Day 43 ~ Hee-Haw

Day 43 ~ Hee-Haw

Feb 12, 2014

My first: I sledded down my backyard slope on a shovel, just like in It's a Wonderful Life.

In the beginning of the movie It's a Wonderful Life, there was a scene where George Bailey, his brother Harry and some friends were sledding on shovels. They were always yelling “Hee-Haw” with their hands by their ears looking like a donkey.  Then it happened…Harry crashed into the icy water and George had to jump save him. Well, none of that happened in my backyard...but still a memorable time!

Anyway, I thought if shovels are good enough for them to sled on, they're good enough for me.

I got my shovel and my camera and tripod ready and out the door I went. I sauntered over to my usual spot for sledding…my own backyard. I tried it the first few times and it wasn't going too well. My legs kept getting in the way. Of course, I wasn't going to give up! I went down many times, perfecting the process each time and manning the camera to take the photos with the timer.

There were two setbacks: one was that the snow kept coming up under the back of my shirt and the other was that my hands were freezing! I didn't have the right kind of gloves on for sledding.  That was enough…my hands were nearly frost bitten by the time I got inside and they are cracked, swollen and numb enough to have to endure anymore abuse.

I spoke with Tyler my grandson later tonight and said that we will have to do this little activity together some time. I’ll show him the YouTube video from the movie (I viewed it myself tonight) before we head outside.

If my neighbors are paying any attention at all, they must be quite entertained at times with my antics since I started my year of “firsts” in 2014.  

This was a good one because anything that takes me back to being like a kid, I’m all over it. Sweet times of simple fun and innocence…