A lady came to our door the other night looking for the Clarke’s house. I had just come home so the energy level was pretty high because all the kids and the dog get into a loud Dad’s Home Let’s Run Around mood.

The doorbell rang and Charlie immediately started barking ferociously. She barks loudest at the real doorbell and doorbells on TV.

I grabbed her by the collar, and opened the door leaning over. All three kids stepped up into the door. As the lady explained she was looking for the Clarke’s house, Nicole and Danny started giving simultaneous directions and Kelly started yelling (in nothing but her diaper) “HEY LADY! HEY LADY! YOU WANT TO COME IN! HEY LADY! YOU WANT TO EAT WITH US! HEY LADY! HEY LADY! YOU WANT TO WATCH TV?”

The lady was stunned and went off bewildered. We don’t know if she ever made it to the Clarke’s house.