Water on Carpet

There is an unmistakable sound of water on carpet. If you have never had the pleasure of hearing it, try it sometime. Pour a smallish amount of water on the carpet. It is distinctive. I, in recent history, have had the, hem, honor, of hearing this sound.

The first time was when the drain in our bathroom shower wasn't working properly. After taking my morning shower, the boys came screaming up the stairs..."THERE'S A MONSTER IN THE BASEMENT!!" We can thank Star Wars and daddy for this part. I of course no longer believe in monsters of the kind they were referring too, so confidently told them they were wrong and that I would be down in a second. So, after toweling off and getting dressed, all the while with two little boys declaring in earnest that there is a monster, I head downstairs. As I descend, I hear this very remarkable, recurring, mostly regular sound. A genuine cross between a "Thawk" and "Squish". Water on carpet. I would be remiss if I didn't say, that at least for a second, MONSTER crossed my mind. I looked up, and sure enough, the shower was leaking and we had water running across the ceiling, down the walls and of course dripping.

The second time I heard water on carpet. Oh my. Did I already mention it will be a miracle if my children survive their elementary years? I was busy making dinner. The boys had been playing in the basement and were really doing a great job. Then, the dreaded SILENCE. If you are like me, it is absolutely terrifying. Usually because we can't really pinpoint when it started, so you don't really know how long you have been in danger. I stood there, dumbly for a few moments trying to ascertain if it was the terrible silence, or the hiding silence, or could they have just gone outside silence. Then I heard it. Yep. You guessed it. Water on carpet. More precisely PEE on carpet. Yet even more precise...PEE on the carpet, going down the stairs. I froze for another second trying to understand what I was hearing and then went flying down the hallway. Sure enough. Pee on stairs. They were having a contest on the top step to see who could pee the farthest down the stairs. If it wasn't so yucky it would have been quite spectacular. Those boys can REALLY let loose. Serious pressure.

Oh my. What can you do but laugh? And then start to clean...pee