I'm a Secretary!

I like answering the phone. I like guessing who's going to be on the other end of the line. Now, because most members of our family could easily be mistaken for one other, all of we children say our name when we pick up the phone.  It is likely that I'll know whoever it is, but again, I might not. For example, on Wednesdays at eight I almost always take a call from Sarah letting me know she's on her way home. And often a little while before that I get a call from Krista asking if Sarah is home yet. And of course I know they don't know me when I answer with "Hello, this is Kathrina" and get "Hi, uh, I'm calling for your husband, is he there?" for a response. (And that's happened, no kidding.) Also, there's nothing worse than the sibling next to you answering and saying, "Hello, this is [their name]" and then handing you the phone as fast as possible. (Yep, that's happened too.)

Anyway, I answered the phone the other day and it was for Mom, who wasn't around. I didn't know the caller so I said she was not available and offered to take a message. "Oh, I must have her work number, but its the only number I have..." the lady began. The long and short of it is, because of my "phone presence" she assumed that this was Mom's work and I was the secretary. :) It made my day.

~Kathrina