I was thinking when I got up this morning that since today is the 2nd day of school for the girls and Alex doesn't start until tomorrow today might be quiet and uneventful with Alex. NOPE! Bella had a mini meltdown and didn't make it to the bus in time so I told her I would drive her, we had plenty of time. Next thing I know I can't find Alex anywhere, there isn't even any noise coming from another room. As I am calling for him, explaining we need to leave to take Bella to school I hear him asking for help - actually it was "Mom, help, get me out of here!" He had squeezed himself into one of the pantry closets and broke the door off the slider so he was stuck in the small spot on the floor under the shelves, unable to open the door. He was hiding so he didn't have to go with me to drop Bella off.

When I got him out, he decided he would go with us (like he ever had a choice) but he needed to "get something" first. Ten minutes later he has his school backpack stuffed with who knows what, dressed in shorts, t-shirt, hat, binoculars, boots, walkie-talkie, the works. He said he decided he isn't going to his school Gengras anymore, he wants to go back to Latimer Lane school with his sisters. And just in case they didn't have a teacher ready for him today, he was dressed to work "security" for them, guarding the school outside so no person or wild animal would bother the kids while they were at school. Thus the binoculars - he is able to spot danger from a mile away apparently - and the walkie talkie so he can call them and tell them what is going on as he patrols.

Needless to say, poor Bella was a little late to school, and it took some bribing to get him to leave school grounds with me.