I'm a babysitter and a bit of a snoop. I admit it. I like looking around people's houses when they're out and the kids are asleep. It's amusing. It's also quite surprising what you find at times. Mind you, I don't go into the parent's bedrooms. I'm not sure I want to know the sort of things I might discover in there. No, I just snoop through the various drawers and cupboards in the rest of the house.

So there I was, sitting for Mary and Roy Adams. They were out, the kids were asleep, and I was thoughtfully browsing through the general junk drawer in the kitchen. You know...