I had just finished the sixth grade. Josh Smith and I were walking home from our last day of school, when he invited me to sleep over at his house. He told me that his mom was letting several friends sleep over, and we would have a big party. He also told me to bring some toilet paper because we were going to have some fun decorating houses.
Later that evening, all the boys got together, and we reviewed our toilet papering supplies. We had 40 rolls of toilet paper, a package of Oreo cookies, and some shaving cream. We were so excited; we knew that some unsuspecting house was going to get the best toilet papering job on the planet earth. Around 1 in the morning, we snuck out the back door (Sean, Adam, Josh, and Able all got to invite friends, so I believe there were 8 to 10 boys in total). We walked around nearby neighborhoods, and decided to plaster the home of the Vanburen’s. I didn’t know the Vanburen family, so it sounded great to me.
We started out with the trees making sure that we got toilet paper clear up in the branches. Josh Smith filled the mail box with shaving cream, and we put open face Oreo cookies all over the driveway. We even threw the rolls of toilet paper over the roof, so that there would be streaks of toilet paper over the entire house. To put the finishing touches on the job, Josh walked up to the door and was going to put an Oreo cookie on the handle, when Mr. Vanburen came busting out the front door yelling at us.
Filled with adrenalin I sprinted all the way back to the backyard of the Smith’s house. After a few minutes, we (the boys that made it back) noticed that we were missing Josh Smith, John Pack, and Ryan Savage. Suddenly the phone started to ring inside the house, so we decided that we better get back into the house and into our sleeping bags. Just after we got back into our sleeping bags, Suzie Smith walked up the stairs mad as a hornet. She flipped on the light and said, “I just got a phone call. At first, I thought it was the police, but then I discovered that it was Mr. Vanburen. He said that some boys toilet papered his house. In fact, he has Josh at his house now. Do you boys know anything about it?” Adam Smith looked his mother right in the face and said, “No, we have just been telling scary stories.” Suzie looked at us and said, “Who is missing?” Adam then replied, “Josh, John, and Ryan.” Suzie seemed to believe the story and saw that Sean Smith sleeping. Before walking out of the room, Suzie walked over to Sean to give him a kiss on the forehead. As she kissed him, he broke out laughing.
With fire in her eyes, Suzie said, “You little liars get in the van - everyone of you.” As we drove up to the Vanburen’s house, I was amazed by the wonderful job that we had done, I was also saddened that we were going to have to clean it all up. We spent the next two hours cleaning up our mess (Oreo cookies are hard to get off of the driveway). When we finally got home, Suzie let us go back to sleep. In the morning, Suzie called mom and let her know what we had done. I didn’t get to go to another sleepover for at least a year. I also got grounded for a week. Despite being punished, I did gain pleasure from the thought that the Vanburen’s mail box was still filled with shaving cream, and hence our efforts were not all in vain.
Later that evening, all the boys got together, and we reviewed our toilet papering supplies. We had 40 rolls of toilet paper, a package of Oreo cookies, and some shaving cream. We were so excited; we knew that some unsuspecting house was going to get the best toilet papering job on the planet earth. Around 1 in the morning, we snuck out the back door (Sean, Adam, Josh, and Able all got to invite friends, so I believe there were 8 to 10 boys in total). We walked around nearby neighborhoods, and decided to plaster the home of the Vanburen’s. I didn’t know the Vanburen family, so it sounded great to me.
We started out with the trees making sure that we got toilet paper clear up in the branches. Josh Smith filled the mail box with shaving cream, and we put open face Oreo cookies all over the driveway. We even threw the rolls of toilet paper over the roof, so that there would be streaks of toilet paper over the entire house. To put the finishing touches on the job, Josh walked up to the door and was going to put an Oreo cookie on the handle, when Mr. Vanburen came busting out the front door yelling at us.
Filled with adrenalin I sprinted all the way back to the backyard of the Smith’s house. After a few minutes, we (the boys that made it back) noticed that we were missing Josh Smith, John Pack, and Ryan Savage. Suddenly the phone started to ring inside the house, so we decided that we better get back into the house and into our sleeping bags. Just after we got back into our sleeping bags, Suzie Smith walked up the stairs mad as a hornet. She flipped on the light and said, “I just got a phone call. At first, I thought it was the police, but then I discovered that it was Mr. Vanburen. He said that some boys toilet papered his house. In fact, he has Josh at his house now. Do you boys know anything about it?” Adam Smith looked his mother right in the face and said, “No, we have just been telling scary stories.” Suzie looked at us and said, “Who is missing?” Adam then replied, “Josh, John, and Ryan.” Suzie seemed to believe the story and saw that Sean Smith sleeping. Before walking out of the room, Suzie walked over to Sean to give him a kiss on the forehead. As she kissed him, he broke out laughing.
With fire in her eyes, Suzie said, “You little liars get in the van - everyone of you.” As we drove up to the Vanburen’s house, I was amazed by the wonderful job that we had done, I was also saddened that we were going to have to clean it all up. We spent the next two hours cleaning up our mess (Oreo cookies are hard to get off of the driveway). When we finally got home, Suzie let us go back to sleep. In the morning, Suzie called mom and let her know what we had done. I didn’t get to go to another sleepover for at least a year. I also got grounded for a week. Despite being punished, I did gain pleasure from the thought that the Vanburen’s mail box was still filled with shaving cream, and hence our efforts were not all in vain.
2 comments:
WOW! That was such a good story, Cody! You have such a good memory of your childhood. I remember the wrath of Suzy Smith. If you weren't your child, you can bet she'd only be mad at YOU for whatever was going on.
Hey now! I believe I was forbidden to come on your little adventure because I was too young. I do remember the aftermath well though!
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