A Creative Life: Kid at Heart

April 17, 2006

Kid at Heart

OK call me stupid, insane or just a kid at heart, but our family spent the Easter weekend up on the river (Murray River) at friends who own riverside property and I succumbed to peer pressure! It may have taken all weekend and up until the last morning my feet hadn't even set foot in a boat, let alone the water (well it was cold all weekend) and then DH convinced me to hop on the boat and watch our friend on the G-force! Well it was incredible to watch him being slung around like a rag doll and made airborn on the odd occasion. Now tell me how I could watch this and come to the conclusion that this could be fun?????? This is where I seriously question my sanity, or have I just reverted to some childlike thirill seeker?? I donned the wet, wetsuit and threw myself into the icy waters, and let me tell you they were EXTREMELY ICY!!!!

Now call me a dreamer, but I was under the impression that my DH would be kind to me while I was on the G-force since he hasn't seen me engage in water sport for close to 10 years!!! How wrong could I be!!! Somewhere in his brain I think he was reliving every time he hadn't got his own way, or I had done something wrong as he gunned that boat and made it his mission to make sure I flew over every ounce of wake that was created! I must have frustrated him somewhat with my clinging tenacity as I was thrown airborn and somehow landed back on the G-force in an upright manner. Even the times where there was more of my body skimming along the water with only my fingers gripping the handles for the last ditch effort to restore myself to the relative comfort of the G-forces cushioning must have left him unfulfilled! He resorted to 360 turns, and not just one at a time!!!! I am talking about 3 in a row!!! Not only am I at the end of some serious 'whip' but then I have to contend with walls of wake!!! I can assure you that water isn't soft when hit at those speeds!! Yes, I will admit in some perverse way I had an absolute blast, as there is something exhilarating about skimming across water at warp speed! However, I will never trust my husband behind the wheel of a speedboat if I am behind it - EVER AGAIN!!!!

I am somewhat battered and bruised, and I doubt I will be moving with a great deal of spring in my step tomorrow, but for those 10 - 15 minutes that I was on the water, I was living life like a carefree teenager and it was good! BTW, all 3 of my kids were on the boat, laughing each time I was flung across the water! I will remember this!

Here is a super quick card made from the leftovers of the stitching class. If they have time they will get to make this as well. Hmmmm somehow I think I will be cracking the whip a bit too hard to expect a whole heap of handstitching to be completed in 2 hours as well as this 5 minute card, but it's always good to be prepared.

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Hi Janine. Thanks for dropping by my blog. Sounds like you had lots of fun this weekend:) I love handstitching on my layouts too but it takes forever.

Shirls

Posted by: Shirls | April 17, 2006 at 10:23 PM

Oh wow, how much fun is the G Force!! We used to go up the river almost every weekend just to get thrown around on that thing... have you tried it with a Bungee rope yet?? Now that's excitement!

Hope you're not too sore!
Michelle

Posted by: Michelle Perry | April 18, 2006 at 07:21 AM

I know I shouldn't be, but I am laughing at your post. You have a great way with words. Hope you enjoyed the Easter break.
Katie

Oh, and I love the card!

Posted by: katie toland | April 18, 2006 at 12:07 PM

Wow, that sounds like so much fun!!! (I mean the DH giving you heaps), but seriously, no wonder you'll be sore today. Hope it was as fun as it sounds.

Posted by: Trina | April 18, 2006 at 04:46 PM

Hi Janine, I am only now just getting around to doing my blogging, I am still away, but I will be home on Thursday. I hope you had a love Easter, and the Easter Bunny was kind. I also love the handstitching, I find it really relaxing.

Carole:)

Posted by: Carole Janson | April 18, 2006 at 06:08 PM