Down, down.....down: Updated!

Matt made a deal with Zack that after he completed his chores, if he worked an additional two hours in the yard with Matt, he could earn a Bakugan. (Matt had gotten a six-pack of them a few weeks ago for really cheap online.) Zack has wanted one for a really long time.

So yesterday was the day. Zack worked so hard in anticipation of the toy. When Matt handed it over, Zack was thrilled beyond all belief. He had worked really hard and earned this! All day long, he was showing everyone his Bakugan, it never left his hands. He drew pictures of it, (grudgingly) let Derek see it, and dreamed of the day when he will have earned all six and have the set.

Well, obviously, this story does not end well. Early evening, yesterday, I was fixing dinner. Zack had run in the house to head to the bathroom. I hear the toilet flush, then a scream of agony. I assumed Zack had somehow injured himself with the toilet seat. (It has happened before.) Zack ran out of the bathroom, sobbing. "What happened?" I asked. Zack is screaming, I can not understand a word he says. "What?" "My Bakugan!" he screamed. "What?" I asked again?
Finally, I discover that Zack, unwilling to let the Bakugan out of his hand for a second, had flushed the toilet and accidentally dropped his Bakugan down the toilet as it was flushing. By the time I got in there it was long gone. I was trying not to laugh as I comforted Zack, but I couldn't help it when I ran outside to tell Matt. Poor Zack is brokenhearted. It is a sad, sad day here.

Sunday, May 29
**Update**
The day after this travesty, I heard jubilant screams coming from the bathroom. Zack had found his Bakugan hidden behind the door!! After the toy had been "flushed," Matt searched the bathroom, the garbage, behind the toilet, etc. and found nothing. Zack was ecstatic to find his very loved, one-day lost toy. We call it: The Bakugan Miracle 2009.