Another “real” homeschooling moment brought to you by *me*. {vbg}
I was aware when Mike left for work. I’m usually up. I knew I should have gotten up. I rolled over and caught about 20 more minutes of sleep.
Zander woke me up “Mom – its GROSS in the kitchen”. By this time I could smell that something was UP. I walked out of my room and the kitchen and living room were full of thick smoke. The alarm didn’t go off. We began airing it all out. Discovered that Zander must have been on a hunt for contraband food (he’d checked the cupboard above the fridge!!! – previous chocolate hiding spot of mine). In his search he found a package of microwave popcorn. He’d put that in the microwave. There were 56 minutes left on the timer when I turned it off. The GLASS is black in the microwave. The popcorn was a rectangle piece of charcoal….ugh.
Now on with the day….
4 comments:
De'Etta,
I was having a really off day until I read your Fire Alert. It reminded me so much of the following poem I was sent and I just had to share.
The laugh has been medicinal and hope it works for you guys too as there isn't much worse (or so I used to think!) than burned popcorn!
Things I've Learned From My Children
Author Unknown
* There is no such thing as child-proofing your house.
* If you spray hairspray on dust bunnies and run over them with roller blades, they can ignite.
* A 4-year-old's voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded restaurant.
* If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42-pound boy wearing Pound Puppy underwear and a Superman cape.
* It is strong enough, however, to spread paint on all four walls of a 20-by-20-foot room.
* Baseballs make marks on ceilings.
* You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on.
* When using the ceiling fan as a bat you have to throw the ball up a few times before you get a hit.
* A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way.
* The glass in windows (even double paned) doesn't stop a baseball hit by a ceiling fan.
* When you hear the toilet flush and the words "Uh-oh," it's already too late.
* Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it.
* A 6-year-old can start a fire with a flint rock even though a 36-year-old man says they can only do it in the movies.
* A magnifying glass can start a fire even on an overcast day.
* If you use a waterbed as home plate while wearing baseball shoes it does not leak, it explodes.
* A king-size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2,000-square-foot house 4 inches deep.
* Legos will pass through the digestive tract of a 4-year-old.
* Duplos will not.
* Play dough and microwave should never be used in the same sentence.
* Super Glue is forever.
* McGyver can teach us many things we don't want to know.
* Ditto Tarzan.
* No matter how much Jell-O you put in a swimming pool you still can't walk on water.
* Pool filters do not like Jell-O.
* VCR's do not eject PB&J sandwiches even though TV commercials show they do.
* Garbage bags do not make good parachutes.
* Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when driving.
* You probably do not want to know what that odor is.
* Always look in the oven before you turn it on.
* Plastic toys do not like ovens.
* The fire department in San Diego has at least a 5-minute response time.
* The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earth worms dizzy.
* It will however make cats dizzy.
* Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy.
* A good sense of humor will get you through most problems in life (unfortunately, mostly in retrospect).
Lis
Oh NO! That reminds me of the time Colin tried to cook ramen noodles on his own. Only problem was he forgot to add water! Hope chef Zander leaves the cooking to the bigger people for awhile!
Tell your son not to feel so bad. My dh did the same with microwave popcorn... and he knows how to read the directions.
Renee
Lis - glad to help. Enjoyed your funnies. Maybe the problem is men in the kitchen???
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