And now we are four

From a posting on the UCB parent's list: "Your four year old's JOB is to test limits." Hello there, and how are YOU! I don't know about this limit testing thing. All I know is that when my son turned four, his ears fell off. Yup. Can't hear a word. Especially if mommy's saying it. But that's actually not why I'm posting. Much of life with Simon is flat-out hilarious. Well... you have to have the right type of humor, I suppose. Like this past winter, when I looked out to see my son, poolhouse door open (BTW, we've converted our poolhouse to a library, italian leather couches (not ours -- stored for a friend), rug, etc. At any rate, he stood at the doorway, aiming a hose into the room, and spraying. Aargh. Flooded the place. Wrecked the rug. Well, the rug was an old Macy's special and it's OK, but I took it outside to dry the day before the biggest three-day storm of the season and ... oh dear. So ... we have our days. Last Friday, I went to turn on my bathtub. No pressure. I freaked out. "Oh no. And we have no home warranty right now. (Yikes.)" I was convinced that the plumbing had someone just fallen through the earth or something and that it would take 6 months and 10K to get it fixed. My husband was flummoxed, and eventually called the Atherton police who told him that there was a water main break and it wouldn't be fixed before Tuesday. Usually I take a bath every night. FOUR NIGHTS later, I try to take a bath. Hmmn. No pressure still. My husband calls the emergency number for our water department, then hears a racket right outside the front door. Oops. Little Angel boy has found the MAIN WATER VALVE and turned it halfway off. For THREE DAYS. So ... let's be clear here: NO WATER PRESSURE for any of my side lawns, etc during one of the biggest heatwaves this year. Ah, well, valves are kind of fun, aren't they? - kate