Adale & I went out to her parent's house yesterday to get out of town and away from our lives for a little while. For comic relief, Adale's dad (Spike) had me help him out putting the finishing touches on his shed. one of his favorite games is to get me to try to do something handy so he can laugh and tell me how useless I am at these kinds of things, all in a good natured way. I'm always eager to lend a little comic relief to these family outings.
Notice my excellent hammering skills.
Hammering on a ladder = 2X bonus degree of difficulty.
Coming to TLC this fall: Pimp My Shack!
After fixing up the shed I hopped on the riding mower and proceeded to take care of business with the lawn.
Attention to detail is key - note my laser focus on getting the job done.
Unfortunately, Spike did not appreciate my mower lines & kicked me off.
Spike showing me that he's still got game.
The day ended with a celebratory BBQ*. Very very tasty* This picture is from a BBQ last week, but yesterday's BBQ was almost an exact replica.
7 comments:
Greg forgot to point out my dad's special work outfit. He had on boxer shorts that say "Git er done" on the ass. Super awesome. He wears these 24/7 when kickin it around the house or in the yard.
i was just going to ask if those were boxer shorts. very nice. does he have other underwear on underneath them? wait, i don't even want to know.
the pictures of greg mowing reminded me of the rockabilly couple that lived two houses down from me a few years ago. he'd mow with his hair all pompadoured up, wearing his black glasses, white t- shirt, and dark jeans cuffed up and she'd be weeding in a cute vintage dress with her bangs perfectly curled. even when it was 97 degrees and humid. it was surreal.
I thought your dad was all about the bikini briefs. Maybe he's changed his ways, or I am remembering it wrong.
G and your dad should have a TV show. I'd get cable again for sure.
Ever since I first met him I thought a Spike reality show would be huge. Yesterday he told us about this guy at work who isn't very smart...his nickname used to be "Blue Tube", making fun of his ignorance of some electrical equipment. He came to work last weekend in a t-shirt with frayed sleeves, and now they call him "Crocodile Dummy" (say it like Crocodile Dundee, with 2 syllables in Dummy). Totally fucking hilarious.
Allison is correct that my dad wears bikini briefs. So Carrie, to answer your question, he wears the "Git er done" boxer shorts over his real undies, according to my mom. The "Git er done" shorts are a summer replacement for his camo pj pants, which he wore around last winter. Apparently, Walmart doesn't sell these anymore however, and now I'm not sure what he'll switch to come cooler weather.
you really should pitch this reality show idea. it would be hysterical.
agreed. I believe 'Pimp My Shack' would also be a hit.
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