June 03, 2006
Newest Member Of The Family
Meet the latest addition to The Outpost:
The VP, according to the vast quantities of pleading I've heard over the past few months, has ALWAYS wanted to have a pinball machine in the house. And Earthshaker was always one of his favorites. And lo and behold: the husband of one of his fellow Cub Scout leaders has a side business collecting and refurbishing old pinball machines. And Wow! He just happened to have TWO Earthshakers!
So the beast arrived today.
Mid-life crisis or did he just never grow up? I'm not sure. But it was a genuine yearning. I stipulated that if Earthshaker was to come into the house, something had to leave to make room for it. And that something was the downstairs television. He didn't even bat an eye. Consider it gone dear.
The boys were a little more uncertain about ditching the tv, but now that ES has arrived, they have been won over to the dark side by their father. What tv, Mom? Can we charge our friends a quarter to play? How do you win a free game, Dad? Is it my turn yet?
Now I'm upstairs listening to the pings, dings, knocks, cheering, and shouting wondering how long I should wait before I tell The VP that the furinture dolly he used to get Earthshaker into the basement left black, greasy wheel tracks all the way down the stairs. On the tan carpet. This machine is going to cost him more than he planned.
Since I will now apparently have the rest of the afternoon to myself, I'll try to wander over and take some pictures of the pigs and the new pheasant chicks that arrived yesterday.
Enjoy your weekend.
Aelfheld - thanks for the email!
Posted by Cathy at June 3, 2006 11:57 AM