My Boy Scout!

No, not Luke! Rob is the boy scout tonight! In case you forgot, (since it has been so long since I have posted) I have a 16 month old BOY!!! He is proving to be quite the little mischief maker. His new favorite pastime is to drop things in any body of water--the toilets, the dog's water bowl, the tub, and cups of liquid. Well, he has clogged up two of our bathrooms (of course the two that guests use) with who knows what. As it turns out, Rob had to take the toilet off to get the powder room up and running.

This is a picture of the project. Don't forget that Luke decided that it would be OK to use the clogged toilet (not pee) as long as he didn't flush. Well, let's just say he flushed and this job became a contender for a spot on the show "Dirty jobs." G-R-O-S-S!!!

Rob discovered that it was a toothbrush that he had put down the toilet. Some how it got lodged into an "S" shaped pipe. It was stuck in the middle of the curve and both of us tried to push it down or pull it out. It was impossible...or so it seemed.

Rob created a lasso. He even burned the end of the knot so it wouldn't come out. Then he used a wire hanger to help the line go around the end of the toothbrush. He tightened the lasso and it worked!!! He pulled it out!

So he is my hero (for fixing the toilet), your hero (so you don't have to venture into the abyss I call my room to use my bathroom), and my boy scout (for figuring out an awesome way to get that toothbrush out). I even let out a woot and a holla when it came out covered in poo and all!