Stahlke Adoption

Who Needs to be Watched?

We supervise the younger three children closely and never leave them without a parent or adult friend. Paul, Adam, and Rachel, however, range in age from 12 to 15, so on occasion Jonathan and I allow them to be home without us.

Yesterday evening, Grace presented their elementary school musical, and we wanted Sarah to see it since she's enrolled there for school next year. The show, designed for small children, meant that we could also take David and Kola. It was a treat for Jonathan and me that we both attended the event and observed our children watching other kids perform.

Upon arriving home after the play, Paul, Adam, and Rachel excitedly told us what they had done in our absence. Their favorite hip hop artist, Solda Boy, gives out his telephone number in one of his songs. So our kids called him and left a message on his answering machine.

Jonathan and I have long-distance service only on our cell phones and not on the home telephone line. When the phone bill comes, I'll be curious to learn how much Paul, Adam, and Rachel will be paying for that phone call!

posted by Stahlkes @ 3:55 PM