hidden objects

when i was a kid (and still now) i liked the pages in highlights magazine where you had to find hidden objects in a larger picture.  now it's i spy books which are just as fun.  so let's play a game.  i want you to look at the picture below and see if you can find the box of parchment paper.  look carefully....

do you see it?  OF COURSE YOU DO!!!  it's right there in the middle.  it's the longest box.  so why is it that my 9 year old son who's in gifted classes AND made a perfect score on his state math test couldn't find it?

i'm sure you're wondering why i'm asking....and if you know anything about me and my life you KNOW there's a story coming...

did you know that you CAN NOT put wax paper in the oven?  OF COURSE YOU DO!  i guess that's one of the 'facts of life' that we neglected to share with spencer because when he was cooking his frozen pizza tonight he used wax paper instead of parchment paper on the pan.  i'm sure you're thinking that's understandable...he didn't know.  true, he didn't know, but the ONLY reason he used wax paper is because he said he couldn't find the parchment paper!!!!  he's cooked frozen pizzas a gazillion times before, and the parchment paper is ALWAYS in that drawer!!  why didn't he see it tonight????

do you know what happens when you put wax paper in the oven???  OF COURSE YOU DO!!!  it melts.  it stinks.  smoke alarms go off (loudly).  dogs bark (frantically).  birds chirp (shrilly). and moms who already had a headache lose their patience (quickly).  

spencer wants to know why i'm blogging about this instead of our wonderful day at the pumpkin patch. gee, i don't know.  maybe because this is {my right now}.