Sunday, October 11, 2009

If Christopher Columbus Were a Homemaker

In honor of Columbus Day and Not Me! Monday, (a blog carnival created by MckMama for everyone to showcase what they have NOT been up to this week), I am listing discoveries Christopher Columbus would surely have made if he had been a homemaker.

The following new-worldesque discoveries were NOT made by me in the past week:
  • A bag of grapes under the 3rd row in the vehicle. Exact age uncertain - more than a few days old, less than a few months old.


  • A pair of toddler-sized Crocs in the pantry, right next to the granola bars!


  • The exact crockpot recommended by Consumer Reports on sale for $35 at Target when it is regularly $50 the very same week the old crockpot developed a crack and needed to be replaced!

  • A toddler with extremely gooey, greasy hair and his 4 year old sister holding the Aquaphor ointment (really thick lotion)!

  • Columbus was nothing if not a problem solver, so after a shampooing with Dawn dishwashing liquid and regular shampoo, if Toddler's hair were still greasy, Columbus would definitely have just covered it with a hat for the next few days!


Happy Columbus Day! May your week be filled with exciting new discoveries, hopefully of the less hair-raising variety!

7 comments:

  1. LOL! Loved this! Here's to discoveries that write our blogs for us! :)

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  2. We have done the vaseline deal before... and the baby oil. I like your hat solution much better than my washing it over and over and over... then braid it solution.

    Great deal on the crockpot. I have been eyeing that one for awhile but I can not justify buying it when my old one is still in such great shape. Shucks!

    We've found shoes in the tupperware cupboard and cars in the pantry before but I don't think shoes in the pantry yet... but you never do know.

    This was a super clever Columbus day/not me post.

    I look forward to catching up on your posts now that I am home for three weeks.

    Happy autumn to you... hope the humidity dissipates quickly.

    And I didn't forget about the healthy email/post I promised. Will get to it soon!

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  3. LOL about the grapes! Yuck! I'm sure I'd probably find something like that in my car if I went out there to look. Happy Columbus Day!

    http://atticgirl.blogspot.com/2009/10/not-me-monday-run-out-of-steam.html

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  4. Ahh!! Totally need a new crockpot and am heading to target to see what I can find. Loved the hair, had that adventure with my two boys last week only it was strawberry yogurt :)

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  5. HAH!! Love the Aquaphor...at your house, of course. Sounds like you worked your magic, though, Columbus!!

    thanks for playing along!

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  6. Isn't it crazy how chaos multiplies with little ones around! Imaginative post:)

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  7. Just think what you can do with all the money you're saving ... crock pot on sale, pantry that doubles as a shoe rack, and Aquaphor deep conditioner (apply to hair once and it conditions for a month)!

    Smiles ~ Rachel (visiting from Hillary's blog)

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