Do you ever wonder what exactly God was thinking when He gave you the children that He did?
I grew up smack in the middle of three girls and we did things that were very . . . well, girly. We played dolls, houses, doctor, shopping malls, dress-up, and even went so far as to make a kitchen in the middle of Dad’s peach tree.
Then I got married.
And I discovered there was such a thing as a completely different gender than me.
Men.
Some days I was completely baffled at the way they work. But God must have thought I required even further integrating because He sent me four boys.
Truthfully, I never dreamed I’d be the mother of more boys than girls. However, I guess the Lord thought it best for me to be bent a little out of my “prissy mold” and sent me four rambunctious, fun-loving, energetic little boys and their papa.
Now don’t get me wrong. I love my men! In fact, I probably spoil them too much with all my “loving”. But you’ll have to remember that love does not always equal comprehension. The comprehension part is coming a little slower than the loving.
Yet I’ve learned alot about these men of mine and I could sum it up in one sentence.
They like things that are loud and fast . . . and go BOOM!
So let me take off my pretty, little, female shoes, don my boots, and show you what has recently went BOOM around here.
A Spud Gun
Lowell made one of these in his growing up years and the boys have been begging him to make them one. So he got all the pipes and fixin’s and put it together for his little tribe.
If you are going to ask me how it’s made, STOP RIGHT THERE. I only provided the ammunition (potatoes), held the camera, and stood way back! I’m all about protecting my own hide in this household. . .
This is where it got put together.
To actually shoot the thing, you must first stuff a potato down the barrel. The end of the barrel was sharp and cut the potato to just the right size.
Then you need a stick to jam that potato clear down the barrel.
After that, you squirt some hair spray or WD-40 into the chamber.
Screw on the cap . . . AND . . .
Pull the trigger on the lighter.
BOOM!!!
Man, that thing was loud.
And it was aimed in the direction of my blueberry plants . . .
BOYS!!!
CHEERS EVERYONE!
Oh, except chickenpox boy right there . . .
They thought it was great and wanted to do it some more!
However, it’s time for me to go put on my pretty, little, girly shoes again.
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Mary Otto via Facebook says
ok confession time… as the mom of 4 boys I have to admit they have rubbed off on me or else I was a born adventure lover. Could Lowell provide the instructions on how to make this thing? Me n the boys would have fun with this thing.
Lowell says
Here ya go Mary…..: http://spudgunner.com/spudgun-plans.php. Ours is the third one in this link. Google is your friend, you can probably find thousands of spud gun pics and plans on the internet. Enjoy!
p.s. – Apples, potatoes cucumbers or any fruit vegetable thats firm and will cut to the correct caliber will work. My personal fav is green walnuts………with an 1 1/2 barrel they are the perfect ammo.
Berneice Hostetler via Facebook says
The spud gun around here got broken awhile ago. Loren blames me. 🙂 I dont know what happened. Those old wrinkly spuds are good for a few things. 😉
Sarah Coller via Facebook says
I bought one for each of the 5 oldest kids and my husband at Christmas time. Fun! 🙂
Mary Otto says
your boys pants look familiar… sometimes it’s just not worth patching those knee holes because summer is coming!
Living in the Shoe says
Yep!! We are stretching out the ones we have until school is ended. 🙂
Mary Otto via Facebook says
Berneice what are they all good for?? lol
Sandra Miller says
Yup! My boys made and used one of these things as well. Onions work also, I think – because I used to see damaged onions lying about. When they came to ask for potatoes, I told them they had to go buy their own.
But these guns are tame comparison to acetylene bombs they made…
Boys and booms are synonymous… I know – I grew up with two sisters and one brother and he makes up for the lack of more males.
Living In The Shoe via Facebook says
I’ll ask him!
Living In The Shoe via Facebook says
I didn’t know you could buy them! Figured everybody made their own. 🙂
Sarah Coller via Facebook says
🙂 I bought some from Vision Forum.
Susan says
My boys made themselves a cannon; that’s enough excitement for me!
Mom G says
Dad’ll have fun looking at this 🙂
Becky Hirt via Facebook says
My husband and his brother & dad had a potato gun ~ it got lots of use and many gales of laughter over using the crazy thing!! 🙂
Cara Lorenz via Facebook says
Love your thoughts on understanding boys, noise & toys! 😉
Living In The Shoe via Facebook says
Mary, Lowell put a link on the blog for you to look up. It’s in the comments.
Jim N Sally Meyers via Facebook says
Oh boy, doesn’t this all sound familiar?! And paint balls…and sling shots that would shoot water balloons onto our silos…and on and on. But I love for boys to be boys. And for girls to be girls. Keep doing what you’re doing!