More Sneakery Afoot

I'm glad you guys enjoyed my 'syrup'titious post in which I 'came out of the pantry'. Your response was so positive that I wondered if I should end on a high note by hanging up my keyboard and retiring my blog. :)

By the way, when Tobias finally read it, he said, "What!?!?! Now I have to try the real stuff to see what I've been missing out on all these years!"

Anyway, I've been up to yet more clandestine behavior. Many of you know that each year I plan a surprise vacation for Jeff, Tobias and Delaney, meaning that they have no idea where we're going, who we're going to see nor what we're going to do. This year is no exception.

Oh, before you ask me to let you in on the secret, don't bother 'cause I won't tell you. I don't mean to sound snotty, but last year a well-meaning person almost asked Jeff "How was Oregon?" before Oregon was. She stopped herself at the last second and told me about it later. That incident and a couple of other near cat-out-of-the-bag moments convinced me that loose lips sink surprise vacations, so now the info is on a need to know basis. Sorry. Keep tuning in and you'll know soon enough.

Back to the stealthy stuff...as I'm going through the process of planning the vacation, I do things to cover my tracks. For example, I will intentionally leave open windows on the computer with info on places we are not going so that if a family member happens upon it, they think, "Ahhh...maybe we're going to such-and-such-a-place this year." It seems that each year, Tobias is convinced that he has figured things out, but he's always been wrong. *giggle*

Last week, I took the kids to the drug store and had some passport photos taken. Here are the results:


Delaney looks rather skeptical. Tobias's is a nice change from his last passport photo which you will laugh at below:


Yes, we've gotten quite a few giggles out of that one over the years. You tell a ten year old kid to make sure he keeps his eyes open and that's what you get.

Yesterday, we all piled in the car and went to the post office. As soon as Jeff found out that we were there to apply for the kids' passports, he started flipping out.

"You mean we're leaving the country for vacation this year?"

My lips remained sealed.

So the question is: Will we soon be traveling internationally?

OR

Was I just getting the kids passports to have on hand for future mission trips?

OR

Was our outing yesterday just an elaborate hoax that I cooked up with some gal at the post office?

Only time will tell...

'cause I sure ain't gonna!