April Fool's!

Ahhhhh! My favorite day of the year.......The planning, the shopping, the prank........

Today went like this.....

It's spring break here, so my children are enjoying their time off. They look like angels, all snuggly wuggly in their beds, until they awoke and realized what today is. Let's start with my first victim......Nick!

Ahhhhh! Nicholas.....my baby, my cuddly, wuddly son! I awake from my restful sleep to see him in the family room, nervously awaiting my arrival. I ask him "What is wrong, my son?" He replies....."Today is April Fool's Day and I'm scared of what you are going to do!" I reply "I completely forgot what today was!" Now Nicholas.....being my baby, being a bit naive, falls for this "hook, line & sinker"! I begin to explain that I'd better get to the store so I can "do" something! Nick, my love, is sooooo relieved! I then ask him sweetly "Nick, what would you like for breakfast?" He replies ever so lovely..."Mom, can I have toast with peanut butter?" "Of course!" I reply.

It is here where the prank occurs......I prepare Nick his breakfast, he sits down, takes a bite of his toast, washes it down with some milk, and then replies "I can't feel my lips" You see.....I put Oragel around the lip of his cup. Thus, when he took a drink, his lips became numb! Ha! Ha!
(One down......two to go!)

Next victim.......Mitchell!

Ahhhhhh! Mitchell.....my first born, the keen and quick thinker......until today!

Mitch wakes up and is full of dread. He looks around every corner, inspects all his food....he trusts no one....especially his mother! Mitch is the one I have to be careful with....because he knows me the best! Mitchell begins his morning similar to Nick's.....without the milk surprise. While Mitch eats.....I begin to clean the house, because Peg & Don are coming over to play cards this evening. I clean the one place I hate......the boys' bathroom....but with guests coming over, it needs to be done! As I'm cleaning, I explain to the boys that they need to make their beds, pick up their rooms, and brush their teeth....yada, yada, yada! I feverishly clean around the toilet while Mitch is brushing his teeth. Mitch then exclaims..."My whole mouth is numb!" You see....I put Oragel all over Mitch's toothbrush....it wasn't until Mitch spit out his toothpaste that the numbing could be felt! The look on his face.....priceless!
(Two down....one to go)

My next victim.....Mike!

Ahhhhhhh! Mike.....the love of my life, the father of my two precious sons, my easiest victim of all!

My love, Mike is always working......work, work, work! He's been pretty preoccupied with the DUPLEX, so he's even easier to prank than the boys. Mike knew about the prank I was going to play on the boys and thought that he was safe.......I guess that's what love will do to you....make you believe anything!

After a long morning on the road doing appraisals, my love came home and went to his office to work on his computer. As I sit blissfully sat at my computer, contemplating how lucky I am.....I'm disturbed by the cursing I hear downstairs! To keep this PG, I'll try to rewrite what is being heard...."This rickum computer!" "Frickin' frackin' thing doesn't work" You see......I took out Mike's mouse ball, so his mouse wouldn't work....when he looked on the bottom he saw a note..."April Fool's...you'll find your ball with your binder clips!" What good clean fun I have....

I hope that all is well and everyone has a Happy April Fool's Day!