Caught red handed...

Just thought I'd share a funny story from last night. :)

With me being vertically challenged and all, sometimes it's hard for me to reach the top shelf in our kitchen or anywhere, really... That's why I got married. Dave can reach everything that I can't.

Well, last night I decided that it was time to clean out one of the closets in our house. I had pulled everything out and was organizing it and cleaning, etc... While I was doing that, my husband - who has been incredibly busy as of late - was studying for a retreat that he's teaching at this weekend. The whole time he's studying he's constantly saying, "Don't overdo it!" "Do you need any help?" "Don't pick up anything too heavy!"

I had everything cleared out and cleaned...except for the things that were on the top shelf of the closet. The shelf that I couldn't reach... I had a problem... I had to reach the things on the top shelf of the closet, but I didn't want to ask Dave because he was busy, and I couldn't climb up on a chair because Dave has forbidden me to do that at this point in the pregnancy.

My mind was racing. What to do?! The problem was that Dave was studying at the kitchen table... The stool that I usually climb up on is in the kitchen... How could I get the stool without him noticing?!

So, me being the manipulative woman that I am, decided to nonchalantly stroll through the kitchen like I was going nowhere in particular. I grabbed the stool without Dave noticing and walked by him like nothing was unusual - hiding the stool behind my back. Once I got past him, I thought "Whew! I made it - I sure fooled him!" No sooner had I stepped through the doorway of the bedroom I heard from behind me, "Wait a minute, Keara..." I turn around. Caught. Red handed. With the stool.

Of course, with the stool in hand, it was pretty obvious what my intentions were. Still, Dave asked, "Were you planning on climbing up on that stool?" Of course I said, "No." :) But we both knew I was lying.

We had a good long laugh about it and Dave ended up pulling everything down from the top shelf for my like a good husband should. :)

I guess sometimes I can be stubborn...