I Hear Music and There's No One There

I am the founder of a paranormal investigating group, so it would be impossible for me not to have myriad ghost stories to tell, and it is certainly appropriate that my own home be haunted. I have been greeted in the morning by all of my kitchen cabinets standing open and at attention. Items disappear for days on end, only to reappear in ridiculously obvious places.

Tiny footsteps can be heard pattering across the kitchen floor. Just recently, a metal stepstool in my hallway could be heard moving abruptly across the cement floor. We were in our bedroom and the children were sound asleep.

The single creepiest experience I have had in this house involves an old music box that once belonged to my now-deceased mother. It had been sitting on a shelf in my bedroom, quite literally for years. It hadn't been opened, wound, or disturbed in any way, as evidenced by the layer of dust that had accumulated. Late one night, we were shocked out of deep sleep by the lovely sound of "Edelweiss" proudly singing from that music box - still unopened, unwound, and undisturbed.

I have since cleaned it up and displayed it more prominently. I have no idea who the unseen occupants of my home are, but they are welcome to stay as long as they like.