My kids and I have been spending a lot of time at the pool now that they're on summer vacation. Of course that meant we had to haul out all the pool toys and flotation devices. We discovered the inner tubes were in need of some serious air, so my son offered to inflate them. He unplugged the air stopper and started blowing. And blowing. And blowing. About five minutes later, he stopped. His face was red, and he was clearly quite exhausted.
"Mama, I think I'm out of hot air," he said. "Can you do this?" He handed me the tube and left.
I looked at the thing. There was no way I was going to blow air into it - especially after he slimed up the opening. I dragged it to the garage where I found a bike pump. I hooked it up and finished inflating. I did the same with the other.
When I was done, I found my boy and handed him the inner tubes. "Here you go, Bubba."
His eyes got big. "How did you do that, Mama? You must have a lot of hot air!"
lol you kinda walked into that one
ReplyDeleteI guess I did!
DeleteRim shot!
ReplyDeleteThe boy has all the wise cracks!
DeleteLOL this is hilarious! And what was your retort??
ReplyDeleteI made a face and showed him the bike pump.
DeleteThat is funny!
ReplyDeletetime at the pool sounds like fun!..
It has been fun!
DeleteYou can keep the secret. Bubba will think that you have magical powers!
ReplyDeleteCat's out of the bag. I already showed him my secret.
DeleteTell him it's a secret technique (-:
ReplyDeleteSpecial Mama powers!
DeleteI suspected as much.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
Hey, now! ;0)
DeleteYour kid is just getting sassier and sassier. I love it.
ReplyDeleteIf he keeps it up, he's going to be an impossible teenager!
DeleteThe first step is admitting it
ReplyDeleteAre you suggesting that I have a lot of hot air? ;0)
DeleteAww. Yep, grown-ups are full of hot air! I tried to blow one of those things up once. I was exhausted when I was finished...too exhausted to swim!
ReplyDeleteThey really are hard to blow up!
DeleteLOL. Mom to the rescue!
ReplyDeleteYes. Moms are amazing!
DeleteIt's your super power. ;)
ReplyDeleteOne of many!
DeleteLOL! See, this is why we got an electronic pump. Seriously. We used to have a pool. (And good riddance!)
ReplyDeleteWe had a pool when we lived in Florida. They're nice to swim in, but a lot of work to maintain!
DeleteLol! Fun! You really must have lot of air!
ReplyDeleteI'm full of it!
DeleteThat is a line most of us probably wanted to use on our moms at some point in our childhood, only most of those times it would have been deadly to have said anything about a parent's hot air. Cute story!
ReplyDeleteTiming is everything. He picked a good time.
DeleteBoys! Love it;-) Yes, it's pool time here too!
ReplyDeleteYou have to love summer!
DeleteHa! He's very clever.
ReplyDeleteYes, he is!
DeleteI am with Pat... you walked into that one!
ReplyDeleteWhat a good story! I bet next year, he'll remember how smart mama was and reach for the pump. lol
ReplyDeleteDid you say pool? I must say i envy you. :P
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