Family & Roller Skating

What a weekend. The whole FAM was home to see new baby Breck. We hung out on Saturday and had dinner. Sunday Ellery had her play a church both services. Brian and I went to the first service and it was such a neat program. Ellery had a solo and she did a wonderful job. We are so proud of her...we always are! Then Grandma and Grandpa went to the second service. So Brian and I headed out to their house to hang out with Zach, Patty, Maizy, Tyler, Zarie & Calvin. Mmmmmh what to do. Zach says lets go see what is above the garage. Up there you will find a collection of 'things' that have accumulated over the years..things that their children should come and collect and take with them...we promised the next time we were all together we clean that place out. You know things like a Darth Vadar mask, old movies, yarn, shoes, Transformers, and yes my old roller skates.

I hadn't worn those babies in over 20 years. But with a little prompting from my siblings, I slipped those babies right on. Okay not exactly slipped more like wedged my feet into them. So I get the first one on, but the second one is only partially laced up and the ends were frayed so I went to look for tape to put around the ends to finish lacing them up. Being the smart ass I am, (I am in the house at this point)I decided to 'glide' across the marble floors with just the one skate on. I made it about 2 inches and you know how you see those scences in movies where the persons feet fly out from under them and they land flat on there back. It happened to me, except I didn't have a stunt double or a padded landing, I landed on the marble floor and the other skate went flying and hit the pantry door. My brother Zach comes running and he's like OMG are you okay. Ty, Zarie and Patty just kept blinking and staring at me like oh shit. Zach came over to help me up and asked if I was okay. Uhm yes, I'm fine, but my EGO has just been crucified. Once I was upright and not bleeding we all busted out laughing and we laughed and we laughed some more. And you know what I put that other damn skate on and skated around the garage for them, hell, it couldn't have gotten any worse.

Then Patty texted me later that night to see how I was....and I am FINE and I won't ever roller skate again. THE END.