Sunday, February 10, 2008

Juevos Grandes.

The kids' bathroom toilet nearly just overflowed.
I stood there in horror, shouting at my comatose husband, "I need a plunger!!!"
I couldn't walk away from the toilet and take the chance that my very interested audience of 3 and 4-year olds would get too curious about the liquid pouring over the top of their commode.
So I stayed perched over the toilet and I kept saying, er shouting, "I need a plunger!!"

At that last moment when I could see the mixture of potty water and 'potty' bulging over the rim, but not yet spilling over the edge - I made a personal preference decision.

The choices: A.)let it spill over and clean all the flooring, rugs, hall carpeting, my kids again yada yada yada
OR B.) jam my arm all the way down in there and force the clog down in the style of a 'human plunger' while choking back my instinctive response to puke.

I chose B.
It worked.
I have detoxed my arm all the way to my elbow.

The end result? I am not currently bleaching the floors, baseboards, towels, rugs, or participating in any type of scrubbing. I did not have to re-bathe my kids. I will not have to steam clean my carpets. That, my friends, is called living without regret.

12 comments:

La said...

Am I allowed to puke in your place? You, my friend, are AMAZING. I could have never, ever done that.

no_iffer said...

Wow. That's all I got. Wow.

kablot spot said...
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marme said...

I'm sorry brave one, my new hero, defender of the world from doodoo water, but I would have cleaned everything before I stuck my arm into an overflowing toilet and with my bare hand pushed the clog out!!!!

YUCK!

I say start storing the plunger beside every toilet. K?

Sarah P. Henry said...

oh-my-goodness. that's terrible. really terrible.

i've been there. i let it spill over....

A's Rich Life said...

YOU, my friend, get the "MOTHER OF THE YEAR" award!

clap, clap, clap, WHOOOO-WHOOO-WHOOO!, clap, clap, clap, (dancing) GO ANG! GO ANG! GO ANG!

I will wipe the kids' runny noses with my bare fingers, but THIS, is where I draw the line!
"________________________________"


(more dancing) GO-GO GIRL POWER! YOU ARE WOOOO-MAAAANNNN!!! I heard you roar from way up north!

(singing) Did you ever know that you're my heee-rrooooo.... You're everything I wish I could beee....

A's Rich Life said...

and btw: W H E R E in the WORLD of the southern hemisphere was Hunny??

and, OH BUT YES, does he OWE you bunches & bunches of chocolate & flowers & hugs & kisses & etc... ;)

Sara_Smiles said...

Ewwww...pregnancy tummy over here just visualized that...bleck! I think - errrp - wow.

A-freakin'-mazing. I am with the other girls. You need a medal, or a plaque or gloves. Definitely gloves and a golden plunger.

Yucky! Yeah you! :)

Missy said...

Wow that's amazing! I could have never done that! Toilet water to me is like sticking your hand in a poopie diaper! You are truly amazing! Did u give your arm a refreshing soaking?

ree said...

Everyone sing along...

There is none like you
No one else can unstop a pot like you do
I could search for all eternity-long and find
There is none like you

Thank you ssssooooo much for the laugh today.

Seriously.

Camezi said...

You are really getting a lot of comments for this entry! LOL I'm with Kablot. I would have turned the water off!

kablot spot said...

I don't like this background. Just thought I'd tell you.