April Fools!!! (replay)

Ok, for the record there was no snow in Barbados.
It was my April Fools joke on you, my dear readers. The coldest we've ever gotten in Barbados in my life time and the generation before me is 17 degrees C (and that was super cold for us). :) (have I mentioned recently how much I love it here?!)

So April 1st was great! because I got my sister SOOOOO good. I'd wanted to play the "it snowed" on her (even though she would never have believed it - her living here), but I could not get through with the joke.... what happened was much better.

When I heard my sister having breakfast I got up and put on as many layers as I could: over my pajamas I pulled long jeans followed by a jeans skirt. Then I bundled up in a long sleeve shirt, a sweater, another sweater and a shirt over the sweater. On my head: a head-tie, a head warming band (you know that covers your ears with fleece) and a cap. Then, since I couldn't find the other one, I put on one Black heavy duty winter mitt.
And then - I couldn't make it out the bedroom because I was laughing so hard. I tried valiantly to regain my composure and barely made it into the living room before I collapsed on the couch in giggles. At this point I was laughing so hard I was actually crying. All I could say to N was - "I'm so cold!"
(please note - it was not cold at all - about 23 degrees at the time - and she was wearing a light shirt and shorts).
N looks concerned. And amidst my laughter I manage another "I'm soo cold!"
At this point I've given up on the joke working - because I'm laughing far too hard.

And then she says - "You're cold? let me see if you have a fever..."
And then - she comes over and feels what little neck there is exposed amidst my many layers.

"No, no fever. What's wrong?" N stands, watching me convulsing on the couch - tears in my eyes and running down my cheeks and she has this look of complete concern and bafflement.
She later admitted she was worried I was delirious and she was actually afraid to touch me in case she caught it.
I couldn't hold it out any longer - I point at her "ah-h- April ---Fo--o--ols!!"

LOL
Soon she was laughing just as hard as I was and for about 2 minutes we laughed, giggled, chocked and rolled. I got her soooo good.
That went better than I could ever have imagined - you should have seen the look of concern, and fear she gave me. She told me afterwards that the one black glove is what scared her the most - she really thought I was mad, or terribly sick.

Aye me.
Brilliant!

Did you get any laughs for April fools?
heart, tulip.

Off

so in my last post I said I was having an 'off' past 24 hours ('off' as in crazy laughing). this is what set me 'off' -
I had some of the most amazing turkey yesterday at dinner. I restrained myself, only having one piece and another forkful - though I wanted soo much more. What I liked best about it was that it was succulent, and meaty, and I was sure to eat all the fat (mmm...fat..).
Later, this is a short convo I had with my dear not so long distance long distance roommate.

• me: wow, that dinner was really good, that was some of the best turkey I've ever tasted!!!
• spart: umm, that wasn't turkey, it was pork.
• me: really???!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAAAAA! that's why it was so good!!!

hahahahahahaa etc

(I'm laughing still). I'm glad I'm not Jewish (or some other form of Kosher) because I would not have thought to ask - thinking it was turkey.
crazy laughter, on top of Kangaroo squares plus chocolate plus raisins (think sugar + sugar +more sugar) is not a good combination - or rather, it is too good a combination. hahahahahahahaa.
tulip