My dear godmother just gave me a fairly new minivan. Unfortunately, when I opened it up, there were 3 kids inside, ranging from 2 years to 15 years of age, and apparently, I must keep them. Since you are a domestic goddess (we all bow to you for keeping your stepmother's home spotless all those years and now the castle), what would you recommend as a necessary item for the minivan?
Signed, Cheezits-in-my-Seat from Bow Legs
Well, Cheezits, not all of us are blessed with perfection or "happily ever after." As a domestic goddess, I would recommend keeping a small blanket or bath towel in the minivan for several reasons. 1) It could be used for warmth when you come out of the mall to an unexpected snowstorm and your baby is in a teeshirt and a diaper. 2) It could serve as a carseat protectant from the harsh sun and heat and prevent 1st degree burns on your baby's bare legs. 3) You never know when your baby or other children is going to vomit in the car; it's not as uncommon as you might think and the chances increase if you are unprepared. 4) It serves nicely as "special seating" for guest passengers wearing dark pants that might not want the speckling of processed cheese on their hineys.
Dear Cinder-flippin-Ella,
How would you have handled this situation that arose this morning? Five minutes before we absolutely needed to leave so that my kindergartner won't be tardy, we discovered his only pair of shoes had been left outside in the rain. I spazzed out a bit before piling in the car and hitting Walmart and needless to say, my boy was tardy for school.
Signed, RainShoes
Dear Rainshoes,
Tsk tsk tsk, let's clarify a couple of things. Cinder-flippin-Ella would never have been in this situation for two very good reasons: 1) Cinder-flippin-Ella always has her children properly store their shoes in the shoe rack of their immaculate closets each night so that we always know where they are in the morning and 2) why on earth would you only have one pair of shoes for a kindergarten aged boy? Are you just trying to set yourself up for failure? Cinder-flippin-Ella recommends that you rush out to Walmart this very moment and purchase no fewer than 7 pairs of shoes in the next 3 sizes up so that you will never be in this predicament again.
Next time on The Cinder-Flippin-Ella Chronicles, how to properly clean plastic containers of food that have resided in your fridge for months.
Cinder-flilppin-Ella says throw them away and go buy new ones. At least that' what this "cinder-ella" says.! Kristin I wish I had the sense of humor you do. Instead I just benefit from it. Thank you so much for making me laugh today.
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