Basic Mom Week in Review - 07/09/17

5 Things That Actually Happened This Week and the Lessons I Learned

1. While setting up for my garage sale, this one toy would not stop making an extremely annoying rhythmic beeping sound. I couldn't find an on/off switch, so I cut the speaker/crab off the toy and stomped on it repeatedly - to no avail. Then I buried the evil crab in the bottom of the garbage and allowed the muted beeping to drive me slowly insane for the rest of the afternoon.

Lesson: Toy companies that fail to include an off switch on toys that make noise are pure evil.

2. I bought a dozen chocolate-covered donuts for my husband while my daughters and I were at the grocery store. At snack time that evening, my husband and daughter had this conversation:

Husband: Do you want one of my chocolate donuts?

8-Year-Old: No, those are your donuts. I'll let you devour them in two nights.

Lesson: My daughter is the queen of serving her thoughtfulness with a side of sass.

3. My mom convinced my nephews and my 3-year-old to pose for a classic "see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil" picture (with price stickers on their foreheads).

Lesson: Garage sales are boring. (And, to be honest, I didn't have a good fifth thing for this week, so, this is a kind of lame filler that I threw in the middle of my post. Sorry, not sorry. Actually kind of sorry.)

4. While making Rice Krispies treats, my 3-year-old went to lick the spoon with which she was stirring the hot marshmallow and butter mixture, which led to this interaction:

Me: No! That's dangerous! You could burn your tongue. Plus, no one wants your tongue germs in their Rice Krispies treats.

3-Year-Old: [slowly sticks out tongue, leans toward me, and licks my face]

Lesson: Apparently, in my daughter's mind, "no one wants your tongue germs in their Rice Krispies treats," translates to lick your mom's face as if you were a puppy.