my life is average

Today, I found my son up at 1:30 AM, hunched over his laptop. When he saw me, he hurriedly flipped the screen down and tried to look otherwise occupied. What was he doing? Watching Beauty and the…

Today, out of boredom, put my six year old brother’s rubber ducky toys in a ring on the shower floor facing the drain. When my brother had a shower, he shrieked and told my mum that the evil duckies…

Today, while replacing an old fridge in my garage for a bigger one, I left the old one in the open garage while I took a phone call. When I came back not more than 10 minutes later, not only was the…

A few weeks ago, I was listening to music on my laptop while waiting for a call. Immediately as the next song started, my phone went off, playing the same song in perfect synch. I got so excited, I…

Today, two of my friends put two action figures on the ground in the hall at school. As my whole grade crowded around the action figures and screamed “fight fight fight” the teachers plowed through…

Today, I was feeling particularly mischievous, so I decided to mess with my mom. I put on dark red pajamas, the same color as her bedspread, and positioned myself behind her pillows. She turned on…

Today, I was standing in line at Starbucks. I was unsure of what to order until I overheard the woman in front of me order a cup filled entirely of whipped cream for her toddler. Not only have I…

Today, after seeing many MANY cars with the bumper sticker, “We are proud of our A+ honors student.” I saw a car with the bumper sticker, “We are deeply ashamed of our B average student.” It easily…

Last week I bought an old briefcase from a Goodwill for 3 dollars. Both locks were locked, but instead of trying to pry the briefcase open, I just played with the combinations. Today, I finally got…

Today, I walked past my son’s room here he was having a sleepover with his best friend. As I passed I heard a girl talking and was concerned that they might have snuck someone into my son’s room…