RTT: Nativity, Foot Odor, and Prurient

Oh yes it is! It's time for another Random Tuesday Thoughts!

 

 

 

I have finally mostly decorated the house for Christmas! Tree. Check. Door wreath. Check. Mantle. Check. 420 sad looking Christmas decorations handmade my my child. Check. It's looking very festive around here. Yesterday, while I was dragging the tree into the house and getting it up and decorating it all by myself while Jude and Jimmy both hung out in bed sick (grrrrr), Jude came in and asked me if I liked decorating Christmas. I said "Of course, it's one of my favorite things." He nodded thoughtfully, "Cause you don't seem to be enjoying it much." Ah, that would be because of the excessive cursing and sweating and complaining. Well, yes there's that. But I really do enjoy it. This year I decided to count how many Christmas tree ornaments I have, and it turns out to be 217. Which seems like a lot for a small tree. Is that nutty? How many do y'all have?

 

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I want to make one of these!

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I would like you all to help me with a terrible problem. Several months ago, I bought a pair of these...

 

 

Skechers Go Walks. THE MOST COMFORTABLE SHOES ON THE PLANET EARTH. Seriously. Like walking on a cloud. I adore them. And they're washable, which is crazy wonderful. Just toss 'em in the machine. Amazing. 

 

But now, suddenly, they have developed a terrible problem. They stink. Really stink. Like...some kind of rotten cheese has rotten in the rotting shoe. I mean, it's BAD. The other day I took them off in the car and when Jude got in he shouted "Whoa! Did you fart?!" Yes, fart feet. 

 

I wash them, I Febreze them. Nothing helps. I have websearched this, and while it seems to have happened to other Skechers Go Walk wearers, nobody has a remedy. Anybody have any ideas? Please? I don't want to throw them away!

 

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Since we moved into our house 11 years ago, I have suffered with the most terrible dishwasher on earth. This thing was a piece of crap when we moved in, and has only gone downhill. I know, I should have replaced it long ago, but something in me, something about being the child of parents who survived the Depression maybe, keeps me from getting rid of something until it has actually completely bit the dust. Example: I kept my old laptop until it literally fell apart - keys popping off, the screen came off TWICE. 

 

So finally, finally, the old dishwasher came to an end. It reached a point when I had to completely scrub the dishes before I put them in, and even then, they came out all spotty. So I took advantage of a Black Friday sale and bought this beauty...

 

So shiny and handsome.

 

I can't tell you how much I love him. He has changed my life. Who knew how far dishwasher technology had advanced in the last 20 years?! I mean, I don't even have to rinse. Just stick in those nasty dishes with grease and dried on food and he does his job. Sometimes I just sneak into the kitchen and stare at him lovingly. Ahhh!.

 

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Oh dear...

 

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The other night I had one of those long, convoluted, anxiety dreams. I honestly don't remember anything about it. But I woke up from it, at about 3 am, and was absolutely sure that I MUST REMEMBER the following phrase...and I was so sure that I even got my phone and wrote it down so I wouldn't forget...okay, here's the phrase..."prurient sealant". Yes, "prurient sealant". What the what? It was terribly important. Hmmm, let's see...

 

prurient - 

1. having, inclined to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts, desires, etc.
2. causing lasciviousness or lust.
3. having a restless desire or longing.

sealant - 

1. a substance used for sealing, as sealing wax or adhesives.
2. any of various liquids, paints, chemicals, or soft substances that may be applied to a surface or circulated through a system of pipes or the like, drying to form a hard, watertight coating. 

Wow. The mind goes lots of places. Anybody want to venture a "prurient sealant" definition? 

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The following video is courtesy of Jude. He, who is now a full-fledged tween, thought all of you might think this is funny. He is a bit of a music snob and classic rock lover, and often lectures his friends on the merits of Led Zeppelin, and he thinks anything that makes fun of Taylor Swift is hilarious. Enjoy.

  

 

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Okey dokey, that's my random for today. Go visit Stacy and the other Random Tuesday Thoughts!

Comments

[Terra Heck]

I have a lot of Christmas ornaments but I think you have me beat! I owned a dishwasher once but never used it. I prefer just doing dishes by hand.

[Terra Heck]

I have a lot of Christmas ornaments but I think you have me beat! I owned a dishwasher once but never used it. I prefer just doing dishes by hand.

[Arnebya]

Um, I have maybe a box and a half of ornaments? That's it. We rotate the colors each year except that one awful year where the kids demanded allthecolorsbeused.

It's 12/8 and I haven't even put the wreath on the door. It feels shameful, but also weird because it's 60 degrees two weeks before Christmas. I'm out of sorts.

We don't have a dishwasher other than our hands.

Did they not stink until after you washed them? Maybe that did it. I can't make that make sense, sorry.

[Becca]

That was a very random post! I'm Jewish so I don't know anything about ornaments, but over 200 seems like a ton! Do they all fit on the tree at once?

[Rorybore]

Oh I have boxes upon boxes of ornaments. They don't all go on the tree, because it would fall over for sure. But I have my pretty ones that have not been out since I had children. Then I have home-made ones from when I was a child, and the ones my own have made. Shatterproof ones that are the standard these days. And finally an entire collection of Disney hand painted ornaments! They break every year, and I glue them back every year: but I love them!
That parody is so funny. I definitely remember those days.
Fart feet? ha. Maybe a mixture of vinegar and baking soda? That worked for my summer sandals. Or even some mild bleach to spray on them? I've heard tea bags left in overnight can help too, but never tried that one myself. My mom just said kitty litter. what? I assuming clean kitty litter. ha

[Ginny Marie]

I love that video! Tell Jude it's perfect for RTT. And I'm so glad you got a working dishwasher! My laptop is held together with clear mailing tape right now, no joke.

How was that for a random comment? :)