The case of the soapy ceiling

What on earth is on the ceiling?

That was the first thought that popped into my head as I looked at the ceiling in my son Matthew’s bedroom.

I knew something was amiss because I heard a whole bunch of “thud, thud, thudding” sounds coming from his room.

These thudding sounds were followed by loud laughter from both of my sons Matthew, 8, and John, 5. I was in my bathroom at the time getting ready for work when I heard the suspicious sounds.

I knew they were up to something and so I walked as quietly as I could down the hallway. This way I could sneak up on them and catch them in the a...