About two days ago I lost my toothpaste. Perhaps lost isn’t the right word. My toothpaste was swiped right under my nose by my sticky fingered one-year-old. No problem, I thought. He can’t go too far and there are only so many places a tube of toothpaste can hide in this house.
Two days of desperate searching and nothing. I had been forced to endure my husband’s toothpaste. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy his toothpaste as much as the next toothpaste. In fact his even tastes better than mine. But having ultra sensitive teeth, two days of not using my sensitive toothpaste and I began to really appreciate and miss it.
I looked everywhere—in the drawer where we keep the sippy cups, in the laundry basket, in the playroom, the bed room, even the bathroom—nothing! I combed through the garbage can, just in case if he thought it would be fun to throw it away, and every time I asked him, “Where’s mama’s toothpaste” he grinned and pointed to daddy’s toothpaste. Stinker! I swear he knew he was playing me. Determined to find it, I refused to add “toothpaste” to my grocery shopping list. It had to be somewhere in the house, and I would find it!
So today, I went to mow my lawn. As always I do a quick visual sweep to search for anything that might not enjoyed being mowed—play jewelry that might have been taken outside, left behind flip-flops, sidewalk chalk. You know, that kind of stuff. And low and behold what do I find in an unused corner of the yard? A silvery tube sticking up above the grass. Yup, upon further examination it was my lost tube of toothpaste. Of course it would be in the grass. Why didn’t I think of that before? (I say that with sarcasm dripping from my voice)
Perhaps I’m really wasteful, perhaps I’m a little O.C.D., but not knowing what kind of creepy crawlies might have tasted my minty sensitive delight, and leaving it to my imagination, there was no way I could bring myself to take it inside and use it. Into the garbage it went and I promptly went inside and added “toothpaste” to my shopping list.
6 comments:
Was the lid stil on? If not then I would have thrown it away too.
It was a flip cap, and yes it was partly open
I love that kid, just don't let him come over to my house---toothpaste in the yard? You know what a little sand on the sidewalk did, imagine crest! It would be the death of me!
I have a swiper in my house too. Way to go Jason on school. That is great!!
I've recently been missing jewelry, candy...you name it, it's not where it was when I last saw it. I hope they grow out of this stage quickly:) Too bad your paste was outside! I would've thrown it away too:)
I laughed hard at this, because things like that happen over here all the time too. Gotta love this age!
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