Freaky Frugalite

OK, to make something perfectly clear– the following is not a criticism!!! It’s an observation.

I was dropping Entrecards and visited the entertaining Geek Mom Mashup blog. She has an interesting post about a Japanese-invented gadget (actually, they are stickers that you place on the toilet) that encourages proper “aim” for kids who use the toilet. A common complaint among moms is that the kids whizz all over the place. Yeah, I have kids and I remember those potty-training years, and all I can say is THANK GOD THAT’S OVER. lol. Besides childbirth, potty-training is the worst!

Anyway, I was absolutely stunned at the idea of stickers. Are stickers and such things really necessary?! Back in the old days, a swift little swat on the kid’s backside, or forcing the child to clean up after himself (*GASP*), was enough to solve the problem! What is this new fad where mothers are resigned to be their child’s slave? There is no way on God’s good earth that I would ever spend our hard-earned money on toilet stickers because the durn kid is too lazy to aim correctly! No wonder the youth walk around like they are God’s gift to earth!

Disclaimer *sigh* This post is not intended to criticise, disseminate, or otherwise offend Geek Mom or her devoted readers, or the Japanese, or Moms Against Spanking Kids (MASK), or anyone who happens to use said toilet stickers, or anyone who to this day still cannot aim. However, I am very comfortable offending youth who walk around like they are God’s gift to earth and to their parents who encourage that.

The lilacs are in bloom here. I have only two little lilac bushes, white and Princess Pink. But my neighbors have one side of their yard fenced with huge lilacs. The bushy tops are so peppered with purple blossoms that the neighbor is scented with them. It’s enough to drive me mad. I absolutely LOVE the smell of lilacs. The only negative thing I can think of when it comes to lilacs is that their bloom time is so brief.

My son helped me snip off a few tender blossoms from my shrub. I have the jar of them beside me and I am swooning. They are just amazing flowers. I’ll have to get a photo up of my pride and joy– my little lilac tree that I have been nursing. It is rewarding me this year with a knockout quantity of blooms. The little buds are just about ready to burst with their deliciousness. For now, here’s a borrowed photo. Can’t you just smell them from here? Ahhhhhhhh. So although I might get Kentucky Derby Party Invitations and watch them “Run for the Roses,” what would really knock my socks off is if they ran for the lilacs!