I haven’t written a Manic Monday post in a long time. Not because my kids became perfect angels one day, just because I was focussing on other things.
But I am one for irony… You see, I just shared this past Manic Monday post with some bloggy friends. I smiled as I remembered that day and the things that would sometimes happen when I was in the shower, until I discovered my magic shower combination, that is.
And then this weekend happened.
Being a little older now, there are times I leave the kids playing in the living room while I take my quick shower. I usually leave them with, “No hitting, biting, screaming, or fighting…” And usually things go fine. Yes, sometimes I step out and they can’t wait to tell me what the other one did. And once my daughter greeted me with a comb she had twirled and gotten stuck in her hair. But these past few months I haven’t stepped out of the shower to face a mess. So I wasn’t expecting what happened when I jumped in the shower while my husband was picking up a few things outside…
I was just stepping out of the shower when my husband poked his head in the bathroom and said, “Oh, you’re done? I was hoping we could stick this one in there with you.”
I grabbed my glasses (because I can’t see two inches from my face without them) to see what he was talking about. There was my son, covered with powdered chocolatey goodness. “Chocolate!” he said, grinning at me.
That’s when his big sister ran in to show me that the bottoms of her feet were covered in chocolate. (Yes, she had just ran through the carpeted living room and hallway, leaving little footprints in her wake.)
Evidently they had found the Ovaltine in the cabinet. And evidently, now that they are older (and bigger and stronger), they can now open the Ovaltine container. (This is why as a parent, child-proofing is NEVER finished. They just keep getting stronger and smarter!)
Of course, I had to have my husband grab the camera and snap a picture of my little guy before I tossed him and his big sister in the tub. (After all, have to have some proof of his mischievousness when he’s older.) Then I set about wiping chocolate finger prints from the walls and little footprints from the floors.
And the Ovaltine?
Sounded good, so I made myself a glass of chocolate milk and put the Ovaltine container in a higher cabinet. Pretty soon my bottom cabinet will be empty.
What funny things have happened when you’ve tried to get a shower with little ones running about?
Michelle says
Ohh that is so funny! That is something my boys would have done also!
My boys have pretty much done the same things. messes in the kitchen, clothes ripped out of drawers…
It was not so funny in the moment, but later, i can have a good laugh!
OneMommy says
Yes, they usually aren’t too funny at the moment…. This one, though, I was tryng not to laugh just because of how excited he was that he found chocolate! 🙂
Kristen says
That is too funny! Sorry that I am laughing at the mess you had to clean up! Glad you got it all on camera though to show to his girlfriends when he starts dating. It will make up for all the times you came out of the shower and feeling refreshed to feeling frenzied. 😉
OneMommy says
LOL – Yep, I’m sure there will be some pics I display for those girlfriends in the future… 🙂
You worded it just right – out of the shower and going from refreshed to frenzied…. I had been trying to figure out that wording! Mommy brain had me!
Dawn says
Most of the time my youngest daughter has to go potty when I am in the shower. Never fails! I only lock the door because we have old doors with a door handle that doesn’t actually latch. We have the old school hook to hold the door shut completely. I wouldn’t even do that (it stays closed for the most part), but my cat always paws the door open and plays with the shower curtain if I don’t lock it. She only does it to me, nobody else in the house has this problem!
My cat scared the heck out of me the first time she did it. Imagine taking a relaxing shower and all of a sudden something is pushing the curtain on you, small enough to not see her too.
So every time the little one has to go potty, I end up getting water all over the floor trying to reach out and unlock door.
OneMommy says
Oh, yes! I am always waiting for my youngest to need to use the potty when I’m in the shower. He still doesn’t get his pants down on his own… Thankfully we haven’t had any incidences yet!
jen says
Bless their hearts, he looks so adorable and so proud of himself!
OneMommy says
He does! So hard to be mad when he was so proud and excited to find chocolate!
Andrea @ No Doubt Learning says
This is hilarious! My daughter’s come running out with chapstick spread all over her lips, up to her nose, and all over her chin….ewww! Found you through SITS!
~Andrea
OneMommy says
Oh, my daughter is really the one who gets into things!! Before she turned 3 she spent the week using up all my good lotion, covering her brother in mint foot lotion, rubbing Vick’s vapor rub all over her windows and in her hair….. Yep, they keep me busy!
Jennifer says
Funny! I remember once setting up my daughter with cartoons on my bed while I showered. Two minutes later I felt something brush against my leg only to find her fully dressed in the shower with me!
OneMommy says
LOL – THAT is one that hasn’t happened here…. yet.
Jeannette says
These are truly unforgetable moments. My 3 yr old daughter open my $45.00 almost full cream and spread it all over herself, bead, floor and other furniture. That was not only messy and a bit expensive. I’m still lalughing
OneMommy says
Yep – when my daughter was about to turn 3 we had an expensive week like that! But looking back I can laugh about it now quite a bit!
Alley says
Oh my goodness. I can just imagine, although my husband would have freaked…I would juts laugh. I love it! Happy SITs Day.
OneMommy says
Sometimes all you can do is laugh, right?