SOLVED…The case of the missing TP!
September 29, 2008
So this isn’t stamping related but it is Mom related and I’m a MOM! I have to share because so many of you who know my children will laugh and laugh at this, maybe I will tomorrow. Today though my arms are still tingly from the up to the elbow scrubbing they received (imagine a doc prepping for surgery) just moments ago.
Before going to pick up Audrey I always ask Mackenna to go to the potty. If you’ve ever picked up kids from school you know how long the car rider line is. Soooo, she says “I’ll go to your bathroom - you go to mine!” Who cares which one you go to right? JUST GO.
We were off on our way and all was well. We returned and it’s right to nap for both of them - yes, I know I’m lucky that they still nap, let alone at the same time. Please save your boos and hisses for later. So again, everyone to the potty, then bed was my command.
Of course they fight over who gets to use which toilet, again as if it matters, so I leave them at the front of the house to fight it out. I head back to my bathroom and yes, I did need to use the facilities, and what do you think I saw? Fortunately it was BEFORE I had unzipped my pants….YEP, gobs and gobs of toilet paper in the very bottom of the toilet. Finally I knew who had been using all the tp - MACKENNA! She doesn’t usually flush after doing her business so without thinking I flushed. And the water had no place to go. And then it began to be as high as the seat and then it was dribbling over the side - all the while I’m just standing there watching it like a buffoon - You see, I’ve never actually had a toilet overflow. I think I was staring in amazement and hoping beyond hope that there weren’t going to be any surprises coming over the side.
I leave the room, hear the children giggling (very normal, until I come to them and tuck them in they think it’s not officially nap time) and I bellow “GET STILL, GET QUIET AND GET IN BED.” and then just for good measure I gave her full name, still bellowing of course, and told her she was in quite a huge amount of trouble.
I go back and begin to try and fix the mess. However, I’m not a wire hanger person - remember that movie with the horrible mom and the wire hangers - anyway so I shove a plastic one down there and it breaks. Well, that won’t work so I go scrounging in the closet for a wire hanger. Surely to goodness we have at least ONE in this house. I found one from the dry cleaner and had it untwisted practically before the skirt was off of it. After pulling as much out as I shoved down the pipe it finally loosened up and all is well. But I was elbow deep shoving that darn hanger in there - too bad no one was here to take pictures - I’d love to use that against her one day.
At least I know where all the tp has been going and Patrick will be glad so I can stop asking/accusing him. For several weeks I’ve been questioning the whole family about why we were using so much, now I know.
So in case you were wondering, I’m just a normal Mom doing normal Mom things when you’re not here stamping with me. And now Ann M. you may go change your pants from laughing so hard 
Oh I should post a picture of the TP Queen…
Posing as usual
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