Thursday, September 24, 2009

It's A Gamble

Let's be honest, with the Two Year Old on the prowl, taking a shower is like high stakes gambling in Vegas: I'm probably going to lose.

It's like a light bulb goes off in his head once he hears the shower water start and all cylinders fire driving him forward toward chaos. He & entropy are at one in the universe-destiny wields its ugly hand & the fates conspire against me as I hurriedly shave my legs thinking,
"
faster, faster, faster"

I turn off the water, & tune my ears into the silence that hangs in the air.

"
this could be bad, this could be really bad" runs through my head as I dry myself & put on my clothes.

"
I bet he's in the fridge again, little monkey--no, he couldn't have--not my nail polish again."

and then, I find this
ah, it was worth the gamble.

i win.

5 comments:

grandma calaway said...

As horrific as this image could be, I would put the youngest one in the shower with me so I knew where they were. Of course, there is an age limit before I boot them out, but at least during the "two's" I let them shower with me. I hope they don't have a good memory!!
Good Luck!!

Craig and Cassie said...

I love it! You definitely won that one.....i miss you.

Mardi said...

Oh this story sounds so familiar - it's like I live it every day! Today I got to work craft paint out of my carpet. Your two year old and my two year old in the same house would just be a natural disaster!

Unknown said...

That cracks me up. For some reason Miles is taken by the good ole Q-Tips as of late himself. Simple entertainment. Thank you Johnson & Johnson

Dan and Marci Family said...

What a cutie! I love the way 2 year old's think.