It Pays to Go to Work

Hubby's work had a family day yesterday. My kids were dressed in cute red Hawaiian shirts. I grinned when we pulled up and Hubby came out wearing a red Hawaiian shirt, too. I hadn't seen him leave for work, but I was glad he thought to wear red. What a picture! Plus I had some clothes on that just made me look so cute...ok, I am just being honest. Anyway, we pick Hubby up, and we park waaaayyyy far away because the lot for employees is full. So, we are getting Son2 into his stroller, and I tell Hubby I want to take my camera to take our picture. And he tells me there is no way I am going to get into the building with it, and that I needed to leave my cell, too. He wasn't very convincing. I told him I knew someone was going to get away with taking pictures. Couldn't I just put it in the bottom of my stroller? And he tells me that there is going to be a complete bag search and NO I am not going to get away with it.

So, we make the long 1/4 mile walk (long when you have kids with you) to the front door of the building. Sure enough, I am asked for a bag search and point blank, "Ma'am do you have any cell phones or cameras with you?"

"Oh, noooooo, " I assured him. "I was told that I would get in very big trouble and there was no way I was going to sneak anything past you." I told him this in my most convincing voice. He smiled at me, and pulled out the extra lithium ion battery to my camera that I forgot in my diaper bag, and stands with it poised between his thumb and forefinger. Look what he found!

"Ma'am, do you happen to have any memory sticks to your camera, CDs or SD cards?" Now what would make him think that, after I just had been so honest?

"No, no. I just forgot the camera battery. Really, I don't have anything like that with me." After a few minutes I was waved in to proceed.

I followed Hubby into the building. He showed us his office and a little around the building. He went to another office, and used the TV/video phone to call us back in his office, and Son1 got a big kick out of waving to Daddy on TV. They have this big wall for video that was showing a cartoon movie. WOW just like a movie theater. I can only imagine what he will tell his preschool teacher after Christmas.

Then, after we got some lunch and brought it back to Hubby's office, we heard something over the loud speaker. I strained to make out what they were saying. Raffle tickets, those are raffle ticket numbers!!!! And you know how I am about contests, in general. "Hubby, YOU DID BUY RAFFLE TICKETS DIDN'T YOU???" Well, you know he gave me a knowing look. We are two peas in a pod when it comes to competition and games. He pulls out the pink tickets, as they are reading the number for the second time, and what do you know the Farmers are winners!!! Imagine that...

Hubby claims his prize and hands me a long Christmas card. Long Christmas cards mean one thing. Money. I folded back the blue Christmas scene, and yup, right there is a $50 bill. They should have these family days more often.