Actually Dad has a system for everything DING-DONG Mom came down the stairs I really think the DING should move up an octave she said 4 Mom was holding her choir music in one hand and putting on lipstick with the other Has anyone seen my keys she asked Here are some interesting facts about Mom 1 She doesn’t do laundry 2 She reads books by dead people 3 She is not as old as Dad but she is two centimeters taller 4 She hates to cook 5 She loses her keys every day My three younger brothers and three older
sisters scattered to search for the keys I stood still and observed I am good at observing I checked my watch and recorded the time on my clipboard Here are some interesting facts about me 1 I am a scientist and scientists don’t do laundry 2 My idea of a good time is doing
anything other than reading 3 I am older than exactly half of my siblings 4 I like to watch Dad cook 5 I don’t have to worry about losing car keys at this stage of my life I watched as everyone searched Ben looked under the couch Emily opened the front closet Anne checked a jacket pocket Dad looked at the key rack Then Edison rechecked the couch Charlotte rechecked the front closet Ben checked the bookcase Emily checked behind a chair Anne checked the coffee table John Glenn wasn’t checking or rechecking
anything FOUND THEM shouted John Glenn I looked at John Glenn suspiciously before I checked my clipboard Then I checked my watch It had been exactly 43 seconds John Glenn dangled the keys in front of Mom He held out his right hand for his prize Mom is known to hand out chocolate prizes 5 She ignored his hand and bent over and gave him a kiss Then she rushed out the door for choir practice I didn’t feel sorry for John Glenn He probably hid the keys in the first place Maybe Mom suspected that too When he turned to go back to the kitchen I made an interesting observation He had a perfect lipstick smooch on
