April Foolery

The April Fools tomfoolery was rampant here yesterday.

Interestingly enough, I was neither an instigator nor a victim this year.

Kelly wins the award for successfully fooling one of the "You can't fool me" recipients - her Dad. By telling him his car, which she had been borrowing had been broken into and everything stolen. Not until she repeatedly asked him if he had left anything of value in the car which might have also been stolen... and finally asking, "...not even any April Fools stuff?"

did she receive that long silent pause on the other end of the phone. Yep, it was too late - there he was hook, line and sinker. Pete, in the background snickering at first, then that outright cruel, evil laugh.

The award for "Most people fooled by a nice sincere person who would never do that sort of thing", goes to Shannon for posting her nonexistent engagement on Facebook. I think relatives are still calling her parents for details on the wedding.

Kelly and Pete were feeling so confident after their early morning success with Larry, that they went on to easily convince Molly that two of her best friends had broken off their engagement (wedding engagements seems to be a theme).

So, Kelly and Pete came over to eat dinner with us. My best April Fool's joke on them was to do nothing at all.

Perhaps April 1 will eventually replace Arbor Day as the favorite American Holiday.