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Friday, June 26, 2009

The Horrors of Blogging

So, I decided to finally check blogs...and I didn't get very far...As I was reading on Val's blog, I noticed a smell. "MMmmm....I thought, "it smells really good in here, kind of like...SKIN SO SOFT! Oh GREAT!" I turned and looked and there was Zoe giggling and dumping a bottle of Skin-So-Soft Bath OIL all over herself, Zac, and the couch...grrr...so I got a roll of paper towels to clean up the oily (but lovely smelling!) mess (anyone know how to get an oilspot about 2 feet long and a foot wide out of a couch???)...then I returned to reading the blogs...until I heard a CRASH!!!! At which time I discovered another one of my darling off-springs had accidently pulled out THE DRAWER. Not just any, normal drawer, mind you, but THE drawer. You know the one that collects all the little odds and ends and this's and thats's and is crammed full of all the CONFOUNDED JUNK THAT SHOULD'VE JUST BEEN THROWN AWAY IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!!!??? Yeah, THAT one. Well, that's the one that got pulled out and spilled all over the kitchen floor....GRrrrr...so then I came back to read the blogs again....and then I heard a "PLOP! fzzzzzzzssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh." "GRAND! THAT sounded BAD!" I thought as I quickly decided AGAINST Option #1 (which was running out the door and screaming down the street while tearing out my hair) and decided Option #2--though less desirable--was more appropriate (which was crawling into the kitchen and peeking around the corner through half-covered eyes to see what kind of horrors awaited me.) And low and behold! A GREAT surprise greeted me...50# of rice. On the floor. (Can I just crawl under the table and hide til Travis comes home??? OH, BUT WAIT. HE'S ON AN OVERNIGHTER WITH THE SCOUTS!!!! Guess that answers that question...GRRRRRRR!) But there is a bright spot to the 50# of rice issue, my lovely Tayzia had just mopped the floor about 45 minutes ago before she left, so the floor was spotless ('cept the rice...and the drawer contents...) so most of the rice was salvageable...So we got that taken care of and I came back to the living room to get back to catching up on blogs (will I ever learn???) and I find Zoe has torn up the whole roll of paper towels that I left out from cleaning up the SkinSoSoft....so what do I do? Turn off the computer? NOPE! I decide to write down this lovely experience for all you to read... and sadly enough, I'm really bummed that I didn't take pictures to post (I KNOW!!! What was I thinking...) Oh well, the night's still young, I wonder (dread!) what's going to happen next...

6 comments:

Allie said...

Brenda I am sorry about your bad blogging adventures! You should take a day off and drop your kids off at my house!! Our family would LOVE IT!

Brenda Campbell Hansen said...

OK, Allie, I'll be there in 6 hours...but after today I might need to leave them for a week or two...:) Love you!

Kally said...

That is so sad~! But I totally know how that feels. So sorry Brenda. I'm always taking pictures of the messes my kids have caused. So funny! Cute! We miss you guys!

Deb-t said...

Ok so I'm totally giggling and laughing but not AT you.... You have the best way to describe these funny experiences, and actually give me funny visuals in my head. Your kids are hilarious and naughty all at once! Love it! (Oh, but sorry about all the chaos and clean-up it leaves you!!!)

Suzanne said...

Oohhhh! I'm going crazy with you! I used to blog during afternoon naps, but now school's out, so there are 3 non-nappers home now during that time, so I don't know what to do!

val said...

wow, it has been way to long since I've checked blogs! I was out of town for a while.. but I will blame it on my family.. We all are wanting computer time lately. And I'm too tired to get on here most of the time. BUT, I'm so glad when I do, and you always keep me laughing and nodding my head in understanding!! There are always side effects to this blogging thing, huh?

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