bathroom surprises

One evening Dan and I were out running errands together. We came home to see Joshi happily rushing at us surprised that we had finished so early. "What a treat to have a child thrilled to see me only after a short separation," I thought. Yet, I was saddened to see that Zayne had not yet unloaded the dishwasher as he was supposed to and began to call out to him. Joshi said that he was in the bathroom and that she would do his chore for him. Pleased by this unusual eagerness to help we let her do as she desired, but I wasn't going to let Zayne off the hook. When I opened the bathroom door this is what I saw along with a surprised look on a little boy's face.
I shut the door and laughed heartily. Joshi saw that her preemptive actions did not succeed which made me continue laughing. I was shocked that they would do such a thing because their father is so allergic to cats. Yet, I was thrilled to see their cute little mischievous minds working. Their only guiltiness always lies in squabbling or failing to do tasks. Not that I want them to be hooligans, but this was really cute. I told Dan to go look in the bathroom. He saw this.
The children were allowed to feed "Milky" on the back porch. Sometimes Milky follows them home when he sees them on his street. One cold day we even did a whole school day in the shed so the children could be near him while they studied. Milky was one of the most pleasant bathroom surprises I've ever had.