Don’t worry, babe.  It’s multiple choice.  Easy.

While you’ve been gone…

1. …did I unexpectedly find the Happy Meal caramel dip all over

a) Judah’s sheets

b) Judah’s water bottle

c) or the duvet cover?

2. …did my heart skip a beat because

a) the kids were screaming like banshees on the patio over a bug

b) I checked on Judah during his nap to find the bed empty and the front door swinging open

c) the neighbor told me she saw coyotes in the back yard

3.  Did I apologize to the store’s proprietor because of

a) shirtless and/or shoeless children

b) children covered in dirt

c) Judah with suspicious marks/bruises all over from a severe biff on the sidewalk the day before?

4. have I coerced extra cooperation from the kids with

a) jelly beans and lollipops

b) a trip to a petting zoo

c) pancake breakfast

5.  Which family member has melted down over missing Daddy?

a) Judah

b) Ariel

c) me

6.  storms have provoked us to…

a) put on kids’ swimsuits and run around in front of the house

b) take shelter in a shed at the arboretum and pretend to be hiding from bad guys

c) make fun of wild turkeys running from the rain

7.  things we have waiting to show you

a)  a picture of baby Moses with orange crayon scrawled across him and one or two reeds poking out of the river

b) a dead bat

c)  a music video by Ariel & Judah

8. someone learned

a) North, South, East, West–and the location of the Western states

b) how to use a sippy cup

c) not to take all the kids to Target without a binky and some backup

9.  things for you to figure out when you get home

a) why your employee made off with your truck (it’s back now)

b) why there’s a sewage smell halfway down the basement stairs (and no where else)

c) why the kids needed floaties for Glorie’s new 2′ pool

Good luck with the quiz!  If you get all the answers right, we will shower you with jelly beans and/or lollipops!  We are so excited to see you!!!!