My family is way too easy to entertain.
I've been a under the weather this week--just a cold, but a weird one. I didn't get the usual (horrible) sore throat or much congestion, but my larynx feels raw and so do I. Anyway, it felt chilly in the house last night after work, so I covered up with a little red blanket while I was reading the newspaper in the living room. I wanted to reed about our city's new read fire engine. (Sometimes I think English is confusing on purpose :)
The sound of the dryer buzzer told me clothes were done (I like to take them out right away to minimize wrinkling). When I got up to check the clothes, I didn't want to leave my blanket behind. And I didn't want to look like Linus. So I tried something different.
I turned the red blanket into a cape by tying two ends together and then ran through the house (to the laundry room) with my arms stretched out in front of me. My wife and kids seemed to think that was funny, which is setting the bar too low. I can do much better than that. Maybe they were cutting me slack since I don't feel well.
This really wasn't much of a post...just a little piece of silliness. I'll do better next time. Maybe.
PS - My wife must have really liked the cape. She suggested I wear it to work. :)
I wanted to reed about our city's new read fire engine. (Sometimes I think English is confusing on purpose :) - LOL
ReplyDeleteSanta Rick!!! :)
Or Superman Rick??
ReplyDeleteLOL, pretending to be as super as a 6 year-old.
DeleteI hope you're feeling better soon! And yes, Super Rick to the laundry rescue.
ReplyDeleteHaha, that's too much responsibility. The laundry is on its own from now on.
DeleteThank you, I'm headed in the right direction. I should be 100% by Monday.
I hope you are feeling better soon. It sounds to me like you may need to cut back a bit on the cold meds. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you, I do feel a little better today. Just between you and me, I wasn't under the influence at the time of the incident. I know...my poor family! :)
DeleteI totally do the cape thing with my blanket too. It's just a normal thing in our house now. That and I don't take the laundry out of the dryer right away anymore, it's a battle that I've given up on. Hope you feel better!
ReplyDeletexo, Yi-chia
Always Maylee
Thank you, I think I'll be back to my old self in no time. Full disclosure: The dryer was full of my work shirts. We've given up on ironing, except in extremely important situations. So, getting the shirts out of the dryer quickly is my only hope of not looking rumpled. At least that's what I tell myself...and then I try to not notice if I succeeded or not.
DeleteCapes should always be "in"! :)
I feel you, Rick. At times there is just nothing worse than having to leave the blanket! :D
ReplyDeleteOooo, yes! And it's much harder in the morning than it is at night (for me). Now I want to re-tell the story about the time I discovered the joy of having a top sheet on my bed...but I won't. :)
DeleteOoooo little ric ridinghood lol! I hope you re feeling better! There's been a woman at the office coughing up a storm....
ReplyDeleteHaha, what a terrible picture that paints in my mind!!! In it, little 'hood is the one with the big eyes. :)
DeleteI work hard to keep germs to myself. I'm not a germaphobe, but people coughing like that make me cringe.
Ho! Now I know who Clarke Kent is!
ReplyDeleteHaha, yes, faster than a speeding turtle!
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