I have my talents, but some of the
job description of homemaker is a bit out of my
skill set.
Here are
three homemaking-related questions that have come up over the last 12 hours:
1.
What are these greenish-blue crystals that appear in Rhett’s tub?
The crystals magically appear while the tub is being filled. There are no toys or washcloths in the tub. It doesn’t happen to any of the other tubs in the house. Randomly they don’t appear, but most the time they are there.
2.
How do I ask for this light bulb? Should I take the picture to the store?
Our main bathroom downstairs light has been burned out for a few days. The boys refuse to pee in the dark. Last night I got several replacement light bulbs, the ladder, un-screwed the 3 bolts that held the heavy glass fixture in place only to uncover this.
Huh?
I don’t have any bulbs that size.
Neither does Target.
I guess I will be taking a trip to Home Depot this week.
3.
How do I do it?
I made this cake.
This is what the picture on the box looks like.
Yummy!
This is what my cake looked like.
Yummy*!
*the boys called it a pancake
Yes, That is a double layer cake that measures in at less than one inch.*
*Ryan did say that it tasted better than it looked. I mean, it still was cake…sugar, flour, eggs, frosting…
The crystals magically appear while the tub is being filled. There are no toys or washcloths in the tub. It doesn’t happen to any of the other tubs in the house. Randomly they don’t appear, but most the time they are there.
2. How do I ask for this light bulb? Should I take the picture to the store?
Our main bathroom downstairs light has been burned out for a few days. The boys refuse to pee in the dark. Last night I got several replacement light bulbs, the ladder, un-screwed the 3 bolts that held the heavy glass fixture in place only to uncover this.
Huh?
I don’t have any bulbs that size.
Neither does Target.
I guess I will be taking a trip to Home Depot this week.
3. How do I do it?
I made this cake. This is what the picture on the box looks like.
Yummy!
This is what my cake looked like.
Yummy*!
Yes, That is a double layer cake that measures in at less than one inch.*
Don’t know if you found the solution to the bathtub or not by now. We have a similar situation in our Master bath tub. The guest bath is unaffected. But we get these black charcoal-like bits in the bathtub (which is why I refuse take a bath in that one-only showers). I know it is a problem in the plumbing, we’ve just never had it fixed….mainly because there is always something more important to invest in. But if it’s still a problem and you want a fix call the plumber….could be expensive when you’re talking plumbing, beware.
Thanks so much! I still haven’t figured out what it is…so freaking weird!
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You do realize it will take about 4 trips to Home Depot, don’t you? Or maybe 4 different Home Depots – one or the other.
Okay, I just busted out laughing. I have a similar picture of a chocolate cake. Only I forgot to add something, and it indeed looked like a brown pancake. Hilarious!
Holy CRAP… SO DAMN FUNNY. I think tears are running down my face b/c I too can mke those “pan-cakes”– and just to clarify, the lightbulbs are in my husbands realm of the housework. He asks me why I can’t change them… and I tell him… b/c it is his job!
I bet they didn’t complain when they ate it though! 🙂
If they don’t want that cake I’ll take some!
And the light, isn’t that your husband’s job? ; ) Pretty much anything that has to be procured at Lowe’s is up to my hubby!
I was going to make a snarky comment about Marie Antoinette, but . . .
Thanks for adding the Keep Believing widget. You are a great blogging friend to Angie.
We had a light bulb like that in our house. We couldn’t find a replacement for it anywhere – not even online. We had to buy a new light fixture. Hope you have better luck than we did!