The Attic

GEORGE

A while back I told you I'd talk more about that special place in our house known as


that we're not allowed to go into. Some of us have referred to those places in our homes as "forbidden areas". Mom went into the attic yesterday, and we got a chance to look around in there, so I thought this would be a good time to tell you about it.

The Attic is a really interesting place to explore, so every time Mom or Dad go upstairs, all 4 of us race to the top of the stairs just in case they might be opening the attic door. Then we hang around and try to sneak in quickly before we get caught. Usually at least one of us manages to get in, then they have to leave the door open so that crew member doesn't get trapped in there, and then we all get a chance to go in. In the winter it's really cold and in the summer, it's really hot in there.

The attic is a place that's over the top of our living/dining room area. It's sort of like a basement, but more spooky. It's dark in there 'cause there are no windows and only 1 light bulb, so the corners are very dim. When you look up you can see the rafters and roof vents, but they're too high for us to jump onto. One time there were wasps living in the roof vents and Dad had to spray them 'cause Mom was worried that they'd get into the main part of the house and we'd get stung by one.

Mostly the attic is used to store things that our family doesn't use very often. It has lots of stuff in it, like boxes full of neat things to look at and dressers and chairs to hide under and great places to explore. We never found any spideys or mousies in there, though. That's probably 'cause there's nothing for them to eat!

Some people are scared to go into attics, 'cause they're afraid they might see a ghost or skeleton or something scary, but we aren't afraid at all. In fact, we're so brave we think Mom should leave the door open all the time so we can go in and explore whenever we want to!

Now, if you'll excuse me, it's time for my morning nap.