Trouble With Umbrellas

My son recently asked me if I like the umbrella he and my wife bought for me (we lost the last one). I told him that I loved it. I don't think he believed me because I never brought it to work. The reason is that it hasn't been raining on my way to and from work this week. Today I brought my umbrella because the news reported the possibility of rain. My son was excited to hear that when I told him at dinner. He asked if I showed it to my friends at work. I said "yea," meaning I brought it to work and my coworkers probably saw it. Excited, he asked, "What did they say?" I realized that my half-truth just backed me into a corner. I told him that they didn't say anything, but I was sure they liked it. Unfortunately, I think it deflated his excitement a little. Although I tried to talk my way around it, I know that what he heard was, "I didn't really show it to anybody. I'm not that excited about it." The first part is true, but the second part isn't. Had I just been straight forward about the first part, maybe adding that I got to work before they did, that it was under my desk, and that today was so busy that I forgot to show them, then he may not have thought the second part. I think I'm going to have to take my umbrella back to work tomorrow, whether or not it's supposed to rain, and show it to the judge and my coworkers. When am I going to learn not to try to be clever with the kids, just honest. They can see right through it. Imagine if kids were jurors.