Where's James?

One of the most heard questions in our house is, "Where's James?". Our whole family kind of lives in this ongoing "James watch". He is one curious, busy boy. When he disappears to the basement to explore his siblings rooms, his plundering is apparent. We are constantly checking to make sure he is still in his room and if he is not, we must go on the hunt. There have been times when he has gotten up before the rest of us only to find him with frying pan on the stove and broken eggs on the floor. When his mother walks into the kitchen she is greeted by his charming and yet guilty face. What are you doing, James? "I cook eggs." Nothing like stating the obvious. All of the doors in the house are wired to trip a chime so we know when an exterior is opened. We all ask each other if they have seen James in the last few minutes and we make sure he has not just walked out the door.

Well today James was at home with his sister Coco. She was working with a friend on a history day project. She had made sure James was in his room playing so they could concentrate on their project. All of a sudden the door bell rang so she went to see who it was. Much to her amazement it was James standing outside at the front door. She was shocked and she asked James how he got there. He proceeded to explain that he climbed out the window in his bedroom, walked down the street to our friends the Wilson's and also across the street to Aunt Karen's house. It just so happened no one was at the Wilson's and Aunt Karen was not at home either. Thankfully, James did not know anyone else on our block and so he had come home. Coco said that after hearing about his excursion it dawned on her that for about 20 minutes James had been particularly quiet in his room.

Our James surveillance efforts today have reached a new level. And so the question, "Where's James?" just became even more important.