I took the kids to Town Square. If they were good in a few shops, they could play on the playground for a little while. Of course, anyone could guess that 20 minutes wasn't enough time for Dylin. So she set up a scheme. When it was time to go, she said, "I LOST MY CELL PHONE!"
"Mom, I'll go look in the maze." Nope, not there. Then she said, "Oh, I think I left it in the tree house." Meanwhile, after the third place, I sat back down on my bench and Jordyn & Tyler offered to help. Dylin then said, "Well lets run all around and see who can find it." After a few minutes I notice that Tyler & Jordyn are looking all around & Dylin is running around, going up and down the slides. I yelled over to them, and as I see Dylin walking toward me, she is pulling her shirt down in the front. I immediately knew, DUH! She never lost it.
I said, "Dylin, what's in your pocket?"
Dylin, replied "Nothing." (with a sideways smile on her face)
I said, "Dylin, lift up your shirt."
As she lifted it up, she says, "OH MOM, GUESS WHAT, I FOUND MY PHONE IN THE TREE HOUSE!"
"Really Dylin? hmmm? cuz, I think you have had it the whole time???"
Dylin quietly said, "No, I didn't."
I reminded her that lying was bad.
As quick as a whip, that little snot said, "Mom, I'm just kidding. It was a joke to you. I had the phone the whole time in my pocket, you just didn't like the joke and you are supposed to like my jokes!"
(The picture is of Dylin with my purse. She said, her purses aren't big enough for all her crap!)
