This story takes place at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in 1992 or 93. It had been a long and dreary winter and the kids were tired of being pent up like animals. I told them that I would take them sled riding if they did all their chores quickly. Around 3:30 in the afternoon we left for the hill for an afternoon of fun, and I see now why you have kids when you are young, because you would not be able to keep up with them if you are as old as I am now! I lost count, how many times I climbed this particular hill this day, but it was a lot...
After the sun went down, it began to get colder, so I told the kids it was time to go home and you know how kids are when they are having fun. "WE AREN'T READY TO GO HOME YET DADDY" I finally told them that if the got in the van, I would take them sliding some other place. They piled into the van and were excited to go to another hill, but we were not going to another hill. I started driving home when Tom asked; "WHERE ARE WE GOING DAD?" I said we were going to the shopping center. He said; "BUT I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO ANOTHER HILL?" I told him, as I turned into the shopping center, that I did not say we were going to another hill, but slide at a different location. By then Tom was getting upset, and started copping an attitude. I asked him why he was so upset, and he said; "YOU LIED TO ME!"
Just then I told him to hang on and he looked at me with his doubting Thomas look, when I punched the accelerator and cut the wheel hard to the left, the kids eyes grew wide and they started hooting and hollering that this was fun. Then I would cut it hard to the right and more screams came from the back seat. I think Tim and Greg had the best time strapped in their car seats screaming YIPPIE!!!!!!!
After about 20 minutes of this I told the kids we needed to go home but to not mention anything about doing doughnuts in the shopping center parking lot. We all went in the back door and were taking off hats, boots, gloves and coats. Kathi asked if we wanted her to order Pizza? With out skipping a beat Tim said "NO THANKS MOM! WE HAD DOUGHNUTS" Kathi looked at me and said where did you have doughnuts? Tim said "DOWN IN THE PARKING LOT!" and thats when the fight started....
