- See Trusty Grandpa trimming the lavender bush
- Decide to collect some of the flowers to dry and use for future crafts/gifts etc
- Go inside and collect plastic jug from pantry
- Come out and start putting flowers into jug
- Toddler wants their own jug too
- Toddler runs into house to get own jug
- Start to follow Toddler and hear a scream from Toddler
- Run inside and Toddler is walking out of the kitchen upset
- Toddler cries "Mess!"
- Pick Toddler up and look in the kitchen
- Toddler has some how dropped the large pryrex jug (that is meant to be shatterproof) onto the floor and the glass is now EVERYWHERE
- Carry Toddler back into lounge and put on couch
- Conduct closer inspection of Toddler to make sure they aren't hurt
- Toddler fine, more upset about the mess that has been made
- Calm Toddler down and tell them that they are not in trouble - it was an accident
- Toddler still upset "Clean up mess! I help!"
- Give Toddler hug and tell them that Mummy will clean up the mess and thank them for offering to help
- Toddler wants to ride his bike now
- Take Toddler outside and ask Trusty Grandpa to keep an eye on them while shattered glass is being cleaned up
- Toddler happily goes outside on his bike and helps Grandpa
- Go back inside and pick up broom
- Remove wrapping on broom (it is new as Hubby ran over the last one with his car)
- Start sweeping glass up into a pile
- Pick up everything else on the bottom of the panty and give a thorough rinse - put aside for washing
- Pick up bread maker and sweep under
- Discover some cans of food have been put into the bread maker by the Toddler
- Put cans away on can shelf
- Go to laundry cupboard for brush and shovel
- Move pantry door out of the way first (party door came off last night and need to fix it)
- Open laundry cupboard and get out brush and shovel
- Go to kindling box and collect old newspapers
- Sweep shattered glass onto newspapers
- Wrap glass up and put into rubbish bin
- Pull out vacuum cleaner and vacuum bottom of pantry and rest of kitchen floor
- Put vacuum away
- Tidy bench and discover a shard of glass
- Spend next ten minutes checking other surfaces and pantry shelves for random pieces of glass
- Find no more shards
- Go back outside to collect lavender flowers with the Toddler - who now has his own plastic jug to put his flowers in
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
How To: Collect Lavender Flowers
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