Nooks and Crannies

I think this is the longest stretch between posts that I have had since I first started doing this in '07.  I guess I just haven't been in the mood or things I wanted to say about events just weren't appropriate for here or it was just too redundant from my fb.  So lets see if these rusty fingers can give this a go.

How many people know just how many nooks and crannies there are in your vehicle?  Well, now, I don't mean to brag, but I do.  Before we left this evening for a swimming banquet my 7 year old complained of a stomach ache.  When we arrived, she complained again.  When she turned down a slice of pizza I should have just high tailed it on out of there!  The kid lives on pizza.  We had made a commitment to be there and wanted to support our team and it was the final event of the season... so logic faded and we stayed.

Jordyn received some awards and seemed to have perked up a bit.  After the awards portion was over, we headed for home.  It was a pleasant drive until we were about 4 blocks from home. 4 more stinking blocks is all we had left before safety.  All of the sudden kids are screaming and Jordyn is projectile vomiting all over the car.  Windows are being rolled down, pleads for holding the rest in were being made, dry heaving by everyone else was happening, Jordyn was crying and she continued to vomit repeatedly.  At this point all I can think of is the fact that now I am going to have to remove a vomit covered child from my vomit covered car and clean both up.  Now I wanted to start crying.  Have I used the word vomit enough yet? heehee

We pulled into the driveway and I had to do a kind of lift up yank out move to keep myself from getting covered.  What I saw was alarming.  It had to be an entire days worth of food and liquid to cover so much!  There was nothing to do but put the hose on my kid.  She was not going through the house like that!  I handed her off to her sis and then assessed the damage to the car.  Gross story shortened, I could not believe the areas that I had to find and clean because I was not about to have a car that forever smelt like that.  Luckily I have a trusty little carpet cleaner that I don't know how anyone could possibly live without.  I had to also clean out the tracks that the seats are in and all kinds of crazy little places.  It was even in the row behind her....because they are fold forward seats, so it oozed down through there.

The good news.  I managed all of this in high heels.  Because, well, I was already wearing them and this was emergent....and when facing disaster at least you can look good.  I also think I can now say that I am pretty proficient in car detailing.  A toothbrush never did enter the scene but I tell you every nook and cranny of that car is clean.  Also, I just may get the chance to clean it all over again if when I go out in the garage tomorrow I am greeted with that oh so fragrant aroma.

Now that I have thrown my clothes in the wash and showered I think I will climb in bed and watch some Tierra on a toddler show to assuage my guilt of being more mad than sympathetic to my poor little sick girl.  It's always more reassuring that there are some really horrible parents out there willing to let the whole world know about it! ;0)
ps, I think there is some vomit stuck to my nose hairs because I can still smell it!!!!!