A Tall Tale

While the boys were subdued with Baby Einstein and goldfish crackers, I snuck upstairs to check my email. Jay immediately began shrieking. I hoped the problem would blow over, but the wailing continued. I ran downstairs, expecting to pull one boy off the other. Instead, I found Jay sprawled on the floor mid-tantrum and Cole calmly sitting in the recliner, exactly as I had left him.

Me: What happened?

Cole: Jay fell down.

Me: He did?

Cole: Yes. And his goldfish fell too and flew up into the air and into my bowl. I had to eat them all up.

I shudder to think of the tales he will invent in a few years when he is really up to no good.