Dude, Where's My Car?

About ten days ago, Nick and Jonas asked me to help them order some items from prankplace.com - for April Fools' Day. They wanted to play a trick on Traci that involved spray poo (fake poo that you spray out of a can, kinda like cheez whiz) and vomit spray (room spray that smells like barf). I was impressed with their planning-ahead abilities, and shelled out $12 for these fabulous items.

Today, in a moment of acting drama, the boys played their trick (poo on bathroom floor, stinky air, calling Mom...), and it was pretty funny. They also went to a friend's house and left fake poo in their bathroom.

The best April Fools' Day trick that Traci and I ever played was the second year that we re-set Kevin's clock, woke him up at 3am, and told him to shower and get ready for school. Two years in a row, he fell for this. He showered (both years) and got dressed before we told him it was a joke. (Kev was probably 14 and 15 years old those years.)

Tonight, Kevin drove to his girlfriend's house. While he was there, Traci went over and moved/hid the car. When he called, the conversation went something like this:

Kev: Hi, Dad - ummh - the car isn't where I parked it. Did you move it?

FondlySam: (pause) What?

K: I locked the car, but it's not in the same place. I thought you moved it.

FS: No - is this a joke? Are you trying to play an April Fools joke on me?

K: No, I thought you were playing a joke on me. The car is gone.

FS: (pause) OK, Kev - if the car is really gone, then I'm going to call the police. And if you're playing a joke, I'm going to be really mad. I'm going to have Mom come and pick you up, and we can talk about this when you get home.

K: Okay.

FS: Let me talk to Mom and I'll call you back.

Traci called him back.

T: (laughing) Hi, Kevin - I think you should go to the church parking lot and pray that you find the car - cuz that's where it is.

K: I hate you guys. (click)