I have a theory that needs testing. I must use the Scientific Method.
1. Define the question: Why does a newly-mopped floor attract spills?
2. Form hypothesis: I don't know. Maybe my children like to get back at me when I refuse them 2 fruit snacks a day? Are the spills revenge? Or could it be unseen phenomena dwelling in our home, ghostly capers of mischief, eeking out their immortal existence by tipping over glasses of Kool-aid? This is something I would like to know. Perhaps some kind of magnetic attraction exists in the cleaning chemicals themselves and this somehow promotes spillage?
3. Perform experiment: Mop and wait. I conducted this experiment Wednesday. At bedtime I found a cup upturned on the kitchen floor, milk slowly making it's way through the grout like little irrigation ditches. Thursday at dinner Holland knocked a bowl of minestrone off the kitchen table. A sticky wet mess near an empty popsicle stick showed up yesterday.
4. Analyze data: So we know Holland was the culprit with the soup spill, we'll chalk that up to having a toddler in the home. The milk and popsicle? Maybe leprechauns.
5. Publish results: Hence, this post.
6. Retest: Nah, too much tile to scrub. I'll conclude that it's just not worth it to mop. Ever.
8 comments:
I found that Megan is my best mopper-Put Con and Claire to work. OR buy a swiffer jet mop and let the kids mop-it is awesome. Mason mops with it several times a week. It's worth the 10 minutes to show em how.
I'll be bringing my flip-flops...
A true scientist knows that there should be at least 3 trials in order to properly analyze data, therefore, your kids were just helping you form an conclusion!
Can't wait to never mop our kitchen!
I feel your pain! The worst for me is when they drop ramen noodles on the floor. They are all sticky. Ugh. I wait until they dry up and then it's lots easier to sweep up the floor. But ya, I know EXACTLY what you are talking about!
Ya, I get it too. I keep waiting for them to outgrow it.....still waiting! I'm SURE that i never did that when i was a kid! kelli
Hey Jenna! Jamie Jones here...I found your blog and have loved catching up with you guys. I just have to say that I'm totally with you on this....It NEVER fails that when the floor has been mopped a splattering of sticky substances always mysteriously appears...usually at least one has a red color. Honey is also another favorite!
I remember when your mother said the same thing. Jeff mentioned there should be three trials. We had five. Let me know how that works out for you.
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