September 26, 2006
more carnage
Do you know what happens when you don’t clean the bubble stuff out of the big container, the no-spill, no-mess kind with a lid and little openings for the bubble wands to poke through? And you leave the bubble container in the yard for, oh, say, the ENTIRE SUMMER, filled with the bubble stuff? Do you KNOW what happens?
I’ll tell you what happens. Bugs of various sorts–flies, mosquitos, roly polies, spiders–become embalmed in the bubble stuff. It’s like a cross between amber and those fancy soaps with the little plastic toys in them. But more disgusting. Like CSI: Miami disgusting.
And then the kids come and BEG to blow bubbles, and you agree because soon it will be cold as hell outside and you will be wishing that they could play in the yard for just ONE HOUR and you open the whole disgusting mess in the kitchen sink (because that’s easier and less messy than doing it outside with the hose while the kids spray each other) and suddenly you are facing a sink full of DEAD BUGS and slimy pieces of bubble soap and you realize that there’s no liquor at all in the house to take the edge off this.
Then, finally, you get the damn container clean and all the bugs ground up in the garbage disposal and you find a bottle of wine waaaaay in the back of the fridge and you take the bubble stuff and the wine outside and the boys are waiting for you. And begging to play baseball.
Moral: the more disgusting something is, the faster kids lose interest. I think.
Posted by Susan @ 7:18 pm • Uncategorized
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September 26th, 2006 at 8:27 pm, Chilihead2 Says:
I hate bubbles. My kids LOVE bubbles and are never allowed to play with them because it’s a mess I cannot stand. I have been made fun of by every friend I have and yet I have not relented. Hate. Them. (the bubbles, that is)
September 26th, 2006 at 8:27 pm, The June Cleaver Diaries Says:
Ick. We had this experience when we were cleaning out the garage before the move. Owen grabbed the wand when I turned around and stuck it in his mouth.
September 26th, 2006 at 9:06 pm, Lauren Says:
BUGS! My guys would be SO into that.
September 26th, 2006 at 11:07 pm, Jenorama Says:
I don’t know. Wait til they want to play with slime.
September 27th, 2006 at 6:03 am, Karyn Says:
I have that exact same bubble tub. It is sealed shut by the goop which sat in OUR yard over the entire summer and nobody can open the damn thing.
I tossed it.
Further, I have given up on bubbles since the 4yo just dumps it all out and the 2yo likes to eat it. I shall spare you the details.
September 27th, 2006 at 6:29 am, Kara Says:
ewww.
September 27th, 2006 at 7:32 am, Jeana Says:
Oh, now see, you threw me. I thought the moral was going to be “Wine makes everything better.”
September 27th, 2006 at 7:50 am, Sheryl Says:
I think the moral is search the refrigerator for wine first.
September 27th, 2006 at 8:09 am, Laura Says:
See, this is where I wonder why S can have a snake crawl up her arm and INTO HER SHIRT, but shriek at the sight of a water bug. I think her priorities are askew.
September 27th, 2006 at 9:53 am, Velma Says:
Is it wrong that the main thing I brought away from this post is massive jealousy that you have a garbage disposal?