America’s Funniest Videos . . . Friend of Foe?

Last night, I was doing a final pass through the kitchen and general clean up after the kids went to bed. I am a “tidy” person and I don’t like for my kitchen to be a mess. Nothing worse than getting up in the morning to get a cup of coffee and not being able to set your coffee mug down the counter is completely cluttered! There was a bowl left on the counter and it needed rinsing so I reach over and turn on the water. However, instead of the water coming out of the faucet like it should, it shoots across the sink onto me and all over the counter – completely drenching EVERYTHING. Why you may ask . . . well let me tell you.

A few weeks back the kids and I were watching America’s Funniest Videos . . .this happens to be one of our favorite shows. First off, we love animals and little kids and they always have cute/funny videos containing these lovable little creatures. I personally find great amusement in seeing men get hit in the crotch by anything – I usually replace the face of said man with “he who shall not be named” and imagine said crotch shot has caused major and permanent damage. Anyway, one of the videos we saw a while back showed a practical joke a wife played on her husband. She took a rubber band and placed it on the sprayer in the sink so that when her husband turned on the water he got doused. Children can find inspiration in the oddest places.

Now, I did get a little upset since I had a lot more to clean up and I had to change my clothes. I did yell MADISON at the top of my lungs – when she came out and saw her accomplishment she was very pleased with herself and even smiled as she promised me to NEVER do it again. After I changed, I went to her room and knocked – one of the three rules posted on Madison’s door is Knock and Wait for an answer before entering. So I knocked and waited – I stuck my head in and asked nicely for her to never do that again . . .and she promised once again, she would not.

While my initial reaction was irritation . . .secretly I was admiring her spunk to actually pull this stunt. Now, I must watch more closely when we watch this show for any upcoming pranks that could be played on me.