Bubbles, Bubbles and More Bubbles

I started breakfast dishes and was determined to get them done as quickly as possible. I always tell the children that jobs get done a lot faster with 10 hands than just 2. But this morning, things went a little too quickly. I started loading the dishwasher, then noticed the 3 yr old trying to carry the pitcher of orange juice from the dining table in a frightening position. I raced over to catch it before it dumped, and managed to get there just in time. I walked back to the kitchen triumphantly, then realized the 7 yr old had just filled the soap compartment on the dishwasher with Dawn dish soap! I told him that was the wrong kind of soap, and handed him a spoon to scoop it out with. I was just glad that I caught it before he started the dishwasher. The only thing is, I didn't realize that he had filled the jet dry compartment with dish soap, too. So naively, I started the dishwasher, and went off to start school in the other room. About an hour later, I walked into the kitchen, and stood in amazement as bubbles oozed out of the dishwasher and flooded the floor. I hollered for the little ones to come in and see. I thought, "they need to learn this lesson, so they will never do this again." They all stood soberly and looked at the mess, and listened to my lecture, nodding their heads in agreement that this was a terrible tragedy. At the end of my sermon I said, "Well, we'd better clean it up." and headed out to get the mop. As soon as I was out of sight, the little ones had a heyday! I peeked in the window to see them gathering great scoops of bubbles, and tossing them into the air. They plastered bubbles on their faces and started shouting, "look at my beard!" Soon, the counter top and stove were covered with bubbles, and there was still a steady stream coming from the dishwasher. I opened the door, and walked in. They all looked at me and put on their "this is a terrible tragedy" faces. I couldn't help laughing. "Oh, chill out!" I said, scooping up an armful of bubbles and plastering it on my face. "If this is the last time we're ever going to put Dawn in the dishwasher, we'd best enjoy it while it lasts!"