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Turtleneck Posted Tue 04 Dec, 2007 5:48 PM |
This is a cautionary tale. Do not leave your children unattended. One example why.
Usually I take my shower before my husband leaves for work. Today he ran late, so I ran late. I dropped my older daughter off at school and then took my shower while my 2-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son did...what they did.
Upon leaving the bathroom, I could detect the distinct aroma of peppermint in the air. Peppermint? Why should it smell like peppermint? Welllll, let me tell you why it smells like peppermint. I found my 2-year-old daughter sitting on top of the kitchen counter with a whole bar of Ghirardelli chocolate in one hand and a bottle of pure peppermint extract in the other. My 4-year-old did not participate in the act, but certainly in the feast, as evidenced by his chocolaty face. By the looks of things they consumed about 4 ounces of chocolate between them. As for the peppermint--I have no idea where they spilled it. I haven't found a wet spot yet. I can't figure out where it's coming from because the smell is so strong that it smells like peppermint EVERYWHERE. Every room in the house, even upstairs and the basement. Now that I held the bottle to rinse it off, I smell like peppermint. Peppermint is a nice smell in moderation; however, I think I have hit my limit. I am no longer enjoying it. Do I open all my windows in this below-freezing weather? I guess I do. I will count my blessings, though. There are much worse things they could have spilled and much worse places they could have spilled it, right? |
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weirdmom Posted Tue 04 Dec, 2007 6:31 PM |
| Oh that is so funny. It seems even if they tried to drink some of the peppermint extract it would take about a 1/32nd tsp. to realize that it doesn't taste as good as it smells. So that's good news because that could make them puke peppermint scented chocolate. |
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AbsolutPurple Posted Tue 04 Dec, 2007 6:42 PM |
| don't have a baby yet....but did the peppermint have alcohol in it ? |
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Sanne (nl) Posted Tue 04 Dec, 2007 7:08 PM |
sounds like you had two "aftereights" in the house:)
I'll be sure to keep the peppermint AND chocolate behind lock and key:)
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Turtleneck Posted Tue 04 Dec, 2007 7:36 PM |
I took a look at the bottle. Only 89% alcohol! The funny thing is, she managed to spill the bottle without removing the cap all the way. I already keep my chocolate and baking stuff in an upper cabinet. Sheesh! What a climber. And how did she know to get the Ghirardelli and not the unsweetened Baker's chocolate?
Song of the day: I could go with Incense and Peppermints, but that's too cliche, so I vote for this because the dancing is so much better. Wait for the guitar solo and twist, baby!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WIvZu4dPQQ |
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