Redneck Ladder

We have lived in our house for over four years and have never bothered to purchase a ladder. Why? We know enough nice people who own ladders who let us mooch off them. It was time to put up the Christmas lights today, and what do we need? A ladder. Bryan didn't feel like bothering any of these nice people today so he got creative. I went outside to see if he needed any help, and this is what I found.

Yes, that is my car. And that is a step stool on top of my car. Who needs a ladder when you've got a brain that thinks of this genius idea?

Bryan made it to the roof, but it became apparent that this is not the normal way of doing things. Our neighbor who lives a couple of houses down was driving by and saw my car with a step stool on top of it and Bryan on the roof. He put two and two together and stopped - partly to laugh and partly to offer some help. Bryan told him he was fine, but our neighbor was not convinced. He parked his car, walked to his house, and brought over his ladder. (He's one of the nice people we usually borrow from).

A few minutes later, our next door neighbor came over and tried to give us his ladder. Thank you, really, but the car and the step stool work great, and make us look really smart and resourceful to the rest of the neighborhood. I think maybe it's time to invest in a ladder - for the sake of our nice neighbors.


The lights got put up, and both Kevin and Trey got to get on the roof and hang with their dad. Bryan got done quickly (our lights are simple and boring - but very straight), got off the roof and took the stool off the car. Then we heard a voice from above. "When do I get to come down?" It was Kevin. On the roof. We forgot about him on the roof. We're good parents...