Pure Joy.
July 19, 2011
Back-story: the boys and I are at Casey‘s house this week, embracing the love we have for Americus, and getting lots of time with a very hilarious Addie and a very adorable new baby Vivi.
It is stinkin’ hot here, just like it is back home – so we took the kids today to an indoor playplace, stuffed full of inflatable slides and whatnot – as well as glorious, glorious air conditioning and ice cold American Coca Cola. NOM. (I swear it tastes better down here and I drink pop maybe once a year.)
Anyway.
Near the end of our little excursion, Casey and I admitted to each other that we’d really love to go down the slides at the back of this place. Unfortunately, adults are not allowed on the equipment. Because clearly, we who have brought spawn into the world should never have fun again. Stupid play-place.
Fortunately, we don’t care about rules.
Also fortunately, the referee-like-dressed staff could not see said slides from the front-end of the play-place. (You know where this is going, right?)
The only one on duty walked the length of the building, back and forth, back and forth, shouting at kids to stop wrestling, redirecting kids to go down the slides on their butts instead of head-first and generally scowling at the fact that this was her job.
My 12 year old is a rockstar – he took video while he kept watch, and this is what happened:
Pure. Joy.
I love this woman.
July 19th, 2011 at 11:05 pm
When I’m a zillionaire I’m renting that place out for the day. For just my friends. The end.
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Karen Sugarpants Reply:
July 20th, 2011 at 10:39 am
@moosh in indy., that would be worth the drive!
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July 19th, 2011 at 11:07 pm
Wow! You guys would tear it up at Boing! (Play place made out of trampolines!)
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Karen Sugarpants Reply:
July 20th, 2011 at 10:40 am
@Blondefabulous, Sounds like a blast!
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July 19th, 2011 at 11:08 pm
LOVE IT.
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Karen Sugarpants Reply:
July 20th, 2011 at 10:40 am
@pgoodness, I did too.
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July 20th, 2011 at 10:38 am
see how you are, coming into my country and breaking the rules??!?!! (come back often, please!)
miss you.
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Karen Sugarpants Reply:
July 20th, 2011 at 10:40 am
@hello haha narf,
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July 20th, 2011 at 2:35 pm
HA! That is AWESOME!
Who makes rules like that? FASCISTS!
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July 20th, 2011 at 2:57 pm
Awesomesauce!
I love how all the kids at the beginning clear out of the way. Like “if they get busted we didn’t see nothin’”
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Chibi Jeebs Reply:
July 20th, 2011 at 3:05 pm
@Ben, I was thinking the same thing! Ha!
Love how you two ran back all “We weren’t doing NOTHIN’!”-like.
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July 20th, 2011 at 3:24 pm
Oh how I adore you two. Love the video.
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July 20th, 2011 at 4:20 pm
Not head first? Wimps.
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July 20th, 2011 at 4:45 pm
I love you dorks.
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July 20th, 2011 at 10:54 pm
I love that you did this!
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July 20th, 2011 at 11:00 pm
bestest day ever
#wishiwasthere
LOVE
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