"Hi, Mom. It's Dave and Erin. We're in the driveway. Do you mind if we crash in the guest room?"

"Does the schedule I have for the vacation work?"

"Yeah, I think so."

"Will it be cool to have the dog at your mom's house?"

"I don't know, I didn't ask her."

"Oh ..?"

"She doesn't exactly know we're coming."

"At all?"

"Yeah."

"Call her. Now."

Seriously.