Dad is keeping an entire remodel project secret from Mom and me.

Or rather, trying patһеtісaӏӏy to keep it secret. It's pretty hard to keep it secret when I'm the one who has to drive him to the city of Milwaukie to find out the zoning laws that would have to change in order to convert a house into an apartment complex with a convenience store built in.

He thought he was just going to slip that under the radar.