Friday, November 21, 2008

So Busted!

Do you see anything wrong with this picture?  Look closely.  Besides the dust and the sconce not being hung straight, look at the glass holding the little decorative pebbles and candle.  I was vacuuming yesterday and noticed a few little pebbles on the carpet and went to put them back in one of the sconces. I looked at them both to see which one had more so I could even them out and I thought, what the heck. They aren't the same size. About a year ago, the kids broke one of the sconces throwing a ball in the living room and so I had to buy a new one from Home Interiors.  For half a second, I thought, crap, I got the wrong size and never noticed it and all this time they haven't matched.  As I looked a little closer, I noticed that if I turned the glass sconce it had a handle on it just like the little glass mugs I have in my cupboard.  Oh, someone is so busted!  I knew right away it was probably the oldest kid in this house because he is quite ingenious. I started laughing because he was pretty darn smart to use this mug and I could just picture him panicking when it broke and trying to figure out what to use so I wouldn't find out. If he wouldn't have left some of the pebbles on the carpet, I probably never would have noticed it because the handle was facing back so you couldn't see it. I couldn't wait for the kids to get home from school. I knew he had some partners in crime or someone would have tattled by now. When they got home, all at different times, I asked if they had anything to tell me about. Reagen wasted no time telling me that Dallon did it and gave me full details. The other two giggled when I asked them and they realized I knew. I tried to be mean, but I started laughing and then gave them some lecture about how not telling about something is just like lying. I don't know how seriously they took me. As for the mug, I just turned the handle back around and eventually I'll get another sconce or use another mug so I have a matching set up there.

4 comments:

snakeriverwalton said...

I LOL reading this. You did the right thing laughing with them- hard for me to do sometimes. You're an awesome mom. They'll remember your lecture so much more since it was a funny time.

Adrian said...

Dallon is a smartie! LOL reading this story. Gotta love it! And I love the post above and the pictures!

Fleur de Bee said...

Clever Kid!! Thanks for the giggle, can't wait till mine starts pulling this kind of thing LOL!

Pam from Over the Big Moon said...

What clever kids you have! Did Mike know? Scott thinks Mike might have a part in that! haha :)

Also, how fun that Dal got to play on the Real field! Way cool! See you in a couple days! We'll be there super late on Monday, so come and see us on Tuesday when you get home from work!