I meant to write and post this on April 1st, but got a little busy. So here goes now. April Fool's is always one of my favorite times of the year. I like to see what jokes I can come up with and who I can fool and I LOVE to see who can actually fool me. My dad is usually the one that can make a believable joke and get me to forget what day it is. There are two April Fool's days that come to mind when I think of the best jokes that I've been a part of.
The first would be when I was about 7 or 8 and it was time to go to bed. Dad said that he would come up with me and tuck me in. Looking back, this is the only time that I distinctly remember him tucking me in. When we got up stairs my bed was made. This was unusual as well, but I didn't think much of it. And then I went to get into bed. As hard as I tried and as many times as I tried, I could not get my feet to go down the bed. I finally look at dad and asked what was wrong. Why wouldn't it work. Dad claimed that he didn't know and I probably wasn't trying hard enough. So I tried and tried again to no avail. Dad just said "April Fool's!" I didn't even know what short sheeting the bed was at that age, but I learned and have never forgotten.
The second best joke would come years later. After I had graduated college, I moved back home for a short while. I was working in McPherson and that particular night I was working until close (about 9pm). I hadn't had time to do any April Fool's jokes yet, but knew I needed to correct that. Luckily the weather was going to help me. I call my dad and tell him that my car wasn't starting. I tried and tried and it would just make a clicking noise. The oil level was fine, so I had no other clue what could be wrong. So I was stranded in McPherson and a thunderstorm was rolling in. After about 20 min. my dad decided that he needed to come get me. It would take him a little while to get there, so I should just hang tight.
What dad didn't know was that I had driven home, turned off my lights and used the lightning to come up the drive way so my parents would see me. And had been parked outside the house for most of the conversation. I then asked him that when he came to get me, if he could turn on the entry light, so I could see to get in. With this he knew he had been fooled and I was happy to know that I was successful! I had finally gotten him back!
