Charges: Arson & Kidnapping

Charge: Arson

So... a fire started on Becky's front porch tonight while the kids were plugging away at their Bible verses in church. Becky and I were actually watching "So You Think You Can Dance" and noticed the yummy autumnesque aroma of something burning. I assumed the delicious smoky smell was coming from Becky's incense and she assumed it was coming from the back-yard of her certifiably insane neighbor. Neither was the case. We opened the porch door to find an antique can with its contents ablaze. Using our keen senses of logic, we got the can out into the rain and kept the fire from spreading. I thought Becky was going to have a heart attack... that would have been bad. Very, very bad. Worse than a fire, in fact.


Charge: Kidnapping

I wrapped up my duties as temporary firefighter and headed to church to pick up the kids. Tonight I was to pick up three kids and deposit them safely to their three respective homes (mine included). I got Maddie first, then headed into Logan's classroom to excuse him for the night. Unfortunately, I am not Logan's mother and the leaders apparently don't want non-parental figures extracting children at random. I think it's a wonderful idea! However, Logan's mother asked me to bring Logan home tonight - it was a last-minute decision. The class leader first asked my name and then asked Logan to verify my name. I thought that was a little asinine considering Logan just heard me offer my name to the leader. The leader then asked Logan if he recognized me. Shouldn't that question have preceded the first two questions? At any rate, we went through a poorly devised song and dance to determine that I was, in fact, LeAnn: child chauffeur, and not LeAnn: hardened criminal - kidnapper of churchgoers. Logan's mom will have to bring a note next week... which will be hard to do if she's not there.

I have a meeting with Mr. Bubbles and a Pinot Noir. Adieu!