What Was I Thinking?

Once in a while, I ask myself what was I thinking.

Friday evening, I was doing it a lot!

Every November, the junior class puts on a spectacular carnival for the school and community. With each class, a different theme is created. Many of the attractions stay the same year from year despite the changing theme. One of these is the dunking booth.

Typically, administrators along with high school teachers are asked to volunteer their time and sacrifice their comfort. These juniors thought outside the box and asked an elementary teacher.

And for some unexplained reason, I agreed. I don't know what I was thinking.

So after a day of trying to keep second graders from bouncing off the walls with excitement (I mean how many second graders have a zip line built outside their classroom window?), I quickly changed into something a little less professional.

When I agreed to do this, the weather was still very August like. Unfortunately, a cold front with rain had moved in during the previous days. Luckily, the sun decided to come out just as I was climbing into that dreaded seat. Maybe this would turn out ok after all.

My first obstacle was how to even get into position. Obviously, this dunking booth was made with taller people in mind! Never to be limited by my shortness, I somehow got up. Again and again!

 I was hoping for warm water. I also hoped for customers with really bad aim.

No such luck for me!

Somehow, even when the balls were not making a connection with the target, I was finding myself falling into that cold water. 

But watching some current, a few future, and a lot of past students try to dunk me was quite fun. But as the sun dipped lower into the horizon, its warmth slowly disappeared. Quickly, coldness rushed in to take it's place. Soon, I was shivering!

I did not recognize this little girl, but she was adorable!

I still don't know why I agreed to subject myself to such torture; a momentary lapse of judgement, perhaps. I have a year to practice that two letter word- no!

But, then again, why not?