept on the night before was the missing ingredient...
So, to all of you who thought that my real name is Princess Lara Anne Elizabeth Mary Victoria Georgina Kathryn Wilhelmina Marie Anastasia IV....
I hate to admit it, but I slept as soundly as a baby on my entire bag of peas.
Which meant the real princess got to come and reclaim her title from me....
But I'm okay with it now...
especially since I heard that the big, poofy princess dresses can get kind of itchy in the armpit.
Plus I daresay she makes a much cuter princess anyway.
I always thought that that story was a little goofy, but unbeknownst to myself, I've accidentally discovered that the pea in the bedding method of determining royal status is as effective as any pedigree chart.
Here's my story:
You see, it all started off with a bag of chips.
On Saturday, a bag of tortilla chips and a few other items were purchased at the grocery store. Since chips in our house are a hot commodity, especially for a certain teen boy of ours, we generally keep them hidden away in our bedroom. That particular Saturday, we set the grocery bag on the bed and went on our merry way through the day. Later on the chips were hidden and groceries put away.
Fast forward to Monday afternoon and I am gathering the ingredients for dinner, but hard as I look, I just can't find one of the ingredients that I know was just bought. After searching high and low, I suddenly have a revelation....
Check our bed, where the grocery bag had lain before putting everything away.
So, I looked under the bed, behind the bed, and around the bed.
In desperation, I even start stripping our very beautifully stylish bedding...
and LO and BEHOLD....
right smack underneath the very same pillow that I'd slept on the night before was the missing ingredient...
So, to all of you who thought that my real name is Princess Lara Anne Elizabeth Mary Victoria Georgina Kathryn Wilhelmina Marie Anastasia IV....
I hate to admit it, but I slept as soundly as a baby on my entire bag of peas.
Which meant the real princess got to come and reclaim her title from me....
But I'm okay with it now...
especially since I heard that the big, poofy princess dresses can get kind of itchy in the armpit.
hahahaha! That's an awesome story!
ReplyDeletethis is such a cute post! thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThat's so funny!
ReplyDeleteA Lovely Anecdote from our sweet little princess!
ReplyDeleteYou slept soundly because you're the queen of the castle, not the princess! Queen's are sage and wise beyond their years and much too composed to be bothered by some little green veggies under their pillow. Now if the bag of peas were under Ellie's pillow - that would have been a very long night indeed - for the entire kingdom!!!
ReplyDeleteI bet you would have noticed if they'd been frozen peas! And lots of people pay good money for a bag of crushed walnut shells that they can use as a pillow. Perhaps you should toss that bag of peas into a pillow case and start selling it online?
ReplyDeleteThat is hilarious!
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