Knights Becoming and a Lady in Waiting

When CSI Visits Our House

[This is a mostly-fanciful posting based on an off-handed comment my husband made tonight.]

I am gritting my teeth, trying not to lose my temper as Prince Berryboy (1S6) draws Mr. Incredible all over his math worksheet and Prince Derryboy (2S4) sticks one of the monkeys from the Barrel of Monkeys into the rat cage, when the doorbell rings.  I roll my eyes as the inevitable baby wailing starts-- Princess Moo (4G8mo) has only been asleep for 15 minutes and is going to be quite irate now. 

I trot up the stairs to rescue the Princess from her castle, then trot back down the stairs just as the door is pounded on.  "Hello?  Is anyone home?"

I yank open the door to find... Sara Sidle?  Shouldn't she be in Las Vegas?  (And if not, couldn't they have sent Nick or Warrick?)  Out of breath, I gasp out, "May... help....something?"

Obviously not speaking Mommy-ran-ragged-ese, Sara shifts her crime lab toolbox to her other hand.  "Um, hi.  I'm Sara Sidle with the crime lab and this is Detective Can'tRememberHisName.  We've received some strange reports from neighbors about a smell coming from your house and we have to investigate.  Oh, and don't worry about asking Detective Can'tRememberHisName anything.  He isn't paid enough to have lines so I get to do his job and mine."

I blink a few times and wonder if the milk was really that far past the expiration date this morning.  "I'm sorry.  You said crime lab.  Did you have a warrant?"  Hey, not only do I watch CSI, but I read the HSLDA newsletter, too. 

Unfortunately, because this little fantasy would not be nearly as amusing if she just walked away, she does have a warrant.  One of the neighbors captured a whiff of said smell and sent it to CSI for them to investigate.  The judge issuing the warrant took one sniff, turned green, and signed.

Bummer.  I glance at Detective Can'tRememberHisName again.  My knee-biters could take him, but I'm not entirely sure I could take on Sara Sidle.  After all, she did shoot someone on the show and it's really hard to homeschool from the hospital.  I graciously step aside.  "Won't you come in?"

[To be continued...]

what?

7:37 AM, Jun. 1, 2006 .. Posted by MuckFootMom

You can't have a cliff-hanger, mid season on a blog!!!!