Owwww…so,what? I’m A ROCKSTAR!

The past week-end  was sort of eventful.  (0r painful…I’ll let you be the judge). 

First there was the visit from my in-laws.  Usually this is a good thing.  However, this time at my house…my brother in law, let’s call him “Chris”, and my husband Tom tried to reenact the Michael Jackson  Pepsi commercial via a backyard bonfire.  They had the awesome  (read “insane”) idea of mixing oil and gasoline and pouring it on wet wood.  Unfortunately neither has a degree in pyrotechnics or special effects from the Weta Workshop or Lucas Studios.  It went like this:

WHhhhhuuuUMMMP…(Chris running through the backyard)…BIGGGG fireball!

Five year old niece, “Is Daddy going to die?”

Luckily no one needed to go to the hospital (I think).   My husband also has sworn on a Bible, the Boy Scout Manual, and a copy of True Tales of a Mountain Man that he will only start fires the old fashioned way with twisty newspaper and twigs.

NEXT on tap:   Tom reeacting Top Gun while tubing with our friend Ed.  We were in Osage Beach.  Boating, of course, what else do you do in the Ozarks?  Another good friend, we’ll call him “Bob” was driving…which may not always be a good thing depending on how wild of a tube ride you are desiring.  However, Bob was driving fairly tame for a guy whose nick-name is “Snap the Whip”.  Somehow both Ed and Tom who average about twelve feet, three inches in combined heights went flying through the air…bum over teakettle… in  a weird loop-de-loop and CRASH! back into the lake.  Luckily neither of them were playing the part of Goose…both survived … each with a severe racking…

praise God I’m not a guy and have to worry about nut squish issues during extreme water sports!

Not to be outdone…while executing a happy dance on the way to the pool  by yours truly resulted in 1) me falling off a curb  2) insta-cankle due to the Fred Flinstone proportions of my swollen extremity and  3) a chipped ankle  bone!

The lesson here?…Always bring a video camera along, you could win valuable cash and prizes on America’s Funniest Home Videos and get a chance to meet Bob Saget.