But then there were the downsides of staying in a strange house. For example, creepy noises in the night and unfamiliar surroundings to encounter when stumbling around in the dark after hearing frightening sounds. Usually, the noises were my imagination. But, one night, they were real.
Around midnight, after I had been fast asleep for a few hours, I heard a thumping sound. "It's your imagination," I tried to convince myself. But then I heard it again: thump, thump, thump. I figured if I stayed in bed and ignored it, it would either go away or my parents would hear it and investigate. But the noise continued...thump, thump, thump. And then I heard a voice, "Tim, come open the door." It was my dad, pounding on the front door. I unlocked the door and let him in. He was wearing only a small bath towel. I guess he noticed the puzzled look on my face, because he offered an explanation: "We were in the hot tub and locked ourselves out of the house." That explained the door knocking, but it didn't explain why he was standing in the buff with only a towel for covering. He then proceeded promptly to the back door and unlocked it, letting my equally-sheepish-looking mom back inside. She also wore only a towel.
The nex
t day, I learned the full story. My mom's sister suggested that she (my mom, that is, not my aunt) and my dad go skinny dipping in the spa after the kids went to bed, so they thought they would try it out. But, they locked themselves out and couldn't get back in. My dad tried to get through the side gate, but it too was locked, and the key was inside. They tried pounding on the back door, but no one responded. So, my dad donned his towel, and like a Matador mounting a bull after the kill, pounced onto and over the fence so that he could try knocking on the front door. Mind you, the fence was one of the types with spiky metal rods on top, which I'm sure added to the excitement of the occasion.The strange thing is, it's not like my parents ever did anything very adventurous. Maybe this was why. Or maybe they did adventurous things regularly but never got caught (until now)?
My young ten-year-old brain made a quick mental note: "If you ever sneak out to skinny dip with your wife in the middle of the night, make sure to leave the door unlocked." Of course, that could lead to interesting problems of another kind if your children are not heavy sleepers. Still, consider some advance planning, please.
I never went in my grandparents' spa again after that night.
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Just exactly how does a Matador mount a bull??
I guess its your turn to embarass your parents??
Tim,
There are several inaccuracies in your story. First, it was your grandmother (Ma) who made the suggestion, not your aunt. Second, the back door was left unlocked, but a metal bar slid down, making it impossible to open the door. Third, the wall over which I crawled was brick and did not have have spikey metal bars, as your picture shows. Fourth, we never did get into the spa, which means that you needn't have stayed out of it the rest of your life. Fifth, we did adventurous things quite often! After all, we did raise you!
-Dad
So, you seem to be confirming the event in general, which is good. And I don't blame you for blocking the fact about the metal rods out of your memory!
And the part about you doing adventurous things quite often is a little bit too much information :)
That is so hilarious. I can imagine your parents in during the story (not nude but in general.) It does surprise me based on how I see them, however, they had how many children? Skinny dipping in a private jacuzzi is nothing.
Brother Penrod, I like the updates you provided too.
So Tim, when do we get to hear your equally embarassing story?
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