...which was dumping out my entire can of oatmeal. I was so busy with dinner that I didn't notice at first. I was just relieved to not have someone tugging on me. When I saw it my eyes got big and I gasped. She jumped up right away and backed up into the wall and said "I don't want a spank Mom, I don't want to get a spank". By that point the shock wore off and I didn't want to spank her, I wanted to laugh at her. I grabbed my camera and when I got back, she had already figured out how to use the lid to scoop it up.
The next time I looked over, the radius of the oatmeal had spread and the can was upside down, so any clean up that had been done was now undone.
Then she employed her shoes as a scooping device, which I didn't care about as I had already decided that the oatmeal was un-salvageable anyway. I kept encouraging her to clean it up and she said she was, but it looked an awful lot like playing to me.
This last picture is of her admiring her "work". I couldn't be too upset, because she was so distracted with "cleaning" that I was able to make dinner without any more interruptions. If oatmeal wasn't such a powdery pain to clean up, I might consider letting her do it more often. Well, as long as Cannon is asleep, anyway. I can't even imagine the wreckage that would have occurred if he were there too!
When I was done preparing dinner, I scooped up what I could then I pulled out my Swivel Sweeper (or Nimbus 3000 as Becky has named hers) and quickly vacuumed up the rest. I just want to give a shout out to Jodi for introducing me to the marvel that is The Swivel Sweeper. We (swivel and I) first met when I moved back to Arizona from Illinois. Jodi had an extra one that she gave me. And thus began a meaningful and lasting relationship between my Swivel and I. What would I ever do without my Swivel Sweeper?
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YES!!!!! I'm blog-worthy! I made it into the blog of fame! I will comment on the swivel sweeper, which is the best invention ever to be introduced to infommercial genre, yet can be picked up at most Walgreens. But first I have a comment about my precious little niece's cooking talent.
She is so advanced, that I think she might be ready for LaNelle's school of child-cooking behavior. you sit Ameliah at the table before you even begin making dinner, and you give her the minimum of: rolling pin, measuring cup and oatmeal or pieces of bread. You then let her "fix dinner" at the table while you cook. Random shreds of cheese may be tossed in, or lettuce, whatever you are using for your own dinner. Sometimes you might even let her "bake it" in the oven next to whatever you're baking. Just don't let her give any of her creations to your home teacher unless you warn him that she made it. Don't need anyone eating an oatmeal and lettuce shortening loaf.
My own little Celeste is much too outta control to join in that activity, but I believe Ameliah can handle it!!
So, there's my two cents. NOW EVERYONE GO OUT AND BUY THE NIMBUS 3O00!!!!! BEST $30 YOU WILL EVER SPEND! Why are you still sitting there?! Get up NOW and run to Walgreens while supplies last!
I do believe you forgot to mention that it also works on carpet. It doesn't deep clean or anything, but when you have to up a whole box of cereal off the carpet, it's the best!
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