Keeping Me Humble

This morning I had an important Skype interview – actually more of a pre-interview interview for something I’ve been working on. (I can’t tell you…yet…) I had bribed all of the children to stay upstairs for the 10 minutes it would take, and they were amazingly quiet. Their jobs were simple – not be heard and make sure that the youngest, who’s potty training, didn’t pee on the floor.

We were wrapping things up when she climbed on my lap with a kleenex in hand and waved at the people on the screen. She then turned and handed me the tissue.

“I’m so sorry,” I apologized, “she’s obsessed with tissues and blowing noses right now.” I turned to her and fake blew my nose.

She stared at me as if I’d lost my mind.

“Was I not supposed to blow my nose?” I asked her. “Isn’t that what the tissue is for?”

“No.” She grinned. “I wiped myself. I’m big!”

Laughter rolled through the computer speakers as the person on the other side asked, “Ummm….Did you just blow your nose on a pee tissue?”

“Yes, she did.” My daughter answered him.

“Oh my goodness,” he guffawed, “that’s the best thing I’ve seen today.”

“I’m glad I could help.” I replied as I bit back laughter.

And with that, I went off to wash my face.