Following is a full inventory of necessary items when you plan to
“run away from home, or maybe just to the front yard.”
Battered lunchbox
One piece of sourdough bread
Lip balm
A tiny notepad
One pencil
One penny
Crayons
Miniature slinky
4-year-old family photo
Night-vision flashlight
Fingertip flashlight
7-ft-long bungee cord made from ponytail holders
Braided belt (aka: an Indiana Jones whip)
Motion-detector spy tool
Tupperware container of contraband M&Ms
And that’s it. That’s all you need. Not one other thing.
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At least the family picture ranks up there in the necessary supplies.
He also invited me to come along. He’s quite a rebel.
Oh man. You’re clearly doing something right.
Aww, thanks!
That’s not nearly enough M&M’s!!!!!
I love this so much. Especially the miniature slinky. Handy.
Yes, hard to resist the slinky. “Slinky, slinky…fun for a girl or a boy!” Thanks for reading!
With that loot, he could almost make it to the next driveway & back.
Yes, and perhaps survive for minutes on end!
Are you sure this isn’t YOUR survival lunchbox, I mean a family photo, REALLY?
Ha! Well, the apple doesn’t fall too far, you know!
I am trying to break the super spy code…..
Best I can tell right now is his code name is “Red One”
He is meeting another agent wearing a Blue & Brown two two.
I’m working on the four yellow and four orange…..tough.
You’re getting warmer…
oh my god. That’s also the contents of my earthquake survival kit.
Good to know, should Austin ever be hit by an earthquake!