What's That Smell?

I put the kids to bed the other night, got a glass of water, grabbed the green preschool basket full of things that I needed to prepare for Camden's class the next day, turned on a few lights in the living room, plopped down on the floor and turned the TV on to watch So You Think You Can Dance. As I was cutting papers and watching TV, I started smelling something....like burned popcorn with a weird smell. I got up and looked everywhere and couldn't find the source and since I had the windows opened I assumed it was coming from outside. About ten minutes later, the smell seemed stronger. I was getting concerned that there might be some HOT wires somewhere getting ready to go up in flames.

I called some neighbor friends over to help my search. The smell was getting worse and my helpers were at lost where the source was also. I then I rememberd of a conversation I had with Camden about 6 hours earlier that day that popped into my mind.....

I was on the phone AND making lunch when Camden came running in and started tugging on my clothes saying, "Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy (about 20 times)!"

I said grumpy, "Mommy's on the phone. Let me talk for five more minutes and you can tell me your story then."

He didn't stop, "Mommy, Mommy! I have to tell you something."

Frustrated I said, "In a minute Camden. Mommy is on the phone."

Not caring that I have asked him to tell me his story later said, "Mommy, I threw my ball up in the sky in the living room and it didn't come back down."

I remember shrugging his comment off and saying, "Oh...ok!" And continued my phone conversation while Camden ran off into the other room.

That's it! My neighbors said, "What?" I know where the smell is coming from. Up in that light. I went and got the ladder and found Camden's ball smoking and melting to the light bulb. It was stinky! This definitely is one of those "I should have listened to my kid better" situations.