Curiosity Plugged the Sink

Any guesses as to what is pictured here?

I was admittedly confused when I walked into the bathroom and saw the sink like this.  I realized mid "WHAT is in the sink?" what it is.

Dried, hardened candle wax.

Yep.  Candle wax.  Poured into the sink and down the now plugged drain pipe.

I made bacon in the house yesterday, which I normally don't do because I can't stand how it stinks up the house.  Travis was kind enough to light a couple candles and close the bedroom doors to help mitigate the stank.  A while later, Sam went to the bathroom.  Being that he is old enough to go on his own and I had forgotten about the candle, he was unaccompanied.  This was apparently a good idea to him at the time.

Have kids they said...it's so rewarding they said.

So Fresh and So Clean

Our washing machine was not doing such a great job of washing the clothes, so we ordered a new one.  The delivery guys came this morning to install it and take away the old one.  They were here right on time and everything went smoothly.  I bid them adieu and carried on with my morning of work and tackling the giant mountain of laundry we had accumulated whilst waiting for the new machine.

A coulple hours later, I went up to make lunch and grab the mail.  As I was walking to the mailbox, I spotted a small lump of black fabric on the driveway against the garage door.  As I neared the lump, my heart started sinking.  Is that what I think it is?  No...it can't be...oh wait...yep....it IS a pair of my underwear.  How in the world did it get OHMYGOD. 

Yeah, I'm quite certain the delivery guys, both looked to be about mid 30's, checked our old machine to make sure there weren't any clothes in there.  But there was.  One lonely pair of underwear.  My underwear.  So instead of bringing it to the door and handing me my underwear from a washing machine I had just told the guy wasn't getting the clothes clean, they tossed them against the garage door and hoped for the best.

Here's to hopin' I never recognize either of them every again forever and ever amen.

It Is Upon Us

I totally killed it for the the first snowfall this year.  All set with boots, jackets, gloves, snowpants, hats.  I even have multiples of most of the things on that list.  ...  As long as you are talking about gear for Sam.  I am FULL UP on gear for Sam.

Alex went to school in sneakers and a sweatshirt today.  But!  He did have a hat and gloves...the little stretchy ones.

My Boy

His training is coming along quite nicely...

Halloween

Another Halloween in the books.  Both boys dressed up at school and had parties.  Alex went out trick or treating with his buddies in the evening, and Sam stayed home and handed out candy.  Like literally.  For every kid that came up, Sam would stand next to the candy bucket, choose a piece for them, and gently put it in whatever candy collection utensil the kid was using. 

Luckily daycare got a picture of him because he didn't even put his costume back on to hand out candy.  They posted a couple of pictures, and in every one, his Wild Kratt Spider Monkey mask was askew.

Alex dressed as a ninja.  However, I'm not sure how successful of a ninja he would be with neon yellow shoelaces...