Alexander and I have something in common

Ok, Sunday was a fine day that started off with Rob having meetings and me making breakfast and talking on the phone. Then in the middle of my conversation with Wendy I had to abruptly hang up and figure out where the water from my ceiling vent downstairs was coming from. As I was getting a pan to catch the water in the bathroom I heard the living room start dripping from the ceiling and then and drip in another part of the living room. Now my pancakes are burnt and I am running out of pans, the dog is barking, Natalie is trying to play in the water from the ceiling and Robby is laughing at me and the pans all over our house. (and he is only in a towel because he had come to tell me that he was done with his bath.) Just as I had finished putting pans around and moving Natalie upstairs I realized that our "bathtub" that is really only a shower and has a 6" lip that comes up to keep the shower water going toward the drain had been left on when Robby came downstairs and the rag was over the drain! I turned off the water, drained the tub picked up the bath mat and went to get towels to clean it all up. The water kept dripping and there was no permanent damage. I only had to change Natalie into new church clothes and put the dog outside while I finished mopping all the floors in my house and drying out the edges of the carpet next to our bathroom. So much for keeping the Sabbath day holy. Church went was great and we all put a smile on our face as we ate our burnt pancakes. I just thought it was the perfect story for a blog because every mother can relate to those kinds of mornings. Also, I am so happy to have a blog because it has helped me to see things in a positive way. Take this story for example. It is WAY more entertaining than my normal routine which I would typically be sharing. I am sad to report there are no pictures of the flooded house but I do have a great picture of Robby swimming with a huge life preserver and goggles over Memorial weekend. He likes to dress himself.