This week's Five for Friday topic is: Grody-ness
1. Fruit flies must be the most annoying insect on the planet. We have them, can't figure out why and don't know how to get rid of them. This evening, I realized that I think they like the left over formula in the baby bottles. It totally grosses me out.
2. A toddler pooped in the kiddie pool at "The Club" where my parents are members. I thought it was pretty funny, especially since the lifeguards had to scoop it out with a net. Even funnier if you picture 1 lifeguard with a net and the other with a LARGE plastic trash bag (toddler poop isn't THAT big). As the scooper guard attempted to scoop, it would float away. Slippery little suckers.
3. I HATE spit up. It's disgusting and feels super gross on your skin. I hate it even more when it is slipping down my bare back. Yuck-o!
4. Elizabeth has gotten to the age where smelling her clothing is no longer a desirable way to determine if it is still clean. I remember my Mom telling me she experienced this with me as well, but I never fully understood. Now I do. From now on, if I think it's dirty, it's dirty.
5. My children's breath is entirely disgusting when they wake up. I don't know why this surprises me, because mine isn't exactly roses. However, my kids have no concept of personal space at 8:00am. Since they are so incredibly happy to see me 1st thing in the morning, and I cannot refuse free kisses, I will be purchasing nose plugs this weekend. Problem solved.
When we have fruit flies or gnats, my husband and father in law make a home made "trap" out of a jar of pickle juice and a funnel of waxed paper with the small end inside the jar just above the level of the juice. The little boogers fly in and then they can't fly out and eventually get trapped in the nasty pickle juice. I don't really know why this works, but it does catch quite a few. Just a redneck tip!
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Awwwhhh man, I was hoping babies' breath stays sweet forever...I still LOVE smelling Layla's. She's 17 months so my time may be running out--better get to sniffing, huh?
ReplyDeleteOH I read this about getting rid of fruit flies...Hopefully it helps. I am totally with you, those thinks are so YUCK-O!
GETTING RID OF FRUIT FLIES-DIY
Find a narrow-necked 2 or 3 liter soda bottle and fill the bottom inch or so with fruit juice, beer, soda, V8, apple cider, or vinegar along with a few drops of cooking oil or dish soap to break the liquid’s surface tension so any bugs that attempt to land will get caught in the liquid. Place the bottle in the area of infestation and watch all of the little fruit flies get trapped in the bottle or trapped in the liquid inside.
Good luck :-)
Love this post! I completely agree with the spit up problem...it really stinks when it feels up your bra, which usually happens to me because I can't get Levi turned around fast enough!
ReplyDeleteI have a lot to look forward to. And I know all about your daughter's breath. I want to bottle it up and use it as perfume. She still my "girlfriend" though.
ReplyDeleteThis is funny... VERY. If it helps... even though there are some digusting moments I still think you're kids are pretty cute
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I love your blogs! We don't have fruit flys--we have gnats instead. I don't know which is worse! You can buy these fly traps that actually stick to your windows (instead of the lovely ones that hang down in a ribbon). They really catch the gnats & flys!
ReplyDeleteI really miss those morning cuddle times. My kids are growing up way too fast!
Flys are annoying. I had an infestation of gnats coming from my kitchen sink drain recently. I thought I'd never get rid of them. Everytime I turned on the water, they would come swarming out. I poured every chemical I could think of down that drain. I guess one of them worked.
ReplyDeleteTry the redneck tips. You never know about us Arkansans! Every now and then we get something right.
Spit up between the toes always got me.
Funny stuff! Thanks for always sharing the special moments of motherhood!
THAT is a good post. I enjoyed it immensely. I am in total agreement about the fruit flies, I hate those dudes. I spend more time at my desk swatting at them than I do typing at my computer. Also, thanks Lindsey for that tip... I will try it tomorrow. BUT, everybody will look at me weird when I walk in with a 3 liter dr. perky bottle half full of tomato juice, oil, soda, and beer all mixed into a pourage. I'll tell them it's lunch.
ReplyDeleteyup, my girls got the stinky morning breath, too!
ReplyDeleteThey love to breathe on me when they crawl into my bed, but i always have to remind them that they have "dragon breath".
That usually gets the point across!