I know for a fact that my showers don’t take very long. We have a heat lamp in the bathroom, and it shuts off after a few minutes. It NEVER shuts off during my showers.
So, here’s what happened today – -all in about 13 minutes:
11:20 – I took Kenzie and got into the shower.
11:22 – CANNON (standing at the bathroom door): You know that hat dad wears when he shovels the snow?”
ME: Yeah
CANNON: I’m thinking I could wear that during my birthday party so that I look like Indiana Jones.
ME: Good idea. (All-the-while thinking, “it’s a good thing the shower doors aren’t glass.”)
11:26 – ADDYSEN: (standing inside the bathroom): I’m here to get Kenzie like you asked, is she ready?
ME: Yeah – grab a towel.
Only 6 Minutes Later
11:28 – CANNON (in the doorway again): Dad is up on the roof!
ME: What? Why? (Mind you, we’re in the midst of a torrential downpour).
CANNON: He’s clearing the gutters because they are too full of helicopters.
ME: (big sigh): Well, tell him to be careful.
11:30 – GREG: Someone should be calling to discuss getting our will set up.
ME: Ok
Total Shower Time Has Been a Whopping 13 Minutes – and every member of the household has talked to me during my shower.
11:33 – BRYNNLEY (with panic in her voice, standing in the bathroom): Kenzie has a bloody nose!
ME: What?!? Where’s Dad? (Ashamedly, I’ll admit that I didn’t question why her nose was bleeding, or how much blood was being lost. In my mind I was thinking, “please don’t let her be on the white carpet!”)
BRYNNLEY: Don’t worry, we’re taking care of it.
Ahhh…what is the point? Should I be grateful that I’m needed? At least during the few minutes I try to shower? Or…should I start locking the door? Resignedly, I got out, wrapped in a towel and went to see about Kenzie’s nose.
I asked if she was ok and Cannon said, “She’s fine. We were jumping on the bed and my knee hit her nose. I got her some ice to put on her nose, but she wanted to eat it instead.”
And so goes Motherhood.
So much for being needed.
I should have stayed in the shower.
(This story happened on July 3, 2008 — just in case anyone was worried that my kids all still interrupt my showers like this.)
