Saturday, July 28, 2007

Floating Log

It was evening and the family came in from playing in the backyard. Being young parents of two girls ages six and one, the girls wanted to take a bath together to play with their tub toys. The oldest girl loves to pretend she is swimming in the tub while the youngest is still trying to figure out what the tub is all about. After a short time of playing, we heard screams beyond belief. It seems as if the youngest daughter felt very comforted with the warm water and expelled a floating log. To the surprise of the oldest daughter, the log was not a candy bar, a Lincoln log, or a plastic toy from their collection. Unknowingly, the log floated beside her head and lodged next to her eye. Now to give you a clearer picture, she was lying on her back in the tub with her head almost under the water. She had her eyes closed until she felt something bumping into her cheek. This is what got her screaming. We took of running when we heard the scream because we felt something happened. When entering the bathroom, the oldest daughter was actually climbing the wall of the tub while the youngest was pushing water like nothing ever happened. How many of you have ever had that happen to you? Let me know through the comment section.

1 comment:

Kati Goldsmith said...

Mark -

I don't know what made me want to laugh more - the situation or your description of it.

I haven't had anything happen quite like that, but with my kids being 19 & 23, we have a wealth of stories [and a few pictures to prove them, lol].

Thanks for sharing,
Kathy