The Last Time I Laughed Until I Cried

     The last time I laughed until I cried was at the Big Timber FFA Officer Retreat at Como Lake near Darby. Mr. Lunceford had his parents come out to the lake one day with their boat so we could inner tube and water ski. The first batch on the boat was Mr. Lunceford, his dad, my brother, Michael, and me. None of us had ever attempted to water ski, so we decided to try it out first. Mr. Lunceford went first and we didn't get anywhere at all. I was next and I was starting to get the hang of trying to stay up. Next, Michael Stenberg was trying to brag  up how he could do it with one try. So, Mr. Lunceford's father gunned it and Michael had a really good start. Then he started to lean forward more and more. All of a sudden, his skis dipped forward into the water, and then they just went straight down. Michael faced planted hard but still hung on. Now, he is being drug on top of the water and he's trying to get back up. And, he doesn't want us to slow down. But, all he is doing is creating a red mark on his chest and making a huge tower of water, causing all the other boaters to give us a look. The look said, "What in the world is your water skier trying to accomplish?" Then, it was the: "Hey guys, check this out! This is hilarious to watch!" Michael was so determined to get back up, but it was a lost cause. Everyone on the boat was rolling with laughter, until he let go and we picked him up and his whole front side is bright red. When we saw this, we all laughed so hard that my brother didn't even want to try to water ski anymore. By the end of the day, all the campers knew which group the Big Timber FFA was.