This should be an entire category on my blog. I could ramble on about all things sticky for quite some time.
Remember back in December when I posted about The Elves fabulous gift? Welllll, some foolish, foolish person apparently did not dispose of ALL of the fire engine red Silly Putty. Can I stress to you just how RED this stuff is?
This morning when A woke up, she was wrapped up in a sticky, warm mess of Silly Putty. It was all over her pj’s, her sheets and her quilt. Her WHITE quilt. What a way to start the day. I spent about 45 minutes knee deep in Goo Gone and Resolve stain cleaner. Then I got tired of that and threw the stuff in the wash. Who knows what will happen. I’m sure the suspense is killing you.
On to my second gooey story.
R is fascinated with gum. He steals it out of my purse ALLLL the time. He must be part blood hound because he can sniff it out whether it’s in the high reaches of the pantry or in someone’s pants pocket. Yes, it’s stupid to let a 3 year old have gum. STOOPID. But we do it anyway. Well, he TAKES the gum and we usually don’t take it back.
So, the other night he tells me that his ear hurts. I go to look at him and there is gum INSIDE both of his ears. In the canal my friends. I picked it out as carefully as I could and used some rubbing alcohol to get the remnants smeared all around the edges. I even had use tweezers to pluck out the last pieces. That was a barrel of laughs. Ah, the memories I will have one day.
What is it with the Tired House and sticky substances?
5 Comments
March 27, 2008 at 11:04 am
oh, man! i’m laughing out loud and feeling sorry for you at the same time…i HATE silly putty and won’t allow it in the house! our recent battle w/ sticky stuff has been pine sap from a tree the kids climb – in their good pants! rubbing alcohol worked on that … hang in there!
March 27, 2008 at 3:03 pm
I appreciate so much being able to read about what doesn’t work before actually having to figure it out myself. We haven’t had any gum disasters yet, but after this I’m convinced I’ll never let mine have gum again!!!!
March 27, 2008 at 10:31 pm
it’s a curse. a real curse.
March 28, 2008 at 9:58 am
that R…such a creative kid!! watch out with raisans, they fit in those perfect little holes too
March 29, 2008 at 10:35 pm
Oh no! Note-to-self: never ever ever allow silly putty in the house.