It was already a stressful morning, the day we leave for vacation always is. We had woken up well, let's just say not as early as we would've liked, we still had most of the packing left to do, and we were trying to get to the beach in time to swim, but we hadn't even got breakfast finished yet. Mother was making Blueberry Muffins when Kathlena and I (Emily) came in to help. After what seemed like forever the muffins were at last ready to go into the oven. I greased the muffin pans and set them on the counter between the oven and the pantry. I heard footsteps above me "I guess somebody's in the attic" I said. "Dad's looking for another Rubbermaid tub" Mom replied. (This time we decided to go to tubs instead of suitcases). I turned to empty the dishwasher, we all were relieved that the muffins were
finally going into the oven. Mom went over to pour the batter into the pan, Kathlena went over to watch. I was bent over the silverware drawer with my back to them when I heard a loud crash behind me and Kathlena scream.. I turned to see Dad's right leg hanging from the ceiling directly above where Mom stood.
There was a yellow cloud of insulation pouring down all over Mom who was still pouring.
It was all over her, the floor, the counter, and...
...the freshly poured muffins.
It wasn't so funny when it happened but by the next day we were able to laugh about it and the following week after our vacation we had it repaired. After we paint over it you'll never even be able to tell that the hole was there.
However, the incident was quite traumatic for Kathlena, for some time afterwards she was shaking so badly that she couldn't speak other than "it was so scary". But after awhile even Kathlena was able to laugh at it...at least a little. Now she has fun telling the story over and over again for her brothers who missed out on the action.
Here's Kathlena's side of the story captured on film:
We arrived at the beach house without further incident though we didn't make it in time to swim. Andrew and Kathlena were simply beaming with excitement as you can see in the pictures below.
Ok, it sounds like the movie Home alone meets Chevy Chase Christmas vacation! Yikes. So glad that David did not fall through the ceiling all the way and you'all were able to enjoy your vacation together!!!
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Barb
That's funny/awful experience! One time, as we were coming back from a week trip in Austin area, Dad was at home doing some work in the attic (right above my room) and he missed his footing and naturally his leg fell through. Though I believe it made a pretty big hole in my ceiling, we can relate! It was pretty surprising to walk into my room and find insulation everywhere, and a huge hole in my ceiling. So, I went downstairs and asked Dad, "so what did you do while we were gone?".:)
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Caro :)