When Silence equals Fear

If you have small monkeys at home, you know what I mean - as soon as it's quiet, there is something going on you should be afraid of.  Case in point: this morning I was comforting the newborn, and #1 monkey disappeared into an adjacent room.  After a minute, I realized she was gone, and it was EERILY quiet.  Come to find out she had grabbed my cup of coffee (cold by now), and managed to spill it in a very wide pattern on the carpet.  D'Oh!  Nothing except a diligent eye (and ear) could have prevented this incident.

By the way, a life saver in this situation is a Bissel SpotBot.  Can't recommend it high enough.