Oh no she didn't!

Tonight we were at the Branch Christmas party. I was having a delightful time chatting away with a lovely gal there when Rylee bolted into the room, incoherent with sobs.  There was no blood in sight so I ran through the usual questions:  Are you hurt?  Are your feelings hurt? Are you angry?  Are you sad?  Can you calm down and tell me what the problem is?

Finally she said, "I was calling you!"

Oh.  I had not heard her calling.  All the possible reasons she might have been calling me ran through my head- were kids holding her down and stomping on her? (I know, ridiculous, but she was so upset!)

Had she fallen and hurt herself and couldn't come and get me?  Had she fallen down the insanely steep stairs? No, those didn't make sense, because she had run to me.

Had she needed her bum wiped?  She always tells me beforehand if that's going to be an issue, but it seemed the likeliest scenario.  Since I had forgotten about her in the bathroom before, and I knew you could hear her clearly if she was hollering, I looked at her sister, who had come into the room, and this conversation ensued.

Me:  Delaney, did you hear Rylee calling for me?

Delaney:  Yes

Me:  Why on earth didn't you come and get me?!

Delaney:  I thought maybe she was hurt.


(The big crisis was that there was no toilet paper in the bathroom.)