Scenario...
You arrive home from a visit to the doctor’s with your 6 week old baby. You find your husband asleep on the lounge with your violently ill pet Chihuahua who has had the runs for the entire afternoon. He has the dog in a Pop-In nappy and snuggled into your brand new Close Baby Carrier.
You start to hyperventilate when you notice a strange sound coming from the laundry. There you find half your stash of white Dream Dri Pop-Ins being washed on 90 degrees with a bright pink apron and some rocks (which your helpful husband has mistaken for soap nuts…).
For a Pop-In Day Pack, tell us what happens next.
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I carefully remove the dogs nappy, careful not to wake husband, let the washing machine finish it's business, remove husbands credit card and sit down at the computer, head to my fav Pop-In stockists and promptly order a new full time Dream Dri package.
ReplyDeleteThen I will feed the baby, and head to bed and watch a movie snuggled in with my bubs :)
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ReplyDeleteI wake up my husband and hand him the 6 week old and head out the door. Love I will home for dinner
I am going shoppin with his credit card LOL
And I am buying whatever I like no matter the price - HE OWES ME!!!!!!!!!
I would grap my spare baby carrier that i have for emergancies just like this, pop my baby in. Run to the laundry, and get the rocks out. Leave the apron in, so we now have custom hand dyed pop ins, that will look stunning on my baby girl, a lovely mottley shade of pink! Then to deal with the chihuahua and the husband... well i would get a free and dri mat to protect the floor from chi-runs. Give the hubby a kick in the backside and tell him to start making dinner... and then relax and have some cuddles with my baby.
ReplyDeleteI am then pinched on the arm, and awoken from my daydream (nightmare).
ReplyDeleteI discover that my husband has washed and blowdryed the dog, bought me some new pop-ins for my stash and prewashed them with rockin green and has just changed the baby. He also has cooked a roast dinner and run the bath with a glass of fruit tingle cocktail and also vacuumed the whole house.
You quickly take a photo of hubby and dog to post on facebook to all his mates.
ReplyDeleteThen quietly turn around and walk straight back out the door. After all the shops are still open, and you actually were hoping that the dream-dri's came in pink. Your baby girl will look very cute in pink Dream-Dri's!
I relax - thank God my baby is a girl and the pink pop-ins will be welcome in my stash.
ReplyDeleteI then grab my camera, take some quick photos of dog in nappy, in carrier, and hubby and threaten to post these pictures on facebook for all the world (and his mates) to see. With my new advantage over hubby I convince him to buy new white Pop-Ins and give me a foot massage every night for the next six weeks!
My mother in law knocked at the door and this is the last thing I need. She had in her arms some washing which she asked if I could do as her machine had been broken by mishap. She said someone had put rocks and left poo all over it and it broke down. I suddenly realized my husband had been sleep walking.
ReplyDeleteI don't get mad - I get even ...
ReplyDeleteI take the nappy off the dog and put it on my husbands head - with a post-it that says "love you too" ... before letting the chihuahua loose on hubbies new laptop/wii games and work shoes ... I then go to the laundry and replace all my beautiful nappies with all of hubbies white chef jackets ... I am sure he will look stunning in pink ;)- and the boys at work will think so too!
I make the most of my new pink nappies - and bling them up a bit - before of course buying a whole new lot - just because ;)
Remove the dog and the baby from the scene of the crime. The dog has just scored a Pop-in nappy - it should be damn happy.
ReplyDeleteRemove the apron and the rocks from the washer.
Remove any possibility of a struggle by tying up the prime offender with the apron
Remove any likely hood of the nap continuing by throwing rocks close to his person
Remove his credit card from his pocket
Remove chilling bottle of Baileys from the fridge and
Remove a fair swig of it's contents (it's ok people, it's cocktail hour somewhere in the world)
Remove the full value of 20 Pop-ins from the credit card, plus take away for dinner and a nice massage whilst you're at it.
Remove any possibility that it might happen again any time soon.
while standing there wondering 'what do i do next' the rocks cause the washing machine to explode (your brand new one for that matter, and google brick in a dryer if you want to know that it will blow it up :P), this explosion is quickly followed by your pink pop ins flying at you, you throw yourself over the capsule, to protect your precious poppit from flying pop in injury. As the Washing machine blows up it causes a back shock that runs through your power system and shocking the 'sleeping' hubbies brand new massager that he had been lying on, he jumps up and, luckily, due to awesomeness of the close baby carrier, manages to keep chopper the Chihuahua in one peice and still sleeping soundly and no chihuahua runs leak because of the awesome Gussets on the Pop Ins.
ReplyDeleteLovely 'Helpful' hubby then asks you why your strandled over the baby capsule and promptly walks off, still carrying sleeping chopper, to leave some dishes on the bench, and crumbs from his food :P, you then call the power company and thats the start of another story :)
I come round after having passed out on the floor. As I survey the dreadful situation again, my lovely 6 week old son vomits over my entire outfit, including right down my top. Just what I need!! I put him down and as I'm wiping his spew off my chin, the phone rings. I figure it might be important, so run to get it... slipping on runny dog poos. I'm absolutely covered. There's nothing left to do but laugh and grab the camera.
ReplyDeleteI make my way to the kitchen for a paper bag and put it over my head. I am careful to draw some eyes on the front so that I can properly see where I am going and not trip over the Chihuahua.
ReplyDeleteI check the nappy stash and find that hubby has put the puppy nappies there.
Fortunately baby is a girl, so I add a red t-towel to the wash to ensure the nappies turn a beautiful shade of pink.
Camera comes out next and pix are taken to prove how hardworking he must be to have collapsed in a heap on the lounge!
Just like a typical mother, I spring into action. Juggling baby in one arm, I run to the bathroom, pulling the nappy off as I go, I throw pet chihuahua into the shower, turn the water on, and shut the door. Then, with my superhuman female-only ability of being able to be in 2 places at the same time, I'm in the laundry before you can blink, Out come the rocks, and in goes the dog's nappy, saving what I can of the nappies that my gorgeous hubby has now coloured pink for our son to wear - I hope this doesn't confuse him in coming years....
ReplyDeleteI put the real soap nuts in the wash. (Hoping the Dream Dris won't turn pink, being legendarily stain resistant)
ReplyDeleteThe carrier is safe 'cos the Pop-in works - the gussets should hold even skinny doggy legs.
Booze and coffee are out so I shop. For more nappies. Online!
I feel gentle breeze on the back of my neck and a warm moist sensation on my cheek when I realize my husband has woken me from my slumber with a gentle kiss. Sensing my anxiety he proceeds to tell me the washing has been done successfully without any coloring issues... Our resent close parent purchases are safely interacted and he has successfully finished toilet training our troublesome dog. What a relief to to be woken from this nightmare!
ReplyDeleteI have words with hubby, then put the baby down beside him, stop the washing machine and redo the wash on a proper cycle. I leave the dog as is (it could be worse) and go out to the shed. Put diesel from the ute jerry can in the lawnmower and mow the lawn. When the mower mysteriously stops working, I give up and go get the whipper snipper which is also in need of fuel. I mix 4-stroke oil with the petrol in the mower jerry can and put it in the (which needs 2-stroke). When I finish, I go back inside and tell hubby that both pieces of equipment aren't working properly. Finally, I grab his Visa, go online and order myself some new nappies.
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