You know how Ed and I are always having some kind of an adventure in our lives. Well last fall I found out Ed had bought a boat. He is always buying things and not telling me and then I find out and everyone knew but me. After I found out, he kept telling me he was fixing up his new "boat". Me picturing a nice size fishing boat that all the family or at least some grandkids could go fishing in. So the other day I decided to go look at the new "boat". What a shock. Its a dingy- a small little tiny dingy. I told him I didn't think both of us could fit in it at the same time or that it would hold us. But last night he insisted that we take it out to Warden Lake for a "trial run". Fishing season is starting you know. I don't know how he talked me into it but off we went. He backed the boat & trailer down into the water so we could unload the boat (dingy). After we both got into the boat (dingy) I asked where the life jackets were and he said he hadn't had time to get any and besides we didn't need them because his boat (dingy) was safe as a cruise ship. He started the little motor and off we putted like a heard of turtles (as my dad used to say) till we got to the middle of the lake. I had been so busy watching the rising water level on the outside of the boat that I didn't notice the rising water on the inside of the boat. And Ed had been so busy fiddling with the boat motor that he hadn't noticed either. I felt my shoes getting wet and looked down. Panic swept over my face as I screamed "we're leaking"!!!!!! All we had was two diet pepsi cans so we dumped the soda out and started baling water while Ed started steering us back to shore. One note of advise here is that pop cans don't bale water very fast. I was worried because I know Ed can't swim well and I didn't think I could save him and me too. The water was freezing and we had sweaters and coats on. I don't do well in a panic situation and my voice rose 10 octives as I blamed Ed for everything from not having life jackets to buying a silly little boat that couldn't hold 2 normal size adults without leaking! I don't know whether it was the pidley little motor or the rising water that slowed us from getting closer to shore but I told him one of us was going to have to get out of the boat! We were about 20 feet from shore and I don't know why but I just stood up- closed my eyes plugged my nose and jumped. I went under and came up gasping - it was so freezing cold I thought my eyes would pop out of my head. Ed just sat there with a shocked look on his face. His face and my face became more shocked as I stood up. The water was only to my waist. So I grabbed the rope and pulled Ed and the dingy boat to shore. Nothing was said as he loaded the boat on the trailer and I sat shivering in the pick up. As we headed home Ed looked lovingly into my soggy wet eyes and said "Want to go on a cruise, honey?"
I hoped you all enjoyed this story as much as I enjoyed telling it. The only truth in it is that he did by a dingy boat and it did leak the first time he & Michael took it out. I will never, and I repeat never - ride in it. Happy April Fools Day!
Maddax turns 7
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4 comments:
nice, I could totally picture you out there sinking into the lake! I think I would have hurried and drank the soda though! good april fool joke!
Oh my heavens you had me in tears!!!! Loved it! For your sake I'm so glad that wasn't true! :)
Good one mom! I gasped when you got to the part where you stood up, plugged your nose and dove in! What a brave woman I was thinking...and then i thought no way you would throw dad over board before you jumped in :-) Happy April Fool's Day mother dearest
That. Was. Hilarious. Kevin and I were rolling with laughter! Tears even!! I have to say I am almost sad that it was a joke cuz it sure was a great story to tell.
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