Dad Went For A Bowl Of Ice Cream?

We once lived in a lovely little Cape Cod in Aberdeen, Maryland.  One of the rooms off of  the living room was converted into a TV room.  This little room had two doors, but was actually too small, especially, to have the doors closed.  In an effort to make it more comfortable and accommodate our family, we took one of the doors off the hinges, leaving the door opening.  To keep down traffic, we strategically placed a sofa in front of the door opening.

One night my husband and son were sitting on the couch watching television, when my husband decided to  get a bowl of ice cream.  He left by the exit door, got his ice cream, but on the way back to the TV room, he had a brilliant idea!  He thought that if he made a running leap through the door opening where the couch was located, he would land on the couch beside our son and startle him.  He delighted in anticipation of our son's reaction, expecting they would both have a laugh afterward. 

The plan well laid, he quietly made his approach, taking a running leap, bowl of ice cream in hand.  Soaring into the air, he could see the back of the couch in front of him; expecting to make this magnificent leap and land perfectly!  But, in his stride, the thumb of the hand not holding the bowl of ice cream caught in his pants pocket just as he made his triumphant leap. That little snag threw off his stride, which made him jump higher than he anticipated, causing him to hit his head on the door jam!  Dazed, he successfully landed on the couch with a clatter of china and spoon, torn pocket, bruised head, but the bowl of ice cream still in tack.  Startling our son and almost knocking himself unconscious in the process.

Yep, He did accomplish his planned leap, although not in Carl Lewis' style, and we have been laughing for years as we remember the time dad went for a bowl of ice cream.