All three of my kids were home while I was cooking dinner...keeping tabs on them plus the grill...well, my oldest son went in the house.  I didn't think about it until dinner was almost done, so I call his cell phone (the only purpose of him having one is so that I can check up on him, call him home for dinner, etc..) 

His bedroom starts ringing!  He was not in the house and he left his phone (something he NEVER does).  I checked for his bike and scooter...all home.   So, I started calling all his friends..no one had seen him.  I got in my car and started driving all over the neighborhood...NO ONE had seen Jake!    It was getting too weird.

So I called home to my very worried husband and asked him to check Jake's room again.. see if his skateboard was there, see if he was under his air hockey table (he likes to talk on the phone-makes a fort, it must be a boy thing).
Anyway, no sign of Jake and his skateboard was there!!!  OMG! 

Now, at this point I just knew he was in danger, dead, stolen, whatever!!  My mind had concocted the most horrible situation!  I was about to call the police (tell them what, you ask...dunno...I was just scared out of my mind!)
My neighbor was pulling out and I stopped her to ask if she had seen Jake...her two boys piped up and said, "Yeah, he's in the creek!"

What??  Jake NEVER plays in the creek with the younger boys.  I run screaming with cell phone in one hand and car keys in another for him.  He pops up and says, "Yeah, Mom?  What's up??"

"What's up??  I have been looking for you for over an hour!  Your dad has been calling everyone under sun!  And you are SO grounded!!!"

"Mom, what exactly did I do wrong?  I forgot my cell phone...haven't you ever forgotten stuff before?"

"Well, you're still in trouble young man!"

"But why?"

Long pause..."I don't know.. You scared the beejesus out of me so that's why!!"

He looked at me and smiled and said, "I love you too, MOM!"


I need a drink!