Way before the party, we laid stuff out on Mom's bed and picked where it should go to. We also got ready with our food and the shape and cleanliness of our home. Also, we went to the grocery store, made the presents up. and pretty much got all ready. Then we waited. And waited. Then at 4;45, or 5:00, the Poje's arrived. We met them as everyone filed in in the kitchen, and went upstairs to the den. They put their presents under the tree, and we all went in the bedrooms. I had a crazy idea, something we attempted last year but it was too dark and we were too scared. To go to the center of the house, under the deck, in the crawl space, by way of pine straw up a hill, away from the trashcans! Last year we got all of the equipment, bags, golf clubs, and flashlights. But a figure of a cat, and the darkness and wind, frightened us away. But, one day, when Westin and I were alone, we went under and crawled under the wet plastic, and the dirt and leaves were all around. There was a part going down which was under the stairs, and i remember peeking through the wholes and seeing Marcos and Dad talking by the boat and driveway by the garage. When Dad left, we listened to Marcos singing, and made nosies, trying to scare him. It didn't work. He didn't even notice. We later found a little broken rocking horse on a corner where a small opening. We also saw a dirty old rescue hero, an old doll, and a lot of old candy wrappers. I wanted to go further, but Westin had misgivings, not wanting to see a rat or cat, and it was dark and our flashlights were dying on us. So I've never gone further than when I did then. I'll get to it eventually. Some day, perhaps. "SOME DAY UNDER THE BACK DECK, I WILL GO THEREEEEEEEE!"
Anyway, I was determined that day to go on and discover the unknown, with my friends of course; I would never go alone. That's crazy talk. So, I went downstairs and asked for a few flashlights, and when asked what was the purpose for wanting them, I vaguely explained that we were going to go under the deck. Mom said no, saying it was way too dangerous, that we were in good clothes and we shouldn’t go under. My dream was crushed. I was sad and expressed that, but she told me no and I should best obey. I broke the news to my conspirators, and then they went in the basement and played around while I sat in silence for a few minutes. I’ll go someday. Perhaps.
I was at the sink when I saw that Bill and Debbie’s car had arrived, seeing them parking in the parking lot. Westin and I went outside, determined to help them with their supplies, presents, and food. He and I saw as they took stuff out of their back seat, presents and a bowl full of Debbie’s famous pasta sauce, the red kind. We took some stuff as we said hello to them, seeing them for the first time in six months, or longer. As we put their things down inside we hugged them, and talked a little. Then they hugged and embraced every body else. For the next fifteen minutes there was a little time for them to visit, and then it was off to the cooking. While they baked and brewed and cooked, fixing the microwave and using all the food, making spices and meals faster than you could run from New York City to Sacramento, I talked to Debbie about how her year was, and she said that all in all it was a good year at her school. Although that they lost a few teachers and there was an annoying construction going on, because of the school getting renovated. We talked about schools and the premise of them, and how old OUR own school was, Roswell North Elementary. Here now I will describe Debbie. She is black/grey headed, and has hair that goes down on two sides, glasses, and nice. She was my mom’s old basketball coach, and so they had a friendship going. She had to cook as I went to talk with the boys, Bill, Matt, and Dad. They had a few appetizers about the plate.
So now let’s describe Bill. Nice guy, very smart and funny. He has glasses, is tall and strong, and has a grey haired ponytail. He used to be a scientist for the CDC, until he retired that very year. (I say THAT because it was 2011, and now it is 2012) He thinks he will relax a little, and try to be a long term sub for biology, and if he makes a difference he’ll stay, but if he doesn’t he won’t stay. I asked him about the inner workings of the CDC, and he said there are a lot of offices, not many labs, as I would think. Before he said that, however, he asked me what I thought of when I heard that name, and when I said guys in lab coats he said that it was the opposite. He talked about how they study old epidemics and try to avoid one in the future, and talked about cholesterol ratings, and parts of the body, new equipment, things like that. It was actually very interesting. I related to him in T.A.G. how we did a unit on trying to find out what made a lot of people die, how they all went to a fair, and the causes and the characters in it. He said he did what I did too, which is kind of cool, doing something that people do in real life, every day, saving people’s lives. Thanks for explaining that to me, Bill. I really enjoyed the time.
Bored, we made the girls play with us outside, they were going to play the diamond game. In it, you are separated into girls against boys teams, and one side hides the diamond in the treehouse, guarding outside, usually one person on the front side, one on the back. The other people sneakily go into, and try and trick them, taking the diamond. If they get out of the yard and it's not taken back, then they win. The diamond was a glass pink one about the size of my hand or a little smaller that Rebecca really liked. But, as she really liked it, she didn't want it to get damaged so we used a blue rock, as the "diamond." We got flashlights for this new venture, and Westin and I got inside the bottom part of it, and had told the girls that the "diamond" would be on a podium, the plastic column. Well, we put a pine cone in the place of the diamond, and put the real item up in a small crawl space in the ceiling. We thought in the darkness they would think it was the diamond, but then as soon as they picked it up, we knew they would identify it. But,they would either be confused, would look around a lot, or yell and leave. We would capture them by that time. So, one of us took the northern half and the other the back half, and the girls prepared to come out. I had a black big flashlight I had gotten on Christmas, and when I heard a rustle in the woods by the hammock, or a shape in the field, I would shine it on them so bright! Westin had the back, by the old zip line and hill. A rustle was heard. Julia coming to the left. Another rustle right in front of me. Squirrel. Wait, that's not a....
Julia tried to get close, but I blocked her off as Westin took care of another attacker in his region, Rebecca. I shone the light at her, careful not to blind her, and I chased her away. In the field by the front porch Elise ran up, but I blocked her off too. For the next few minutes there was ample supply of skirmishes, going back and forth, faking people out and chasing them to the hills. They regrouped as they shouted coded commands, like, "Pelican, take the peanut butter cake back!" or "The doctor will wait on them now." We continued to block them off, and Westin even captured Elise, taking her up to the top level. She tried to squirm and get away, and even fell down a few times, but Westin held her strong. I was with him. Then, in the pale glow of the moonlight, I saw a shadow, Rebecca's, inside of the tree house! I went down the slide of the rectangular place, and ran past the annoying swings to go there. I went in the front door, and saw her as she got out. She ran away. Elise did too. Westin put it back to the place it was supposed to be, saying he wanted them to win, he wanted to be a robber, not a defender. But, as I liked our current position, when he went away to guard I surreptitiously put it back in it's first position. Then a little time later they said we had cheated and not kept our agreement.Westin said he put it back, and then he blamed the girls for lying, that THEY really had it. Then he looked up and saw it was there, and then he looked at me, in a scolding way. Busted!
I apologized as we switched places, hatching out a plan. We were the robbers now, and he was to go in the back way, silently while I danced and made a distraction in the front part of the yard. I nonchalantly opened the gate door, and walked in, just walking. Then I prepared for my show, and took off my jeans a plastic light saber as I felt the night winds on my face, and took the flashlight, making the light go around the whole perimeter of where I was, shining it on me, up and down and around, and hooting loud and saying,"You can't catch me!" The girls went running to me, and I waved the sword around, blocking them off as they all came to me. I gave them further chase by running. So gulliable. Now if just Westin could grab the diamond... "Elise!" Rebecca shouted, "guard the diamond!" No! I said in my thoughts. Next thing I knew I heard Elise screaming for back up as they all went to help her. A fight happened, and then Westin came running down as girls blocked his way. I waved the sword around, urging them back. I then ran, and I said "WE WON!" but Westin sadly stated he didn't have our prize. We tried again with the same plan, but this time I went all the way up the fence to the road, and went in and then made the commotion. I got really out of breath and tired, and after fighting them off a few minutes I was taken, taken prisoner! Girls taking my arms and leading me along. They put me up in the tree house as I looked around, seeing if Westin had been more successful. This would be a long night.
Julia was arguing she didn't want to guard at the foot of the slide, afraid. Elise was there at the current moment. Rebecca was close by. This would be the perfect time for Westin to strike. I decided to have a little fun, to make them feel tricked. "Wait, don't all of you know that Westin is coming, and you should each take one part?" They then started arguing that I was only lying, which I wasn't, but I knew they would think I was. They said I was tricking them, and stayed right where they were, determined if they focused their attentions on Westin I would take the diamond. But then I said more stuff to jerk them around, and they were very confused. But, it turned out in the end that they did not guard me, and so I went down, and ran. They quickly realized their mess up, and ran after me. They yelled to say I got away, and ran after me. Westin, at the same time, got the thing and ran. At this time the grownups told us we needed to come in; dinner was ready. Spaghetti sauce and everything, great salad and butter toast. We made our plates full as we got the food in the kitchen counters, and then sat down around the table in the office, while the grownups sat in the dining room. We ate a good meal and talked and laughed, the usual kid stuff. Then, full, we went to the basement to play some wii. For the next hour or so we fought about the one armed baby, hid him and washed him, and were stuck in a bathroom, with people guarding you. In that situation I took the shower head and stupidly opened the door and sprayed Westin and Julia, the guarders. Tattlers. Anyway Rebecca got mad, and we did a lot of kid stuff as we had a rivalry in the rooms. Then, we took the baby and hid it in a safe hiding spot I will not reveal in this blog post. Sorry, but Rebecca might be reading.
The grownups told us to come up stairs, presents were to be opened. We all got in the den. I was sitting with Westin in a table chair, Dad at the LolliPop chair, and the girls all on the couch, and the older ladies on the remaining chairs. Julia got a movie called Rio, Elise and Rebecca having books about dogs and growing up and school and stuff, girl types of reading. I got Westin coins from national parks as he gave me a book by Gary Paulsen and another one about odd things in the states, some that we can look at. Very interesting. Bill and Debby got me and Westin both a movie called Mr. Popper's Penguins, which I was a little iffy about until Bill said he enjoyed it.
As Westin and I chilled out, the girls came up with a whole play about two girls who made a web show (copying iCarly) and called it iGirls. They start out as crazy weird girls with slinkies and pens in their hair and crazy socks up high, and then become prissie girls at a mall, and country girls who perform songs. The parents and Bill and Debbie watched as we (Westin and I ) pretended to be announcers, talking about the iGirls like their an instant sensation and describing them. Julia was the director, and then they did the crazy people skit. After that I was a clerk at the mall as they bought all the clothes they could get their hands on, and a country guy with a hat and boots who yelled for the iGirls, yelling and fainting when they touched my hand, at least. In real life, I wouldn't of done that. By this time Debbie and Bill were gone, we had said goodbye to them, farewell. So now the girls sang as Julia sang a little too, different songs by Miley Cyrus. Then everyone got some of the stuff up, and said goodbye. I was happy with my gifts, glad I got to spend time with them, and had a really good time. Thanks for coming guys. They then left. And we, exhausted, went to bed.
People love football way too much, you ever notice that? And there's too many beer commercials,
Andrew.
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