i just spent the last fifteen minutes hiding from my children.

after a few rounds of hide & seek and stashing myself in "easy" places i decided to find the very best place possible.  i had previously hidden in the pantry, my back pressing against the flour and oil so that the door would close. i had tried behind the red couch laying as still as possible.  the toy room was a good one, hiding in a nook of the closet with a blanket over me. 

but as i ventured into their messy room i saw my golden opportunity under E's bed.  their room was so disheveled they would hardly notice the extra items i pulled out from underneath her bed.  i got on my belly, shimmied under the narrow clearance, and then pulled a blanket close to me as i heard, "28...29...30!  here we come!!!"  i turned my head and there was H grinning at me. DANG! i'd already been found, but i decided to allow the other kids to find me on their own.  H climbed into an open, CLEAR,  storage container and folded herself up, waiting to be found. 

G and F swept through each room calling for me, H quickly jumped up when they entered exposing herself and pointing directly to the bed saying, "MAMA!"  G ignored her and continued on, back up the stairs, running across the floor presumeably searching, and eventually pulled a seat up to the computer to play a game, she had grown tired of looking for me.  F stayed in the bedroom and as H directed him he climbed ONTO the bed, jumped for a moment and then went off to search some more.

so i cuddled up and rested. and i wont lie, i began to devise a plan to sneak some paint and glue under there for next time.  if it's gonna take them 15 minutes to find me, or better yet, to forget about me... i should be utilizing this time!

you can also find me over at wishstudio this week. ;-D