The emergency that wasn't

We have all had those days right? I have had too many to count lately. Seems whatever was planned when I got out of bed each day last week was just wishful thinking. So I thought for sure if any day of the week would work out it would be Saturday. No out of my home demands,  no Dr appt's, or grocery store items needed. We could get our chores done and spend a peaceful day hangin out together, just me and the kids. It was looking good until about 2:30 when a client called about those homecoming pics I took of her boys group. She was just curious if they were all edited and all 7 discs were burned and labeled, and if so could I get them to her in the next three hours? If not, could I still get them to her? Yikes, that is a lot of pressure.So I sent my kids out to play out back, parked my self in front of this box and furiously went to work. I had started them, but had not had a chance to finish them. About two hours in to my 3 hour deadline Sweet K comes down the stairs and says our house has a leak. WHAT? I run upstairs check the leak, Oh No, she is right. Right under my upstairs laundry room there is water dripping from the ceiling and  huge puddle on the floor. No husband, he is at work. I run upstairs to see if  the washer has sprung a leak. No water anywhere. I run back down two flights of stairs never checking the flood area again. I call my hubby. He says to call my brother, no answer. Who can I call? I do not know where to turn the water off at. I call the neighbor, no answer. HOLY COW, who can I call? My friends husband pops into my pea sized mind. I call and he graciously agrees to interrupt his early Saturday evening to come to my rescue. I know there is nothing I can do so I send  C-Dog to keep the small kiddos out of the kitchen and I finish my discs. I then run upstairs again to check the damage and start dinner. Where did my leak go? HUH? I saw the water. I saw the puddle and then.........I see the cup and the rest of the evidence that my small criminal masterminds left behind. How did I not see it before?Look what they can do when left alone for ten minutes to long. They clearly held a water party in my kitchen that included the ceiling. I felt ten times the fool and tried to catch my friend in time. No, he came, and I had to eat crow. He was super nice about his unneeded visit and we laughed. How embarrassing..... Just goes to show that for all of you that I have fooled into thinking we have got it together around here, we don't!


Don't be fooled, they are not nearly as innocent as they may appear!