The summer sun was brutal, but Victoria Cakes didn't care. She had one mission: to keep her toddler, Noodle, entertained without melting into the patio concrete. The kiddie pool was up, the hose was running, but Noodle was already bored, slapping the water with a half-deflated float.
Victoria dropped to her knees, used the noodle as a balancing bar, and began an impromptu circus act. She wobbled it on her nose (failed), used it as a snorkel (drank pool water), and finally—genius struck—she threaded the noodle through the handles of a plastic strainer, creating a makeshift “Noodle-scooper.” victoria cakes pool noodler
And from that day on, every heat wave brought out the Victoria Cakes Pool Noodler—part mom, part magician, all splash. The summer sun was brutal, but Victoria Cakes didn't care
Noodle looked up, intrigued.
By sunset, the grass was a swamp, the ducks were lost under the hydrangeas, and Noodle was asleep in a towel. Victoria leaned back, noodle still in hand, and whispered to herself, “Best job in the world.” Victoria dropped to her knees, used the noodle