Carmen played her soccer semi-finals tonight. There were two highlights to the game: Carmen when she stole the ball from Adam Walker and he hit the dirt (even his mom cheered for that), and then the phone call I got from Chloe towards the end of the game:
Chloe: Mom???
Me: Hi hon, what's up?
Chloe: I think I'm home alone!!!! I called and called Steven and he's not answering.
Me: Well maybe he went out, but Jaclyn's home. Go look for her - she's probably in her room. Then call me back.
(We hang up. Chloe calls again.)
Chloe: She's not there!!!
Me: Okay, you're fine. You can watch a little TV and I'll call Jaclyn on her cell phone and tell her to get home.
Chloe: Okay. (but she's shaky)
(My call to Jaclyn:)
Me: Where are you?
Jaclyn: I'm on a date with Ryan.
Me: I didn't know you had a date.
Jaclyn: Well, it was a last minute date.
Me: Chloe's home alone. Who left the house first, you or Steven?
Jaclyn: Steven was still home when I left.
Me: Alright.
(Can't bring myself to tell her to go home even though Steven doesn't have a cell phone for me to reach him on.)
(Steven calls me from home immediately after I finish with Jaclyn.)
Steven: Hi-mom-sorry. I forgot about Chloe and went to Mark's house to fix my bike.
Me: Uh-huh, well it worked out. Chloe was really fine.
Steven: So Gage and Mitchell want me to go out on our scooters.
Me: You can't leave her again!!!
Steven: If it's okay with Chloe can I just go to where I'm supposed to meet them to tell them I can't go?
Me: No, this is sort of a big deal.
Steven: Can I just tell them I can't come?
Me: I guess, if it's okay with Chloe.
I know most large families have a story like this, but I've prided myself on the fact that I've never left a kid behind at a gas station or Blockbuster. (Darn those big kids for ruining our family record.)
(P.S. This is so much funnier than the story of irresponsibility my big kids pulled yesterday. I can't share that one - they'd probably feel betrayed.)
9 comments:
Oh man...with your family's schedule, I'm AMAZED this is the first time. I say your record still stands, the big kids were there, just missing for a minute or two.
hmmm, my curiosity is piqued..... totally wondering about the story of irresponsibility....
Poor brave little Chloe. I haven't left one yet either but just last week I had a dream I left Quincy (standing on the Capital steps in Washington DC, go figure) and the next morning Mike said he had a dream we left Quincy behind somewhere and then Quincy said she had a dream we left her. Her's might have been the power of suggestion but Mike and I dreaming it on the same night was a little freaky.
Glad Chloe fared ok. Ask your kids if you can tell the irresponsibility story if you change the names to protect the innocent. Ha! I want to know now too! Tell them it's a service project, it always makes us moms feel better to know other families are as real as ours.
PS Yay Carmen!
Ah! I can feel Chloe's momentary panic. So glad that she kept her cool and gave you a phone call. Good girl!
And I'm loving that Carmen is so aggressive in her soccer. Don't mess with that one!
I'm with Jane, this shouldn't be a blemish on the perfect record! All emergency procedures were properly activated:)
That would have freaked Mille right out! Chloe was brave.
I have to admit that I laughed as I read the story. It really is quite humorous:-) KIDS!
This is pretty funny!
I'm actually a little surprised that Chloe wasn't like "Yes! Home alone at last!"
Glad it all worked out!
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