Why I Should Start the Richard Drew and Johnson and Johnson Fan Club…

I was reminded of this as I tried to eat my whole wheat toast while it was still warm and drink my tea while it was still hot. The toast became a lost cause. Thankfully, the microwave made my first and only cup of “real” British Breakfast tea salvageable. Decaffeinated while better than nothing is really no substitute for the real thing. I had just taken my first bite of toast when Alice ran into the kitchen sans pajama pants. This would not be a big deal per se if she had not taken the diaper off along with them. Alice is not fully potty trained yet, so her walking about diaperless is akin to me playing a much less fatal version of Russian roulette with my carpets.

Unfortunately, as the wet spots on the cream colored carpet could attest, I was too late. On the bright side I was not too late to foil pug’s plans. She had just discovered the discarded diaper and was about to enjoy this tasty (?) delicacy when I entered the room. I could envision my toast hardening with cold and the butter congealing as I pulled out the portable steam cleaner and set it up to work its magic. Alice, now empty, was happily sitting on her potty.

With Alice once again covered, we headed to the kitchen for her “special tape”. Nowadays no diaper is complete without a strip of silver over the diaper’s adhesive tabs. So thank you Richard Drew and Johnson and Johnson for your work on perfecting duct tape. I raise my now tepid tea to you!