We were the April Fools, and my kid sister is in big trouble.

A couple of weeks ago my folks were visiting from Wisconsin. Normally I would have put my dad to work on the house, but this was a short romantic get-away weekend for them, and besides, Dad just retired in January. I figured I’d give him a break until this summer when I’ve scheduled him for a month of father-son renovation duty.

My mom told me how my sister (back in Wisconsin) was absolutely certain that I WOULD put dad to work on the house during their short stay, and that in fact, I would take the week off from work myself so we could get some real renovating done. So when my sister called me that week and asked how it was going, I said “Great! I’ve got dad working on the bathroom right now.” And, I might have elaborated just a little bit. She responded with “I knew it! Did mom tell you what I said to her?!”

Needless to say, when my folks got home, Mom couldn’t help but tell my sister the truth. And apparently, my sister vowed vengeance. It came in a letter today.

The letter, seemingly from the City of Seattle, informed Trissa and me that they had received several complaints, which they had investigated. The letter said we were in violation of the Seattle Building Code for various projects, that we were running an illegal business from our home (the blog), and several other scary accusations. We were to fill out the enclosed questionnaire and return it immediately.

Fortunately, Justin – who moved out yesterday – was here to pick up some stuff and noted that the zip code on the postage-meter was from Wisconsin, not Washington…

Justin – we owe you a beer. Or, maybe a free month of that meal plan…