Chalk Vs. Teddy
25 August 2007, 09:39
How does one wash a teddy exactly? The label says “Surface Wash Only” but “Deedee” really reeks. He is environmentally unsound, unhygienic and Scout shoves her gorgeous, yet snotty, face in him every day.
I dunked him a couple of days ago and have him on the clothes line airing, but he still stinks like the bottom of a budgie cage. Sigh. There’s no giving up Deedee though – she’d rather give up her parents…
Other Scout news? She is a delight. Her fave word now is “Uh-oh” but she says it like “Uh-oiye”. I swear to you she has never seen a Kath and Kim EVER. But how would I know? She has her own little secret life .
She has also never been particularly “girly” – we tend to dress her in a lot of navy and red, she has a shaggy head of hair (and refuses to wear clips or hairbands to control it), she’s into climbing and her mischief-posse at creche is made up of her and two little boys, so many people mistake her for a boy. I’m glad to report though, that she’s been doing the cutest, girliest little thing lately, when she’s hiding something. She hides something between her legs (ah so girly!) then when I ask where it is, she flashes her eyes and puts her hands to her chin as if to say “I don’t know, I’m only a cute little girl!” Oh. It’s wonderful.
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The ol’ “Temptation” prizes are slowly appearing – the Antler Luggage is divine – McG took the cabin roller to Sydney last weekend and got a few comments on it, including one couple on his flight who were practically drooling over the stitching. Others have commented to me that they were so glad I won luggage. Winning luggage must be a rite of passage for the of TV Game Show…
The Kitchenaid espresso machine (including grinder) is a work of art. We have by no means perfected our barista skills, but just looking at it is an orgasm for the eyes. It is fire engine red. Need I say more?
The cheque has come so we can now buy a new dishwasher (it has a high-pitched whine that can out-screech me on a premenstrual day) and fridge (which leaks and half the shelves/doors are broken). Oh happy day.
Yamaha were supposed to deliver the theatre system on Thursday, but did they show? Ahem, NON! I waited at home all frikkin day for them and nothing. And not even a phone call to announce they couldn’t get it for whatever reason. Poor customer service, people, very poor. I don’t care that it’s a prize and I didn’t actually pay for it with money. Oh, I paid, honey! Did you see my orange skin on the teev?
I actually have to fill out of form for Roses Only. Man, too much work, so I’ll get around to doing that one day.
And no love from the designer light shade. Your one month grace period is OVER people! Time to cough up ye goods…
Permanent Link | - Wilś transition object is a soft toy monkey to which we often referred to as ¨manky¨ because he got so filthy. So as to stop Human Services from knocking on our door in the name of public hygeine, we bunged manky into a lingerie bag, in the washing maching and then through the dryer. No problemo, even though the tag said do not dry clean/wash/etc…although having said that we have bought 3 spare monkeys just in case something hideous happens.
— Sharon Aug 25, 10:24 PM # - i recently washed an old care bear for my daughter. i soaked it in hot water with laundry soap in the kitchen sink and then scrubbed it with a brush. rinsed it out and then put it in the washer with some towels on a hot wash cycle. i then dried it lightly in the dryer. no problem at all! came out like new.
bedtime bear gets a bath
— gleek Aug 25, 11:10 PM # - My mum always put our bears in a luke warm, slightly soapy bath in the basin and then tossed them into the washing machine for a spin and then was pegged up by the ears until dry. I would suggest perhaps the purchase of another toy until summer so a mid-year swap’n’wash is possible.
— Ren Aug 30, 12:17 AM #
