This month has been a fail for hiding places.
I've always been a fan of them. I want to either a)buy a
really old and creepy, but not haunted, mansion full of secret staircases and
trap doors or b)build one. I’m leaning toward the first option because I like
the idea of the original builders/owners being long gone. I don’t want a contractor out there knowing where all my house secrets are. What if he turns
out to be a killer? What if he sneaks into my house to attack my family and
he’s wearing a mask so I don’t recognize him. Logically I usher my family into one
of our secret rooms. Dude built the secret room. Bigger problem? He also built a kill the
inhabitants of secret room mechanism that I'm not aware of. Game over.
I thought my current house had a pretty good hiding spot. So
good that I put all of the Phin Santa stash back there. We learned the spot was
not that great when Phin brought out a gift and asked his Dad “Who is this game
for?” Darn it. DARN IT! I’ve had to re allocate the goods to other toddlers in
our family I haven’t shopped for and start over. Really not happy about this
turn of events. Needless to say, I won’t be hiding there when zombies
invade. Time to dig out a bomb shelter.
My Mom also had a hiding space fail. Of course my Mom had a
hiding space. She‘s my mother. It was a good one too. Unfortunately,
she had to give it up this week. Not fair. If you can’t hide
from your husband and grown children in your own house, what have you got?
So I’m feeling bummed. Over Santa and my Mom and the lack of
old mansions in the greater Reno area that are in my nonexistent price range.
All of it.
First world problems yo.
hahahaha, hiding places! i miss that. i so need to figure out a good hiding place for when i have kiddos. i just tell Sean listen, you're a grown up. your gift is under the tree. if you even think of peeking, i'll be watching you. it works ;)
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how easy it is for me to scare my husband into submission with a look but the kid 1/3 my size will fight me to the death over a pack of fruit snacks. I want to be like, "Dude, don't be messing with the same chick who makes your pancakes and mac and cheese. Ugly things could happen. Dollar store brand, whole wheat, non fat cheese, sugar free syrup type things." But he'd probably just put on his batman mask and go for my knees.
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