Again, not mother of the year!

Okay, time to post about something I did that is not very "mother of the year-ish." Landin has been waiting until the last second to put on his shoes, coat, etc. when it is time to go somewhere. Yesterday I told the kids they had five minutes to have their shoes on so we could leave. When time came to get into the van, Landin wasn't out there. I decided to start the van and pull out into the driveway. A minute or so went by - still no Landin. I thought it would be funny to shut the garage door. Another minute went by - no Landin. I used my cell phone and called the house. The answering machine went on and I said," Hey, I must have forgotten you. Are you home alone?" He still didn't answer or come out. I decided to go back in to see what was going on. He was standing in the kitchen by the back door looking very close to tears! My heart broke! My funny joke made him sad! I asked him why he didn't come out and he said he didn't hear me so it was time to leave. When he realized we weren't in the house, he came out into the garage and saw the door closed - he thought we really left him!!! I told him we would never leave him - that I thought I was being funny. I asked him why he didn't open the garage door to see if we were there, and he said he didn't want someone to see him home alone and arrest me for leaving him!!! I felt horrible that he was trying to protect me from getting into trouble, and I thought I was just playing a joke on him! He said he was thinking about calling my cell phone to come back and get him. Needless to say, I spent the evening feeling guilty for making him so sad instead of laughing at my "funny joke!"