This week I had a funny Christmas memory pop into my head...
The year was 2003 and Aaron was in medical school. Becca was about 7 months and Sarah had just turned 3. I had picked up a few things at yard sales and stashed them until Christmas but didn't really have a wow present, we just didn't have the money. Christmas Eve I was passing by the large garbage bin (really a fenced in area where you could ditch couches, bikes, larger items) and I saw a cute slide and thought that was a perfect wow gift. After the kids went to sleep I went out and got it and brought it in. I started to wash it off and it cleaned up really well. Then I noticed ants, lots of ants, lots of big ants crawling out of the wholes of the slide. They had gone into hibernation in the slide but when they came into the warmth of the house they woke up. This did not phase me. I took the slide apart and took the yellow part up to the bathroom where I rinsed the ants out. I added bleach and rinsed and rinsed until all the ants were gone. I assembled the slide put a bow on it and the girls loved it in the morning. Becca was only 7 months but she could climb and slide like a pro!
6 comments:
I remember that! It's fun to see a picture of your house back then-- good times. Merry Christmas!
That is totally awesome. I wouldn't expect anything less of a Hunt gal! :) LOVE stories like this.
What a great story. It is amazing what we do when we have to, right? I am guessing now that you would toss it and go to bed, but then you wouldn't have a great memory down the road!
I'm glad I'm not the only one rescuing discarded toys from the fenced in area of the dumpster! Ha! I'd like to say it was because we were poor students, but I'd probably do it again today. Must be in the genes.
Yah! It was fun to see a photo of your old home!
You are tough. My kids would've gone "wow" free for Christmas. Good memory... now you just need to post one about when *you* were 3 ;o).
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