We ate by the water and enjoyed watching the fish jump.
We then decided to go to the play ground because Madelyn wanted to "sweem and slide".
Now the following face ought to be a clue as to how the day has gone. In fact, due to David's attitude this afternoon, we almost stayed home. He just was not being a very good listener today and was testing me to no end.
Here's where the panic part comes in. The following picture shows a very tall part of the play ground equipment. Well, my son climbed up and asked if he could slide down the fireman's pole. Well, #1 - It's at least 9 foot off the ground. #2 - To my knowledge, he's never done a fireman's pole before. #3 - I didn't want to make a trip to the E.R. So I said "No buddy, if you want to come down, please go down the slide or the stairs."
A nice man rushed over and tried to encourage him to let go. Did I mention he couldn't reach him either? David just dangled, too terrified to drop. After what seemed like an eternity, a nice woman appeared at the top and grabbed David and brought him safely back to the platform. I was about in tears. David headed straight to the slide and came down. I met him at the bottom with a lecture about listening and a hug. The tear on his cheek and the look in his eye told me that he was going to listen to Mom.........At least until the next time.
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