“It smells like burnt popcorn in here!”
Says Charming. But oh no, popcorn is not what he smells, though I would agree it does smell like burnt popcorn.
Sugar is NOTORIOUS for getting into stuff, making messes and being generally destructive. This morning was no exception. However in rare form, she came to confess the deed before I discovered it. Probably because when she put the oatmeal, water and METAL spoon in the microwave, she got scared because of the "popping."
"Mom," she says. "I put the oatmeal in the microwave and I pushed the wrong buttons and it was popping." I of course had to record her saying this because it was really cute the way she said it.
I did not however take a picture of the "oatmeal" but the scene I came upon can be described as thus: crispy fried oatmeal in a bowl, with a metal spoon, and the microwave set at 84 minutes. When I pushed in the crispiness with the spoon, black ooze. And the smell? Burnt popcorn with a hint of stainless silver.
I really thing the next best child safety device would be some way to secure the microwave. I remember the stench and mess I made as a little girl trying to make hard boiled eggs in the microwave.
I dread the day Princess decides to try and cook on her own like this.
Comment by T with Honey — February 6, 2008 @ 3:45 pm
oh my gosh! 84 minutes!! :-O
Comment by emily — February 7, 2008 @ 7:26 pm
that’s gross yet cute that she confessed. Luckily my kids have yet to discover the microwave.
Comment by Andrea — February 11, 2008 @ 10:17 pm