I'm lost and I wanna come home

Remember “Where’s Waldo?” We found Waldo, Wisconsin and boy were we surprised. We were more surprised that since we’ve found it we can’t seem to get away from it. (It’s near Sheboygan) Now let’s play, “Where’s Khris?”

We were on our way home from the cities when my cell phone rang. It was Khris but I ignored it because it was close to dieing and we would be home in about 30 minutes. About 10 minutes later the cell rang again. It was Khris.  I quickly answered.

me -Hey my phone’s going to die but we’re almost home.

Khris - What? Oh, where’s Lake DuBay?

me (thinking, 'Can't this wait until I'm home') - It’s in between our house and Mikal’s. We’ll be home in just a little bit. Are you needing directions so you can go fishing?  We'll be home in a few minutes

Khris - Uh, no. . . I’m lost and I wanna come home.

me *laughing* - Wha. . .

*phone dies*

I grab Dennis’ phone and call Khris back.

me (amoungst giggles) - You’re lost? Ok, what do you see around you?

Khris - Well I just passed Lake Dubay.

*laughing*

Khris - It’s not funny. I’m lost and I wanna come home.

me (Trying to suppress my giggles) - So what do you see around you?

Khris - Well, I’m on the highway and went passed Lake DuBay.

me - You’re on the Interstate? (This is going to be easier than I thought)

Khris - Yeah, I see a sign that says 'Locker Road'.

me - I know exactly where you are. Just take the next exit and turn around and go the other way on the Interstate until you get to exit . . .

After we were all home together Khris told us that he had taken a coworker home and was puzzled when he was driving for 20 minutes. And how sure he was that we could help, since we’re geocachers. It’s true we knew the area he was lost in very well because of caching the area. Tristan went with us to one of his first caches there when he was 2 months old, and it’s a day I’ll never forget.

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  • Cost of getting your driving license: $33
  • Full tank of gas: $40
  • Getting lost your first day on the road: priceless

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