It's official--I'm SUPERMOM!

My kids along with the two girls that I babysit headed straight downstairs after school while I worked on the after school snack. I usually have it all ready to go for when we arrive home, but, alas, it just wasn't to be today. Anyway, we don't have many rules when it comes to playing in the basement. It's the official playroom of the house. Stay off the elliptical machine and don't turn the lights on and off. That's pretty much it. Well, with Halloween and all the light thing has been a great temptation for them. I noticed a troublesome hush soon after they had clamored down the stairs so I took a gander and noticed that all the lights were off. So I used my mom voice and told them to turn them back on. Now the stair lights and the family room lights are on a different switch. I noticed both lights went back on, but my gut told me to stay put so I did. About 10 seconds later, they both went off again. In my little bit meaner mom voice I once again told them to turn them back on and they all went back on. Still not convinced that they had seen the way out of the temptation, I stayed planted at the top of the stairs. About another 10 seconds later, the stair light stayed on, but the family room light switched off. This time I made it very clear that all lights need to stay on permanently or .... Then I heard this proclamation (in a loud whisper) from my eldest and, I think, very wise daughter "Turn them on! She knows everything and can see everything! She can even see through walls!" Yeah, I have superhero powers...