Yesterday, I was prepared to get wet. I knew bringing the weapons would be dangerous so I was armed with towels and the best baiting suit in the entire world that was comfortable and looked like shorts and a tank top so I was all set.
There were a lot of adults there at the party yesterday. Among all the adult siblings, I was the oldest one there with the exception of my brother in-law but he only beats me out by 3 months. And which adult was the only one to join the kids on the giant water slide? Yes, you all know who:
I despise photos of myself but I made an exception here and have posted this publicly because I think it’s funny and because my daughter got such a great action shot. Theresa, however, missed the chance to get a really good video of me.
I was fixing something near the top of the water slide; this little shower thingie that wets the slide. Suddenly I feel someone grab me, trying to shove me down the slide. Having visions of tumbling head first down the slide where I snap my neck in 2, I fought back and my brother’s attempt was in vain.
Then my father showed us his new hat. “Look, it’s a convertible. If you’re at the ballgame and it gets cold, you can put the flaps down,” he told us as he demonstrated:
This should leave no doubt that, yes, the entire family is a bit odd. It’s not just me. It’s in the genes. My poor kids.
July 29th, 2007 at 10:20 pm Quote
Someone once bought my dad a hat that had a little tiny umbrella on top so he didn’t get his bald spot sunburnt. Maybe our families are related somewhere down the line. I know my great-great grandparents were first cousins, so I do have a little bit of an excuse.
July 29th, 2007 at 11:13 pm Quote
Sister has decided not only to meet us in Cumberland but to let my niece come back with us for another few weeks. SH would drive but he doesn’t have to be at work until 3PM Tuesday, I’m the one that has to be at work before 8AM. He would let me sleep in the car though.