. . . far be it from me to miss out on an opportunity to play a practical joke!
My daughter woke up this morning, very enthusiastic about playing a practical joke on her dad. I laughed as she got the cereal boxes down from the closet, switching the bags around in hopes that her dad would get the "wrong cereal". Scott eats cereal almost every day, but today ~ much to his credit and Abby's disappointment ~ he skipped breakfast.
I told her not to worry; I would help her construct a plan to trick him later. So while she was at school, I thought of another simplistic yet potentially funny plan: Due to our feverish pace (and long evening) at church on Wed. nights, I usually pick up McDonald's along the way. Our family shovels it in before the kids get hauled off to their classes, and Scott & I have Bible study with the college group.
So tonight, instead of his usual order, I thought I would "accidentally" see to it that Scott's bag has a fish sandwich in it. (He hates fish.) He'll likely pull it out, too busy talking to someone to pay attention to it until he unwraps it, and takes a good look. Then I can exclaim, "Ohmigosh! The lady at McD's gave you the wrong sandwich! Oh, man. I know you really hate fish. I would've traded with you, but I ate mine on the way here . . ." April fools! Ha, ha, ha! (See what one resorts to for entertainment when she is a stay-at-home mom?)
