Laughs with my dad
My boys are still hunkered down in bed so it's time to steal a few minutes to post. The past few weeks have been a whirlwind. I'm so happy to be home with no extensive homework for a few weeks. I know I don't have it as rough as some but I cherish each minute I can get with my guys and I really missed them while I was traveling. We're still trying to find a weekend to get away together - maybe after Christmas. Ha! We did enjoy an evening out on Thursday. We went for dinner for John's birthday and then to the family fun/batting cages. Jeremiah rode a train thing and loved watching John in the batting cages. Simple, fun, family time. I'm certain these will be the things he loves some day.
Anyways, I know you don't want a long ramble about my past couple of weeks so I'll just share bits and pieces in posts as I remember things. Here's a quick story that we can laugh about now.
While in Iowa, my dad and I moved the truck to unload a bale of shavings closer to where my niece needed it for the Jr. National talent show. As I hopped out of the truck, I drop my keys...right in to a sewer drain. I heard them hit bottom but had no contemplation of how deep bottom might be. I also released a nice expletive. My dad came around the truck to find me spread on the street, peering in to the drain. They weren't very far down but we couldn't reach them with our bare hands. We contemplated different things that we could hook them with and then my dad saw the manhole right next to the drain. With 2 screwdrivers he managed to take the cover off and I climbed inside the drain and retrieved the keys. It wasn't until I stood up with keys in hand, my body still waste deep in the hole, that we thought to look around to see who might have seen this incident. That's also when we looked at each other and busted out laughing (it can be funny after you have the keys in hand). We must have looked quite strange - older man down on all fours with a manhole uncovered with a grown woman in the drain hole! We have decided that this little event is definitely one of our more unique incidents and we've had quite a few together over the years. It's funny how they usually tie back to traveling with the cows! OK, maybe you had to be there, but it was funny!
Anyways, I know you don't want a long ramble about my past couple of weeks so I'll just share bits and pieces in posts as I remember things. Here's a quick story that we can laugh about now.
While in Iowa, my dad and I moved the truck to unload a bale of shavings closer to where my niece needed it for the Jr. National talent show. As I hopped out of the truck, I drop my keys...right in to a sewer drain. I heard them hit bottom but had no contemplation of how deep bottom might be. I also released a nice expletive. My dad came around the truck to find me spread on the street, peering in to the drain. They weren't very far down but we couldn't reach them with our bare hands. We contemplated different things that we could hook them with and then my dad saw the manhole right next to the drain. With 2 screwdrivers he managed to take the cover off and I climbed inside the drain and retrieved the keys. It wasn't until I stood up with keys in hand, my body still waste deep in the hole, that we thought to look around to see who might have seen this incident. That's also when we looked at each other and busted out laughing (it can be funny after you have the keys in hand). We must have looked quite strange - older man down on all fours with a manhole uncovered with a grown woman in the drain hole! We have decided that this little event is definitely one of our more unique incidents and we've had quite a few together over the years. It's funny how they usually tie back to traveling with the cows! OK, maybe you had to be there, but it was funny!
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