The Great Candy Caper Solved

While I was showering yesterday morning Alice came to me with a mini bag of M & Ms to open. I had to smile as I experienced yet another mark of motherhood- multitasking in the shower. I used to happy if I managed to shave my legs and pits without permanently scarring myself and staining the white porcelain with blood. Motherhood has made me master pealing bananas, fixing toys, puncturing juice boxes, and the like all while under a steaming hot spray of water. I have become the MacGyver of showers.

Anyhow, I made a mental note to check the status of the candy bowl on the kitchen counter when I got downstairs. I thought was out of Alice’s reach. Yet again, I either underestimated Alice’s height or resourcefulness. The stainless steel bowl was on the floor empty. A handful of candy was around it, but those few pieces in no way accounted for the bowl’s contents. I took solace in the fact that the candy pieces were all individually wrapped, but I still had to act quickly. I had a large amount of chocolate missing and a vacuum cleaner pug on the prowl. I donned my Sherlock Holmes persona and began to do a quick inventory of the crime scene along with establishing the crime’s timeline. The culprit did not have a large amount of time to stash the goodies as greed got in her way (she wanted to eat some candy immediately,) so where would a two year old hide evidence to enjoy later? Near the empty bowl and candies was Alice’s ride on Mater toy (the tow truck from the movie Cars). “Hmmmm…,” I thought, “could this be it?” I held my breath and lifted the seat. Bingo! There in the cargo hold of the toy were the missing candies. Case solved. Pug medical crisis averted and one ticked off toddler created. You can’t win them all I guess.