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Things They Never Tell You
Monday, October 16, 2006

About having kids - everyone surely has some notion that they tend to destroy things, sometimes out of curiosity and exploration, sometimes out of sheer savagery, like puppies.

What I did not consider until it happened is that they go through a phase where stuff just gets put somewhere else, and I mean somewhere no adult would think to put it or even look for it. Very often, this means the trash can, wich is OK once you figure it out, because you know where to look, but it gets messy. Sometimes things will be in pots inside kitchen cabinets, as another example.

I have not watched all of Firefly yet. I had gotten through "Our Ms. Reynolds" when Disc Two disappeared off the face of the Earth. Being somewhat obsessed with FF currently, and working hard at converting my wife, I found this distressing to say the least.

My youngest is in the random movement of items stage. My oldest is not, but she is in the playing with the DVD player and putting her favorite movies in all the time and opening and closing the door stage. But she does put them in the boxes. So, my disc having disappeared from the player but not into any DVD box (checked them all), I figured the one must have taken it out and the other must have grabbed it and run to some exotic location.

I ransacked the house for hours. Luckily my stubborn/desperate ability to look in the same place over and over again saved me. The disc was in the DVD player. Not in the tray or anything so quaint, but in the guts. It's a DVD/VCR combo, so there's a fair amount of interior space. I thought of that early on, but it could not easily be seen. It was only when I looked underneath the player for the third time, that I lifted it to a sufficient angle to hear the disc slide around inside, and after some manipulation was able to retrieve it.

Day saved. I am thankful because I would not have checked that space again and the player would probably have ended up in the landfill with my oh-so-precious FF #2 still inside.

COMMENTS

Tuesday, October 17, 2006 12:49 PM

BLUEEYEDBRIGADIER


Heh...my favourite trick when a sprog was double-stacking a VCR with tape;D

Still...glad you found your FF DVD, mink. Cuz having to get another set to replace the missing disc would have been frustrating to say the least;)

BEB

Monday, October 16, 2006 4:00 PM

FUTUREMRSFILLION


Just be glad they didnt put a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in the vcr.

Believe me, tis not a mess you wish to clean up and - damn it to hades, the VCR people have this weird notion that sticky substances void the warranty!

Monday, October 16, 2006 2:49 PM

STINKINGROSE


Death Droolers! Paratrooping Peanuts! If thine enemy offends thee, give his child a drum.
Glad we're out of the random stage and into the "PICK UP THIS MESS!!" stage.

Monday, October 16, 2006 9:57 AM

MSG


See aren't kids fun:) Just kidding. I have always though we had the wrong idea regarding spies and agents of destruction....stop training grown men and just send the kidlets in to do what comes naturally...far more effective:)


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