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Sunday, April 06, 2008

Shoehorning Toys into Place

When I told my kids to clean up their toys today, I was expecting them to put their toys away as in where they belonged as in the toy bin or on the shelves. For example, I assumed that the refrigerator magnets would be put away on...well, the refrigerator. Call me crazy for thinking that. I mean that's where they've been for the past two years. You can imagine my surprise when I happened to notice this evening that my shoes were neatly filled with the refrigerator magnets. In addition to developing a sense of responsibility regarding taking care of their toys, at least one of my boys is apparently developing a sense of humor. They certainly have sole. I am just glad I didn't put my foot down on this issue. I would have felt like a real heel. Of course, I did confiscate the offending magnets, so the next time they go looking for them, the shoe will be on the other foot.

A. Elliot's Lesson Learned: Ambiguous direction to children leads to unambiguously undesirable results.

Labels: Humor (at least Attempted), Toys / Clothes / Gear

posted by Alex Elliot @ 9:53 PM 8 comments

8 Comments:

At 4/07/2008 8:20 AM, Heather said…

Hee hee.

I've taken to telling my kids to put their toys away WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO GO. Even that doesn't work most of the time.

Sigh.
At 4/07/2008 9:23 AM, FishyGirl said…

I truly laughed out loud at this. A few days ago my daughter had been playing with her Zoo Vet barbie, which comes with a host of little animals complete with a scale and little crates for the animals. When I told her to clean up, she, and then I, couldn't find the lion cub. We looked all over for the thing, including down in the vent where the baby typically throws things, but nothing. Zip. Couldn't find the blasted lion. Later that night, after they'd gone to bed, I went to put on my shoes. I found the lion, in one of my shoes, complete with a small scrap of dry baby wipe to cover him in his slumber.
At 4/07/2008 9:51 AM, Count Mockula said…

Boo! Now you must wear the pun hat. It is VERY silly-looking!
At 4/07/2008 10:13 AM, The Mama said…

That's so funny I laughed and laughed
At 4/07/2008 10:32 AM, Kami said…

HA! You are so witty Alex, thanks for the morning laugh!
At 4/07/2008 3:11 PM, Tracey said…

Oh, the puns.... You're killing me, hon.
At 4/08/2008 5:23 AM, Goofball said…

hihi funny. Do you have a picture of yourself when you discover the magnets in your shoe?
At 4/08/2008 7:47 PM, Suzanne said…

Nice work with the puns. I love puns!

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