It Ain't Just 'Bout the Benjamins (aka Birthdays)

We talk the talk AND walk the walk in this house.  It ain't just 'bout the Benjamins in DIS HOUSE.

Editor's Note: When I say "Benjamins," and use the GHETTO LANGUAGE, what I really mean is "Birthday."

Example: "It ain't just 'bout the Benjamins in DIS HOUSE."
Translation: "In our family, we celebrate more than just Birthdays."

Since our forefather's landed at Gettysburg Rock in 1492 we've gathered the family in a Texas state park to celebrate Memorial Day.

Editor's Note: I can never keep the "military holidays" straight, so when I say Memorial Day it could really be Veteran's Day, President's Day, Labor Day... BUT, I do generally get 4th of July right.

We show up at the park in May (or maybe it's June) with rolling coolers.  Yes, we'd like to take this time to thank one of the real men of genius, Mr. Rolling Cooler, Cooler Roller.  Yes, Thank You, sir!  Any way, everyone shows up with their rolling coolers, kids, 'tatoe salad, barbeque-able meat, a few dogs (literally, I mean the ones with legs, as we've found nobody over the age of two-and-a-half prefers a hot dog) and all the other celebratory barbeque accountriments.

... Skip ahead to after we've eaten and played the requisite Adults CRUSH the kids softball game to the more traditional games.  Yes!  You got it.  I mean the three-legged race, sack race and finally the poop a potato game.  You may not be as familiar with the "poop a potato game," as the three-legged race, so I'll explain.  The game is pretty simple.  You put a potato between your legs and ambulate in whatever fashion works for you (without dropping the potato) to a large bucket that also happens to fit comfortably between your legs (, but sitting on the ground of course).  You then "dump" the potato by flexing your quadriceps muscles... the object is to get the potato in the bucket without using your hands.  I have a couple of photos to help with the explanation-

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I think that about explains it...