Workplace Shenanigans

Whenever anybody asks me what my son is like I always say "Daredevil Gangsta" and inevitably I find myself explaining what that means. Basically, he isn't scared of anything other than the vacuum cleaner and he is pretty blatant about breaking the rules. Overall he is actually a very well behaved child, but if he is going to do something he knows he is not supposed to do he is gonna go big. There was a time in the not to distant past where he had a huge problem with sharing. He would "beat a bitches ass for even looking at his Legos", but thankfully we are over that.

Mr. Little Man did not have school on Momday due to the "inclimate weather" (side bar.....there was no inclimate weather). I had to go to work for a little while because I had some things that just couldn't wait one more day, so I thought that I'd take Mr. Little Man with me. At the time it sounded like a great idea because I'd only planned to be there for a little while. I packed up some toys and we headed off. He's come to work with me before and it has always been a breeze.

A colleague of mine was apparently in the same predicament and she brought her son with her as well. The two kids know each other, are the same age and do alot of things together, so we just figured we'd get our work done while they had a play date. Fun all around!

I volunteered to go pick up lunch for the kids while she kept an eye on them. The kitchen is right next to my office (coincidence? I don't think so) so we set them up in there with toys and crayons and everything to keep them happy. There isn't anything in the kitchen that could hurt and there certainly isn't anything in there that they could damage. Or so we thought. Again, it sounded like a good idea at the time, but we forgot about the water cooler.

When I came back from the lunch run I heard my colleague yelling so of course I ran to the kitchen and found her mopping the floor. Apparently the boys decided to find out what the lever on the water cooler does. After the realized that it dispenses water they decided to drain all 5 gallons and play in the puddle (in case you are wondering it takes less than 7 minutes to drain 5 full gallons of water). By the time I arrived Mr. Little Man's clothes were soaked and he was grinning from ear to ear. He was so happy and the look on his face said "bitch, don't even try to get mad at me because you secretly think this is totally adorable. I have been in trouble before and this was worth whatever punishment I get".

What I am reading: The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. It is good, but extremely detailed so that it tends to drag at times.
What I am listening to: Jenny Lewis. AGAIN. "Melt Your Heart" is stuck in my mind