A Very Wet Brownie

Tonight was Emmalee's last Brownie meeting. Instead of a typical meeting, they had a ceremony and a picnic, which the families were invited to. The picnic was held at the home of one of the leaders - a HUGE, beautiful house. When we walked into their backyard (which I had never seen before), the first thing I noticed was the inground pool. "Oh no", I thought, "Micah's gonna end up in the pool before the night is over". It was a beautiful night, but there was to be no swimming. So - a group of the girls was on the patio at the deep end of the pool eating when suddenly we all heard a SPLASH! "Someone's gone in!" someone yelled, and immediately a bunch of people were running over there. I glanced briefly - Micah and Lily were both in my sight, so initially I thought nothing of it. Then as I glanced toward the end of the pool, I realized Emmalee was no longer over there. "Is that my daughter?" I asked. And wouldn't you know it - there was Emmalee, being pulled out of the pool, sopping wet in her jeans, shirt & Brownie vest. She was crying, but she was okay. Kareina, the owner of the house, immediately came running with a towel. Everyone was asking Emmalee if she was alright. I led Emmalee over to the steps to sit down and be sure she was okay. She kept telling everyone she didn't know how she fell in. Since she has still been a little "punky" feeling, I wondered if maybe she had gotten dizzy or something. I was starting to get a little worried because she kept saying she didn't know what had happened. Once they realized she was okay, everyone went back to doing what they had been. So I aked Emmalee what she had been doing and the truth came out: "I was balancing sideways on the edge of the pool, and I tried to turn, and my feet slipped and I fell in". A-ha! At that point, Kareina came with some dry clothes for Emmalee to wear; Emmalee changed and everything was fine. I was slightly disappointed I hadn't gotten a picture of her in her wet clothes, but at the time, I wasn't thinking about that! The night went on; the ceremony was great; Emmalee received the rest of her badges and a certificate. And Micah did NOT end up falling into the pool!