I hadn't planned to spend nap time dealing with this...
And I tell myself that Ian hadn't intended to yank all the blankets out of the linen closet, flip Vaseline all over the carpet in three different rooms in a hundred tiny blobs...
...smear his clothes with Vasaline, or leave hand-prints three feet up the wall, all while I opened a can of tuna downstairs.
The upside is that the Vasaline was not smeared into the carpet and that today his preschool class played with shaving cream, so he was dressed for messy activities. What I can't understand is why when I asked him what he was doing, he said "I was trying to get the froggy out" and pointed to the glob of Vasaline on the lid, and said "Da'ts da froggy right there!"
I only wish I had taken a picture of the culprit. His greasy, spiked-up hair, shiny face and arms, and slimy clothes were quite the sight to behold. Let's hope my technique of scraping the Vasaline off with knife and treating the stain with Spot Shot is enough to save our carpet.
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Ohhhhhhhhhhh my gosh. That is CRAZY. I'm so sorry!!!
Chris always recommends gasoline to dissolve stuff like that. I don't know if it's worth the smell/flammability/possible stain(?), but that's always his chemical suggestion.
Little Ian can't even be naughty without being completely adorable!!! "Da'ts the froggy right there!" SO CUTE!
Liz, gasoline?! Really? Eeeks. I would be too afraid to try it but let me know if you do. I'd be interested to hear how it works.
Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! No good!
Just remember Pres. Monson talking about how we young mothers will miss the finger prints and piles of laundry when we don't have to deal with them. That's good, right? Although I'm not sure if he was talking about Vaseline finger prints and laundry.
You need to hear the story of Megan and Edward with the vaseline!
Yes! You need to hear the story of Megan and Edward. They were 18 months old and found our huge jar of vaseline. It ended up all over our bathroom-rug, clawfooted tub,walls, sink but especially all over them. They had the softest skin for weeks.I didn't know whether to cry or laugh. Now you have a story to tell too. One of Scott's siblings had a similar experience with their child. I can't remember who though. I hope you got it cleaned up ok.
Love,
Mom Larson
it was Josie who did the similar thing. And I remember seeing Edward and Megan sitting on the floor, totally happy, totally covered in vaseline. I remember it being on EVERY surface in that bathroom. I also remember thinking that the best thing I could do was to stay out of the way. . .
Oh I am sorry! I think that's worse than when Shannie got into the desitin. She just got it all over herself, not all over the house.
Awww the great joys of Motherhood! So much fun. Makes me giggle and think of the things some of my kids have done! Too cute and so not fun to clean up! It all happens while doing something simple, LOL
I forgot to add, I LOVE the new photo up top of your little family! It truly is amazing to see. You have beautiful boys! So happy for you guys!! You truly are blessed! Love ya and miss ya!!!
That just plain sucks. How in the world do you even clean up Vaseline? I'm throwing all my Vaseline away right now. We need to Skype SOON!!!!
OH NO!!!! Oy vey... sorry Lesley. Hopefully you (and your walls and carpeting) have had time to recover by now. (Makes for a funny story, though, right?... Too soon?) The froggy comment cracks me up. No one quite knows what's going on in the minds of kids. :-)
Oh no!! That's got to be awful to clean. I'm glad you're trying to see the bright side ;)
Love the froggy comment! I can see his little imaginations working. If you end up with any residual grease stains, use dish soap, like Dawn. It will get it right out. I once had one of my preschool kids that I taught do the same thing. Worked like a charm!
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