March 11, 2008

(Grinning ear to ear) “Mom, want to hear a funny story?”

“Depends, did you get suspended from school?”

“(Laughing) No.”

“Did you get a failing grade on a test?”

“No!”

“Okay, what’s the story?”

“Chris and I were hanging out here after school today. You know the deadbolt on the front door?”

“The one we don’t have a key for?”

“Yeah, that one. When we left, somehow the deadbolt twisted and locked itself.”

“What?”

“I don’t know how it happened unless we brushed up against it.”

“How’d you get in?”

“Well, that’s the *haha* … *lol* … funny part. I couldn’t get in the front door, so I went around back to the patio door.”

“I thought I locked it last time.”

“You did. But my bedroom window wasn’t locked. I was able to pull out the screen and climb in the window. I had to push the shelf out of the way, but then **hahahaha** slid in - right *hahahahaha* into my bed!”

“Well that explains the dirt on the kitchen floor I saw when I came in.”

“How much does a screen cost to replace?”

“Excuse me?”

“Well, it’s got a little tear in it. I tried to staple it…”

“And that explains why my stapler was out…”

“And I tried to tape it, too. **laughing** **mauhahaha** … It’s actually more than just a tear… **hahahaha** More like a hole.”

“So is it gonna be expensive?”

“Dunno - it’s a pretty big window.”

“Well, that’s why I called you at work - that was my emergency. You were in a meeting, though. Are you mad at me?”

“No bud, that’s pretty resourceful of you. Impressed actually.”

“What about the screen?”

“Just swipe one from one of the neighbors’ windows.” (Hope they’re not reading this.  )

“Okay.”

Curious, I went out to look at the screen. Remember the little tear Nick described? Yeah, okay! This is what I found (pay close attention to the upper part of the picture) → the screen.

“Nick - I thought it was a small tear.”

“It is. Well, it was. I stabbed it with my key, and realized I had to crawl through it so I had to make the opening bigger.”

“Geez Nick - Jared could fit through that hole! You couldn’t just rip the edge a little and pull it out?”

“Oh. I didn’t think of that.”

Next thing I know - Nick opens up his window and… → poof- out the screen goes.

Oh well. Have duct tape, will travel.

Note to any would-be thieves, beware! We’ve got a rabid guinea pig trained to attack - bites first and ask questions later.

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