Cat Down the Drain

Would you believe it?

A cat down the drain.

When we first moved into this house, within the first week, our curious toddler boy had mangled the thing that goes up or down to plug the bathroom sink.  I just removed it and threw it away.  No big deal.

So we've had a gaping hole in the sink for two years.  What curious boy would not take advantage of such an opportunity?

One day, we discovered a tiny white cat figurine down the drain.  From the girls' dollhouse.  I didn't tell them.  It clogged things slightly, but not enough to impede the flow.  We would get to it when we could.

Once a week or so, I would look down the drain to see if our friend the kitty was still there.  It had turned brown (I know - EW!) but was still sitting tight.

Six months passed and the drain had begun to back up a little more.  After shining his phone flashlight down the gaping hole, my husband spotted a quarter of a bar of soap we had used for washing hands.  Hmm - well, at least it was soap.  We couldn't see the cat any more.

We'd get to it when we could.

Last night, the sink clogged and would not drain.  It was time for some excavation.

My brave husband scaled the stairs, one thing on his mind.
Save the cat, save the world!

After 5 minutes of dirty work, my hubby came downstairs to show me his finds:

An entire toothbrush
A mystery item (to be determined)
and...

(drum roll please)  THE CAT!!!

 (Isn't that gross?)

Being the parent of a toddler is so glamorous sometimes!

Wow - the excitement never ends around here. 

Thank you, hubby - for cleaning our yucky drain and for rescuing the kitty!

I think I will name it Mew Mew.

After we clean and Clorox our feline friend, I will return it to my girls' Loving Family Dollhouse.  They"ll never know the difference.

I wonder if Mew Mew will find his way down the drain again.

Only time will tell!!

On second thought, I'd better throw it away.  What was I thinking?