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A couple weeks ago, Ben had a really bad cold. Luckily, he wasn’t feverish or fussy, but he had a pretty nasty cough. A couple times after a coughing spell he even threw up a little bit. One night, we were about to go out for dinner, and Ben had a little coughing spell and I saw the tell tale lip smacking that signaled he was about to throw up. This time, however, was a big puking spell. His poor little body kept on heaving and heaving and he started crying because he couldn’t understand what was going on. He had thrown up all over his clothes and all over the couch. My in-laws took him up for a bath while I was left to battle the mess on the couch.
Luckily we’ve got easy-to-clean microfiber couches, so I just got a washcloth and wiped off what I could. I had to search all over my couches to make sure that it was OK to use soap on them, but finally I found the tag that said “W” which means it was ok to use water soluble cleaning agents on the couch. So I rubbed some lemon scented dishwashing liquid on the affected areas as well.
Then we went out for dinner and when I got back, the couch had dried off.
The next day, I was working on the couch (my “home office”) and I realized that there was still a really bad puke smell. It made me want to puke. I went on the internet and searched “puke smell on couch” and saw that a good layer of baking soda would do the trick. So I went to the 7-11, got some baking soda, wet down my couch and sprinkled the baking soda all over the seat of the couch (using a wire strainer to give some uniform coverage).
I was pretty concerned that I wouldn’t get all of the baking soda off once it dried up. But after several hours, I brought out the vacuum cleaner and used that brush attachment that Ben likes playing with so much. Surprisingly, the vacuum picked up all of the baking soda easily. The couch passed my “nose on the fabric” test and there was no more smell.
Watch out Martha Stewart!
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I like Ben’s hair a little long-ish (I’m trying to copy the Zac Efron look, but cuter and cooler), but one thing that I have to battle day after day is his morning hair. On really bad days he has this halo of nappy, matted hair that I need to comb through. I never thought that I’d be spending so much time combing through MY SON’S hair! It never really helps, anyway, because his hair gets all crazy again after he’s been sitting in his car seat or after he’s taken a nap. I need to buy more combs!
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For Melanie’s birthday bowling party, I made some bumblebee cupcakes for her, since she IS Bumblebootie. I had planned on making them last year for her, but just didn’t have time to do it. I don’t remember where I got the idea to give them almond sliver wings (maybe through my travels on the internet) but I think it really worked out. I wasn’t sure that it would work with the decorating tips I had on hand (I only have about 4 or 5 tips) but I was pleased as punch with the turnout. Ben was a very good little boy and behaved himself quite well while I labored in the kitchen to work on the mini-cupcakes. Dave was on call and I was worried that Ben would be fussy or clingy, but he just played with his toys and watched TV.
I used some banana cake mix (I have yet to make cupcakes from scratch) and though I normally make my own frosting, I was in a time crunch, so I used some pre-made chocolate frosting and some leftover frosting from the Hello Kitty cupcakes. Pre-made frosting is usually too soft and runny to decorate with, so I put in about half a cup of powdered sugar to give the frosting a little more body. I wasn’t sure if my bumblebee design would work, but the cupcakes turned out much better than I had expected. I was quite proud to give them to her!
Melanie and her cupcake
