Rachael asked why would McKinna have wanted to go swimming on Christmas. Well, the short answer is that she is a bit crazy!!
The long answer is on Thanksgiving 2008 (McKinna was 4 and Liam had just turned 7) we all got in our hot tub. The pool was 50 degrees but the hot tub felt great. After we had been in for awhile Kade said to McKinna that if she would get in the pool he would. I realized at that point that Kade had not met McKinna before because if he had, he would have known that she would easily accept any challenge. The next thing we knew, McKinna had jumped from the hot tub to the pool. All Kade could do was say "Oh, CRAP" as he tried to brace himself for his plunge. McKinna came flying out of the water screaming her head off while we all laughed hysterically. Kade jumped next, he was in and out as fast as he could manage. Well, Liam will never be one to be out done, so he slowly entered the pool. Liam never got in past his chest but he stayed in longer than anyone else. That is how the whole thing got started. McKinna saw how long Liam was staying in so she jumped in again and got out, so Liam felt that he had to get in and stay in even longer. McKinna jumped in no less than 20 times and Liam would get in and jog in place until he could take it no longer. I finally stuck my feet in for about 10 seconds and it was so cold it felt like they were on fire. So when Liam got back in the hot tub after one particularly long stint in the pool and said "WOW Mom that one was really burning my penis!!" I believed him! Before it was all over, Kade out of guilt for starting the whole thing and then not wanting to be out done by the kids jumped in and swam a full lap down and back.
So basically McKinna feels the need to do the polar bear once a year. The problem is she doesn't want to be the only one and the rest of us remember the pain of last time and are not ready to do it again! If anyone else would like to go for a dip this winter please give McKinna a call.
2 comments:
Last January when my knee was all swollen Steve told me to stick my leg in the pool to basically 'ice' it. I couldn't stand it for more then a few minutes...it was crazy cold and I would NEVER want to purposely jump in there!
That is just plain craziness! I can't even begin to imagine the pain.
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