Play dates and a brush with death ala Denae's stupidity.

We went to the park for a play date last week, 2 of my friends met us there and brought their kids. We had a lot of fun. All of the kids were playing tag, including my friends 13 year old son, who was mighty athletic. He was kicking all the kids butts, and me in my sheer stupidity decided (and forgot that I am almost 30) that I was going to play, and I was going to catch him.  So my time came and I took off after him, and he just took off like a shot, and I followed him. right over this bench.....

Now, me being not the most graceful of people just went for it. I didn't think it through, I just jumped. When I started going over I saw this on the other side. I was heading right for the pole. So in what I can only  imagine looked similar to a chicken having a seizure twisted and threw my weight to the side...

And rolled to a stop beside the pole, unharmed other than my old, no longer athletic ego. I laid there laughing for quite a while. Then my friends who watched this all play through, realized I hadn't gotten back up so they came to check on me. I was laughing , they were laughing , and he got away...

So, I learned several valuable lessons;

1- Don't play tag with people who are half your age.
2- I can do a great impression of an epileptic chicken
3- I have some of the greatest friends ever.