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Monday, November 10, 2008

One Mom's Mishap is Another Kid's Amusement

This morning when I returned from the gym, I was surprised to find that the boys were already up. Normally they are just stirring when I get back allowing me enough time to take a shower and get dressed before helping them. Then we all go downstairs together to have breakfast. This morning, they rushed downstairs and had breakfast first.

After breakfast we went upstairs so I could shower and get ready and they could get dressed. After I stepped out of the shower, I realized that I was actually good on time. In fact I had time to slather on some lotion, which I find to e a necessity when the first hint of winter appears. Since I hadn't used it since this past winter, I had to hunt around a little bit for it. Meanwhile the boys had gotten dressed and popped into my room. Fortunately any sense of privacy I may have had disappeared when I had that first transvaginal ultrasound almost exactly 6 years ago. Perhaps in the checklist the Big Giraffe and I were given in our pre-conception appointment there needed to be a question that read, "Are willing to have an audience when you get dressed for the next 5+ years?"

I grabbed a bottle of lotion that I had been saving for a special occasion. I frequently do this with nice lotions for when I will be going out or just need a little pick me up. The boys were intrigued. I explained to them how my skin was a little dry so I need to rub some moisture in it. I even explained that this was my special lotion. My older son (OS) inquired about the appearance of frosting on my skin. Males! I carefully explained that this lotion was thicker because it was a body cream, meaning that it was packed with moisture. I explained that as I rubbed it, it would eventually be absorbed by my skin. OS looked skeptical. While I can't be sure, it looked to me like my younger son (YS) was reminicing about his experiment with body cream the other day.

I kept on rubbing and rubbing, but if anything the lotion was become thicker and thicker. I wondered if perhaps the lotion had gone bad. Can lotions go bad? I grabbed the bottle to see if there was an expiration date on it. That's when I discovered the problem: it was "luxurious foaming bubble bath." That's why I had saved it! The boys thought this was hilarious, as I made a beeline back to the shower.

I don't know whether YS was inspired by my lotion fiasco or just being two, but he took a detour on his way to getting his socks this afternoon and reappeared with Vaseline all over his face. For the record, that did not happen during naptime. During naptime, he was playing with stomp rockets...until I put my foot down and stopped him.

A. Elliot's Lesson Learned: Do not use buble bath as a body cream.

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posted by Alex Elliot @ 8:30 PM   4 comments
4 Comments:

  • At 11/11/2008 12:03 AM, Blogger painted maypole said…

    oh, that is so something I would do!

     

  • At 11/11/2008 12:05 AM, Blogger Heather said…

    Tee hee!

    I have approximately 6382 bottles of lotion around this house and can never find one when I want to apply some to my scaly dry elbows.

    I'm pretty sure they have legs and run around taunting me behind my back.

     

  • At 11/12/2008 9:45 AM, Blogger Suzanne said…

    The boys are not the only ones who find your mishap hilarious. (I also liked your line about having an audience while you get dressed.)

     

  • At 11/14/2008 8:49 PM, Blogger Sally HP said…

    HA HA HA! How did you forget to tell me that one?!

     
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