Just bought two boats.

[digitalwanderer]

I don't know why, but my wife wanted me to bring her some lunch at work and take the kids in for a visit...and we came home with a couple of boats for 'em.

Kind of like the above, but 62" long and different colors. (But they came with the oars and for $12us didn't seem like such a bad deal.)

Now the kids are eating and I'm just getting ready to inflate 'em and see if they both will fit in the pool....

 

[epicstruggle]

are you sure your not confusing boat with "blow up doll". im sure you can use either as a floating devise.

epic

 

[digitalwanderer]

Well, they're much more blow-up toys than boats....but not to me kids right now!

 

[Nathan]

If there was a "World's Best Dad" competition, I'd vote for you, dig.

 

[digitalwanderer]

Just got in from the first maiden voyages and I'd have to say it's a smashing success....pictures as soon as I can figure out where I put the darn camera.

 

[drspangle]

62" long

hope u got a big pool!

 

[digitalwanderer]

Nope, it's dinky...the boats barely fit.

 

[thop]

Isn't the boy pissed that he got a purple boat, rahter than a manly blue one It appears the girl won the first sea fight.

 

[digitalwanderer]

No, they're both tickled to death with the boats.

And he didn't lose, he was underneath it trying to sneak up on her so I told her to whack his boat with her paddle to scare him and boy did it!

 

[Guden Oden]

and we came home with a couple of boats for 'em.

they came with the oars and for $12us didn't seem like such a bad deal.

Hehe, WTG Wanderer, just don't buy them life jackets at the 99 cent store!

 

[digitalwanderer]

No life jackets, I'm waaaay too cheap for them sissy devices!

Not really, I just hate the false sense of security they provide. I prefer to just always be with them when they're in the pool, it seems a tad safer.

The kids are absolutely insanely in love with their pool & boats, they've been running in the PC room every 5 minutes this morning trying to rush me thru my coffee so I'll take them out there! (Fat chance on rushing me. Two reasons; one I hate being rushed, two you don't WANT to rush me before I've had me coffee! )

Someone told me I was spoiling 'em, but I don't see how a cheap little pool and some cheap little boats are "spoiling" them....I sort of figure it's just some summer fun and good memories and such.

 

[Guden Oden]

Aaawww, what a daddy he is!!! *impressed* Hehee, WTG man. Hug your kids a lot; that is good for their mental development (scientifically proven!)

 

[jvd]

cute man . My parents got my sisters a pool when i was like 4 . It was huge. Its still up some 19 years later . But i was never allowed in it. Cause i wasn't special

 

[thop]

 

[jandar]

Nice Dig.


One question though, where is your backyard?

 

[rainz]

cute man . My parents got my sisters a pool when i was like 4 . It was huge. Its still up some 19 years later . But i was never allowed in it. Cause i wasn't special

Wtf ? j/k i hope ? :?

RainZ

 

[London Geezer]

Off topic, but is there much of a difference in the pronunciation of "boat" and "bought"? Cause it comes out pretty much the same from my mouth...

 

[rabidrabbit]

I think there is.
Boat is pronounced with a shorter "ou"
Bought is pronounced with a longer "oo"

At least that's how I'd pronounce them.

 

[nutball]

Off topic, but is there much of a difference in the pronunciation of "boat" and "bought"? Cause it comes out pretty much the same from my mouth...

Are you a Geordie?

Being from the south (and hence dead posh and that) I pronounce boat as b-ohh-t, and bought as b-or-t.

I know a few Geordies/Maccams, they pronounce all vowels the same it seems, for them boat = bought = b-or-t.

 

[London Geezer]

Off topic, but is there much of a difference in the pronunciation of "boat" and "bought"? Cause it comes out pretty much the same from my mouth...

Are you a Geordie?

Being from the south (and hence dead posh and that) I pronounce boat as b-ohh-t, and bought as b-or-t.

I know a few Geordies/Maccams, they pronounce all vowels the same it seems, for them boat = bought = b-or-t.

Well i'm a Londoner so... We can say whatever we want because we're the original ones. We taught you the language, bunch of rednecks!!!!