Blog Number 90

Greetings and welcome to today's random thought.

Since we have our two visitors this week, getting ready in the morning takes some planning.  It also takes some speed so that everyone can have hot water in their shower.  I ended up going 2nd and sped through at near record speed.  I also opted out of shaving for the 2nd straight day (thereby avoiding death again).  I was on the computer after my shower and noticed that someone else was in the shower.  We have 2 bathrooms in our apartment and the person going 3rd was in the kids bathroom.

While on the computer I saw my 4 year old daughter head to the kitchen.  I didn't think anything of it really.  She emerged from the kitchen with a butter knife and headed toward her bedroom.  This should have raised a red flag in my parental head but I was busy checking out what was on Woot! for the day so I was a little distracted.  A few seconds later I hear the 4 year old talking to whoever was in the shower.  Now I know the bathroom door was locked.  It was then that I put 2 and 2 together.  My sweet, innocent, 4 year old daughter had broke into the bathroom.  She had picked the lock with a butter knife!

My head was in a whirl!  How could she have learned this technique?  I know that we have a few educational channels but I can't imagine this ever being the subject matter.  I don't think I could even open a locked bathroom door with a butter knife.  I then looked at the wife and explained that the 4 year old had done this deed.  My wife just laughed.  I asked the wife how she could have come by this tidbit of knowledge.  Avoiding eye contact, she pleaded the 5th.

I wonder what else the wife it teaching the kids while I am at work?  At least I know now that locking my bathroom door will not guarantee any privacy.  I will have to hide the butter knives first.

Thanks for reading my Random Thoughts.

Jon