We all celebrate those moments when our kids are not among us, however, our friends the Hurdles bring new meaning to the concept.
Last Sunday afternoon we put a bunch of kids on buses to head up to camp. The Roderick and Hurdle children were included and we had a plan to enjoy pie that evening while kidless.
The day was blissful for the Roderick's and we shared that with Don and Cherylynn when we caught up with them at Polly's Pies. What they shared with us chilled our souls and forced recurring nightmares to immerge.
They began their sordid tale with Mona Lisa smiles and we were enthralled immediately. The "date" began with the unfolding of lawn chairs and placing them on the edge of the grass on their back patio. The alligator sprinklers were engaged and water sprayed the lawn with abandon, cooling the sunny concrete. The click, click, click was mesmerizing as Don and Cherylynn held hands and watched the "white trash" fountain they had created. It gets better.
The Hurdle's are dog people, avid dog people. In fact, they have two labs and an Austrailian shepherd. Big dogs. Tank, one of the labs, hates sprinklers. He wrestled, growled, jumped on, shook and did everything a dog can do to a sprinkler. Now this in and of itself is not unusual. Tank is after all a day. It is unusual for two people, without their kids around mind you, to sit for two hours and watch the dog perform. A beautiful summer afternoon, no kids, watching the dog. Hmmm.
No wonder they were very excited to get out and enjoy some pie.
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