You Too Can Start The Day This Way If You Want

My plan was to go walking through the lovely hilly streets of my neighborhood. Almost ready, I passed through the kitchen when miscellaneous misplaced items by the pool caught my eye. I thought I'd just step out there first and pick that stuff right up and then be on my way. While doing a quick straightening up, I noticed a few pool balls back behind a palm tree so I carefully maneuvered the pool net over in that corner, captured the football, was carefully stepping back a bit to bring it out when..........oops! Too close to the edge and in I went---clothes, shoes, glasses, the works! Thank goodness I didn't have pockets or my cell phone would have gone swimming as well.

From upstairs my husband heard a yelp of surprise and then **SPLASH** and then, likely, hysterical laughing. I lugged my wet self out, giggling as I went, just imagining the sight that must've been. I wonder if anyone saw? Probably not, but boy did they miss out.

I guess that's one way to get me in the pool. And oh, hey, the football? Got it. No problem.