Elevator Games

The other day Darren and the kids came with me to my doctors apptontment because I was going to have an ultrasound. So, we had the appointment- and everything went well. I needed to stay later to meet with my doctor so Darren was going to take the kids home.

Now, you should know that my doctors office is on the 3rd story. So it is necessary to take the elevator or stairs down. Darren and the kids went out of the office and to the elevator to take the elevator down. When they got to the elevator, Paul and Ellie really wanted to run down the stairs instead. You know how kids are- Kyle really wanted to ride the elevator. So Darren said he would take Kyle down the elevator and race Paul and Ellie as they ran down the stairs. Sounds good. The kids were excited about this plan!

The elevator doors opened. Darren and Kyle stepped in. The elevator doors closed, and the race was on! Down went Darren and Kyle in the elevator. Down went Paul and Ellie on the stairs. Their little legs flying as fast as they could go. They have just gotta beat dad! The elevator stopped- Darren and Kyle got off, and a very old lady got on. No Paul and Ellie in sight! They had won! They looked around and realized they were on the wrong floor. They had gotten off at level 2! Not the supposed ground level!

Meanwhile Paul and Ellie have reached the ground level while a very old lady rides the elevator down to level one. As Paul and Ellie are standing outside the elevator doors waiting for Paul and Darren, Ellie gets a great idea. "Lets jump out and scare dad and Kyle when the elevator door opens!" So, they wait, down comes the elevator, the doors open and Paul and Ellie JUMP in front of the elevator and scream! Well, the innocent very old lady about jumps through the elevator roof and almost collapses on the floor, in Napoleon Dynamite style she yells, "AHH! IDIOT!" Paul and Ellie are just about as surprised as the old lady was and stood there frozen. Paul stood with his jaw open and the old lady scolded him "that was not a nice thing to do young man!" Then she left.

Just then the elevator doors open and out walk Darren and Kyle. Paul and Ellie are standing there in silence, white as ghosts. Darren asked them what was wrong, "Nothing" they replied. "Well, lets go home" Darren says, so off they go. Paul and Ellie were acting very quiet for the next 10 min when finally Paul told Darren what had happened. We all got a good kick out of it. All of us except the old lady that is.