Operation Fool Knute
by Auntie Kreamsaugen
published April 2015
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Several spring times ago, my niece Gina, and her 12-yearold
son Lars came for an overnight visit. Gina was eight and a half months
in the family way and as big as a house. She was a great prankster
and Knute was always one of her favorite targets. This
was good because the next day was April 1st and Knute was
always an easy one to get an "April fools" joke on.
The April Fools planning began in secret. "Operation Fool
Knute" began the morning of April 1st as the sounds coming
from me in the bathroom were unmistakably the "two bucket"
disease. Powdering my face to look pale I left the bathroom,
looking at Knute and doing my best not to snicker. I moaned,
"Knute, you will have to get breakfast for everyone, I am
soooo sick." Knute said, "Ya Kreamsaugen you go back to
bed I will take care of everything."
Knute headed downstairs and part two of "Operation Fool
Knute" began. Gina started moaning and carrying on that she
was in "labor" and needed help. "Ohhhh, Knute help meeee
I am having a baby. "Oof Da I thought ... she is so good at
all that carrying on. Groaning and moaning away, there was
no response from Knute. Gina called to Lars and said with
a wink "Go get Uncle Knute and tell him I need to get to the
hospital I am having a baby." Her moaning continued.
Lars bounded down the stairs, but couldn't find Knute in
the kitchen, he then heard the shower running and pounded
on the bathroom door, "Uncle Knute! Uncle Knute! Come
quick! Mom's having a baby!!" Lars ran upstairs and joined
his mom and me, All Huddled together we tried not to giggle
as Gina moaned even louder!
Knute came running, as he reached the top stairs we shouted
"April Fools!!!" but I am not sure who was more surprised;
Knute or us, There he stood ... Dripping wet with only a towel
around him. Realizing Gina was not in labor and Kreamsaugen
did not have the flu he said, "I'll show you April Fools!"
You've heard the phrase "Madder than a wet hen", well
Knute was Madder than a wet rooster!!!! He chased after us
snapping us with his towel. Lars high-tailed it out the backdoor.
And Gina and I locked ourselves the bathroom. All
laughing and panting at "Operation Fool Knute" gone bad.
Knute began to simmer down, and I turned to Gina and
said, "I almost forgot what it was like to be chased by a naked
man!"
"Ya" said Gina "For me it has been at least a week!!!"
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