Timeline of a Prank

Well folks, I've been wanting to prank Kevin for some time now. You see, before Christmas, we were out shopping and I was driving. I was making a left hand turn (with plenty of space I might add) when out of the blue, Kevin screams. Of course, I thought we were going to get hit, so I screamed. He starts laughing! I'm shaking and crying and he's laughing!!!!!

I decided right then and there that it was time to bring the man down. So, after much thought we (the kids were helping me think naughty) came up with a plan, which we executed last night. So, here is the timeline of the prank....

7:30pm: Kevin leaves for the church to do some clerk work. He says it will be quick since all he has to do is meet Bro. Fuller there and transmit the quarterly attendance numbers...we decide
this is the night.

7:35pm: The kids and I pile into the van and head to the church to pull our prank.

7:37pm: We get to the church and park. We can see Kevin in the lobby waiting for Bro. Fuller. We wait patiently with him.

7:40pm: Kevin comes out of the church with his cell phone in hand. Troy and I duck down in the front seats but he's looking straight at us!!! We think we are done for. Instead, Kevin dials and I turn to Troy and say..."I hope he isn't calling home". Right then, my cell phone rings (thank heavens for call forwarding!) Sure enough it's Kevin. Bro. Fuller is not there and he needs his phone number. I tell him I am "indisposed" which to him means in the bathroom and he says he'll try information. We watch as he dials some more...he is still looking at the van. How he didn't see us, I don't know.

7:45pm: Kevin calls home again. Again my cell phone rings...all the kids shush and I continue to tell him I'm busy. He asks that when I'm done, can I please call him back with Bro. Fuller's number? Ok I say...no problem.

7:46pm: the kids and I pull out of the church parking lot with our lights off...heading for home. When we get home, Troy runs in, grabs the ward list and the home phone and comes back out. I call Kevin and give him the info...then we hightail it back to the church.

7:52pm: We are pulling into the turn lane to turn to the church, when Troy shouts, "Dad's coming!!!" We look over and Kevin is leaving the church. There is no way that he is going to miss us this time so we resign ourselves to getting caught. Just then, he seesBro. Fuller, who turned in just before we did and turns around in the parking lot and parks again. Quickly I shut off the van lights and we park again.

7:58pm: We sneak over to the truck. Our plan is to move it to a new spot, hide me in the extended cab portion and then let him search for the truck. When he gets in, I scare him. I move the truck to a different part of the parking lot. Troy runs back to be with the kids and I hide (not a small feat for a woman of my stature...there isn't much room back there!)

8:05pm: I have plenty of time to think...plus my legs have gone to sleep and I need to move them. I decide to move the truck back. What if he goes looking for it and sees the van? He'll go over to it and then my hiding will have been for nothing. So we move the truck back to the original parking spot.

8:10pm: I have moved the truck and am now hiding in the back.

8:15pm: no sign of Kevin, but suddenly Troy is knocking on the window...the kids have to go to the bathroom! We can't risk them going into the church, so they find a nice large bush and do their thing.

8:22pm: The kids are back in the van and watching the front door of the church closely. By this time, my butt is asleep, my legs are asleep and something is poking me in the back. What does he have back there?

8:28pm: I call Troy...maybe we should just go home...Tyson is crying, Annie and Taylor are bored and I can't feel my toes. Suddenly Troy shouts..."Here he comes!" Sure enough, I peek out from my hiding spot and there he is. He's standing outside the church talking to someone. Finally he heads my way.

8:32pm: I hear the locks click...I hear the door open...Kevin is talking to himself (when did he start doing that?)...I feel the seat go down on my leg when he gets in. He shuts the door and I pull the blanket off my head and say..."Hello". Can you gues what happened? NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No scream, no yelp, nothing. All he does is lift his hands into the air and say Oh!. What a crock! All our planning and scheming. All the time I've sat in the back waiting for him...waiting to get revenge and all I get is "Oh!"

8:35pm: We head for home after he helps me get out of the back...not easy by the way. I am sorely disappointed in his reaction, especially after all I've gone through, but I do get a little satisfaction out of startling him. However, he has informed me that it's "game on". Oh well.