TP--Where's the Love?

Okay, so here's the deal: Our house was TPed last night. We found the evidence this morning. And, honestly, I was a little disappointed! Literally, we got one little toilet stream across my flowers, a foot long stream across my desert plant, and a tiny handful in my planter pot. What the....?! There were some goodies on my door step with a note written on two joker cards from a regular card deck. This is how the note read:

Here is a summer present from us to you.

We hope you will enjoy it too.

Keep the fish or give it away.

Whatever you do, I hope it made your day.

We've given you some little presents

And strung our love across the yard.
So have a great summer and we'll see you soon.

Love,

your Jokers

Okay, first off, I LOVE having my house TPed. I was raised to enjoy little jokes and take them as compliments and gestures of love. And, I guess that's why I'm a little disappointed...my house just got a "drizzle" of affection. Even in the note the "jokers" said they "strung our love across the yard." Since there was just a little TP, does that mean we are only loved a little? Or, do people not know us well enough to feel free to go all out? As long as I can reach it (to get it down), I don't care. Seriously, it doesn't rain in the desert. It's not like the culprit would be afraid of rain demolishing the goods. Maybe, it's because they don't know how we do it in the south. Ask Lauralan Campbell what her house looked like after we got done with it. We used over 50 rolls on her house and yard! (Not to mention it was soaked with dew the next morning.) My jokers didn't even get CLOSE to using a single roll.

This reminds me of a time when I was teaching seminary. My students came over and were TPing my house. I caught them in the act. We were outside laughing really hard about it and just having a good time. But, to my amazement, after I had walked back in the house, I realized one of them had snuck away while I was talking outside and they TPed the INSIDE as well. I LOVED it! I couldn't believe they were so quick on their feet and so clever to do that. I was laughing so hard! I had the BEST time cleaning it up. Every sheet I pulled away, I felt a warm assurance of the love we shared together.

To my jokers (if you're out there):

Thank you for my love note. I really do apprectiate your kindness in thinking of our family. We know by your efforts that we are thought of with affection. But, please, if you're feeling the urge to frost our yard, don't hesitate to go all out. Just don't get it in the top of my trees or on my roof. I'd hate for the HOA to fine me $100 a week if I can't remove it. :0)

Whoever, you may be...We LOVE you too!!! Vegas is GREAT!!!

Notice in the pic there was dial soap, charmin toilet tissue, play dough, sour warhead spray, colgate toothpaste...am I missing something? It's funny because before my husband realized it was part of some message, he told the kids each article represented something about each of them: soap (Gabriel needs to shower more), toothpaste (Kela needs to brush more), toilet paper (Frankie needs to wipe better), play dough (Noah plays too wildly), and warhead (Brandon needs to control himself). Aren't we like the best parents? ... I swear, we torment our kids all the time! Isn't this why Brandon didn't get embarrased about his sacrament prayer mess up? We are soooo bad!

Mary, as a side note to your comment, these pics are for you. They are of our night of fun with Ethen. I didn't post all the people involved. (Remember, the husbands and kids too!) I just got the sisters leaving their mark. We had such a good time, didn't we?!