Just another photographer’s blog

Today, I was Supermom.  I made my little man’s day a bit brighter.  My mum is here visiting and helping Craig and I with the kids.  Yesterday, she was Super-Grandma when she called me to see if she could buy the boys some skateboards.  They have been BEGGING nearly every day for these things!  Craig and I have been a bit apprehensive about letting them have skateboards because they are prone to be in the emergency room every year- and neither of them have really gotten the hang of looking for cars.  Anyway, I agreed.

This morning the boys were out skating around and Hunter’s board accidently zoomed down the storm drain!  He was SO upset.  Mum said he bawled and bawled and bawled… naturally!  Poor thing.  So on my way home I stopped at the spot where I thought he lost it, peeked down and there it was.  Amazing!  Because the rain had been coming down pretty hard.

I park the truck and grab my kid, a hockey stick, and a looooong paint roller.  I hadn’t decided how exactly I was going to get the board out, but knew I had to try.  Hunter and I take off down the street, myself still in my office attire and heels, strutting these instruments of rescue, head held high in confidence that I will rescue my little guy’s precious skateboard!

Sure enough.. I was able to hook the wheels with the paint roller and pull the board to safety!  OH HAPPY DAY!  Just in the knick of time too!  Shortly after we took these pictures, there was a tornado warning and it looked like Hurricane Katrina out!  The road was completely filled with water, and I am sure that the skateboard would have been carried down the sewer.

And that is why I am Supermom today.  It’s nice being thought of as the “Amazing mom who can do anything.”

Here are the kids doing some pretty cool tricks!  It would make their Uncle Jonah SO proud!  Maybe they would come visit again soon!  Hint Hint!