It’s a boy!!

It’s Johnson’s 17th birthday today. When asked what he wanted his reply was nothing. That was easy. When asked what he would like to do for his birthday he said something different. He didn’t want to go bowling again, thought he might like to go paint-balling (but the cold temperatures would make the paint balls hard and hurt even more), didn’t think he’d like laser tag, but wanted to do something really different. As my gift to him I offered to buy a parachute jump. Now that interests him. He started searching jump schools in the area. Found that a solo jump would entail a weekend of training followed by a Sunday afternoon jump from about 3,500 feet. A tandem jump (strapped to an experienced jumper) which is a half hour of training followed by a jump from just over 10,000 feet, which includes a 35 second free fall before the chute opens. He decided on the latter but still didn’t want to go alone. He wanted me to go with him but I explained that I have no desire to jump from a perfectly good airplane. After a couple of days of him mulling it over I suggested calling his sister and if she was interested I would buy her the same birthday gift. Danielle’s first reply was let me think about it, but called the next day to say she would do it. So John said; let’s do this!!! Actually I was pretty excited about the two of them jumping together. Told John this is the best birthday gift I’ve ever purchased anyone. Thought it might also be funny to take out a life insurance policy for each of them and show them just before they jumped. We found out later that you have to be 18 years of age to participate. I guess next year’s birthday gifts for my kids will be easy, that is if they don’t bitch-out by then.

Anyway there’s a party at Theresa’s Saturday night sometime after Brittany gets off work at seven. Get there early if you want some of the 6 foot sub and coffee-cake.