There is a special time of day in every parent’s life. It’s the time of day after the kids go to bed, and before the parent goes to bed. Sometimes it’s a time for tasks and chores, but if you’re lucky it’s a time for relaxation, talking to your spouse without constant interruption, and maybe even some treats.
Last night the treat of choice was popcorn. This was a very, very bad idea. About a minute after the popcorn came out of the microwave, we started to hear muffin saying something, then saying loudly something, and then finally yelling something.
It’s at this point in the story that you may notice I said after the kids go to bed and not after the kids fall asleep.
Daddy are you making popcorn?
Daddy I smell popcorn
DADDY ARE YOU MAKING POPCORN?
DADDY ARE YOU MAKING POPCORN?
I SMELL POPCORN
Oops.
Popcorn, as you probably know, has a fairly powerful and distinctive smell. Our home, as you may not know, has a strange and distinctive geometry that funnels smells right upstairs directly into Muffin’s room. Muffin, as you probably do not know, has an unusually keen sense of smell.
Luckily, when I went upstairs to talk to him, he was easily convinced that it was probably our neighbors making popcorn outside. Silly, silly boy.
