The first hint that our household was about to be turned upside-down was seeing this visage one night when I awoke. All had changed. The Viking Cometh.
What I didn’t realize at the time is that a hat had invaded my life and glommed onto me. There was something mystical yet annoying about this hat. It did odd things and in odd ways.
Like the time it went missing.
I searched and searched for the hat. I mean, seriously, who knows what a Viking hat on the loose might actually do? And then there it was. Sitting on top of our pink crystal light. Some mystical flashback to the Vikings sailing under the Aurora Borealis?
Look at this. It’s acting like it belongs right on top of that lamp. Of course, our house could have burned down. The trickster.
But the mystical tricks were just starting. Can you imagine? It tried to turn me into a Jawa Viking. Please. I was having none of that.
I thought that perhaps the hat would be better behaved in public. So we took the hat pumpkin picking with us. Oh man, what a bad idea. I mean, I knew by this point that the hat had a mind of its own. But the hat tried to drive the car. IT TRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR. I about had it after that.
What did it think? That it could change gears while not looking out the windshield? I tossed that thing in the back seat so fast its head was spinning. Silly, dangerous hat.
Now Viking hat turned into pouting hat. So what does it do when we get to the pumpkin patch? It jumps out of the car and tries to hide in plain sight. A little obvious, don’t you think?
Hellooooooo we still see you.
Okay. I admit it. Maybe the hat and I have some characteristics in common. I, too, like to be in the middle of things. So when the hat flew off the gourd and onto my head just to get in the picture, I couldn’t blame it too much.
*sigh* There it goes again. 
Phew! What a long day. Even a Viking Hat needs a rest now and then.
I had accepted the fact that this hat was with us for the long haul. And even understood when I began to feel half-Irish, half-Viking.
But then the hat went completely out of control. It began to breed.
The Viking Come With.
saneteachers 
Sounds like you turned that viking hat into a backseat driver just in time! I also learned a new word from this – “glommed”. I like it!
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It is, of course, a very warm winter hat. I was walking into work one day and wanted to ask the principal something. He said it was hard to take me seriously wearing a Viking hat. Now that hat is affecting my job. Ha
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Better teach it a lesson!
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You took the words right out of my mouth! Just think…in Canada it would be trying to play hockey.
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It would! It would also want to be a moose for Halloween.
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Oh man, don’t give it any ideas!
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Be careful with viking hats. They’ve been known to rape and pillage entire villages.
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Haha I certainly hope my little trickster doesn’t get any of THOSE ideas.
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Glommed? Heehee! Viking hats are cool. Now that you have the socks too…here comes the fun!
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What’s going to be next, though…knee warmers? Let the good times roll. 💟
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That hat is awesome. Now I want one. Maybe you should breed it and sell the offspring.
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Hahaha what a fantastic idea! But that would lead to family court issues lol.
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Click on the Bim Jones tag. She’s the fabulous artist and knitter who created this little rascal.
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I will.
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John, just think of the mischief your hat could into in Canada…
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This could be your Elf on a Shelf…
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Yeah, except the elf is def on the evil side. The hat is just a pain in the ass.
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Reblogged this on saneteachers and commented:
As it was 36 F this morning, I brought out my viking hat. This is a good time to share my post from last December. After being in the closet for 6 months, who knows what this hat will get up to this winter. Brace yourselves…
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You are so funny! And who knew that hats could reproduce?
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I know! We might be in for a long winter with that hat!
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