I never thought I'd be posting a picture of a toilet on my blog. Since this blog is a scrapbook of sorts though I have to include this picture to remember the time Ava overflowed the toilet. I went outside for a few minutes to tidy up the patio. When I came back in the house I heard water running in the bathroom but it didn't sound normal and the light was off. I walked around the corner into the bathroom just as the water was reaching the doorway. I quickly turned the water valve off and ran to get lots of towels. Ava admitted to going potty by herself. We've caught her doing this before and I've saw the amount of toilet paper she unrolls! Hopefully seeing the big mess will help to convince her to always ask for help now. (Ha!) After I got the bathroom all cleaned up I decided to tape the seat shut. I've noticed the toilet runs and runs sometimes and that plug thingy in the back needs fixed. I think that contributed to the big overflow but then again I know nothing about plumbing so maybe not. Either way I'm not taking any chances with it until Scott takes a look at it tonight.
One thing is for sure, between markers, science kits, toilet paper, and her being really, really good at hide and seek (the only time she can be perfectly silent) she keeps me on my toes.
I do want to point out that I realize how quickly this situation could've turned from bad to really, really ugly so I am very thankful that I happened to walk back in the house when I did. I don't even want to think about if I'd been outside for more than just a few minutes.
2 comments:
Caleb has done this a few times! We almost got one of those safety things for the toilet. They do know how to keep us one our toes...keeps us young!
Been there and done that! It'll be funny to look back on someday! (:
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