Learn Something New Every Day!

Here are a few to start you off.

1. When barking orders at kids, remember the selective hearing factor. Until at least the age of 18, there seems to be some sort of blockage or cosmic shift in the Eustachian tubes that translates the word "don't" into all kinds of fun sentences.

For example...

What you say:

Don't throw your clothes on the floor!"

"Don't play in the ditch!"

"Don't tie the dog's feet together!"

"Don't try to hang your sister's ginormous Care Bear on the top of the Christmas tree!"

What they hear:

"Throw your clothes on the floor!"

"Please, by all means, play in the ditch! Make sure you get your new shoes nice and muddy, too!"

"The dog loves it when you tie her feet together! Hee hee, have fun!"

"You know what would be fun? Putting that five pound Care Bear on top of the tree to see if it knocks it over!"

2.If your dishwasher never seems to get the dishes clean, and you have to yell at the kids for putting something sandy in there because, well, that's what it looks like -- try powder detergent rather than liquid or gel. In fact, Liquids and gels will damage the dishwasher ("gunk up the works"). I was amazed but sure enough after one load with powder I was convinced. No more liquids for me EVER again!

3. MREs (Meals Ready to Eat...left over from Hurricane Relief) are not mouse-proof. As a matter of fact, they seem to act as more of a mouse bait. And the foil packets apparently make really cushy nests. Don't ask me how I know. Just trust me on this.

Now -- Share yours. :)