Interior Designing and Milk

Teaching toddlers to clean up after themselves is like teaching tornadoes to avoid trailer parks.  It's not going to happen.  Your best bet in both situations is to find shelter and clean up after the damage is done.

The two older kids are pretty good about cleaning up after themselves.  They'll take their plates to the kitchen after meals and put their cups in the sink when they're done.  Then there's Libby.  She'll just throw stuff whenever and wherever she wants, toys, books, diapers, and most recently, her sippy cup.

Milk goes sour pretty quick, even more so in a sippy cup.  It must be the BPA.  Add time to the mix and you're in for a surprise.

Our couch has armrests that open up.  Inside there is a spot to hold the remote control.  Problem is, we can't find the remote control, so it ends up holding Pop-Tarts, bread crust, grapes, and anything else the kids decide to hide in there.  Libby decided it would be fun to hide her recently poured full glass of milk inside.

I'm not sure how long the cup was sitting in the armrest.  I will say this though.  It was sitting in there long enough to explode--all over the couch, the carpet, and my wife who was unfortunate enough to make the discovery.

 Use baking soda they said. It will remove the smell they said.

So what did we learn?  Given enough time, a sippy cup full of milk will explode.  Also, given a couple of weeks, the smell will remain.