Stinky Mouse Update
Sunday, June 11 2006 Filed in: Stinky Mouse
I know, I know, Stinky Mouse has his own
blog, but his life is pretty deeply entwined with
Kai's so he still gets time on this blog too.
First, I want to give a shout out to some online friends who have linked to Mouse's blog from theirs.
Our friend Princess Brinley gave Mouse a really nice entry and even mentioned The ChouChou Shu Online Store.
Also our friends Michael and Kimberly from Iowa, who are waiting for their referral (I was going to say patiently waiting, but I don't know anyone who waits patiently for that!) they gave mouse a nice plug on THEIR BLOG too!
Mouse loves all this attention and encourages everyone with a blog to give him a link!
Now, the real reason I'm writing about Stinky Mouse is because of the ongoing controversy regarding his real identity. You loyal readers (both of you) no doubt recall that the original Stinky Mouse had a fateful encounter with a bottle of Febreze. I confess, it was me who sprayed him down, but if you had smelled him when I did it, I don't think you would blame me. Anyway, Tina replaced Stinky Mouse. This is much like what happened back in 1969 when the REAL Paul McCartney died and was replaced by a look-a-like. (If you don't remember this you can click HERE, but after you finish reading that stuff remember to come back!)
Well anyway, the original Stinky Mouse, who was now no longer stinky, but rendered unlovable by a cheap, industrial quality cologne was hidden away in Kai's pajama drawer. His replacement became greatly loved and continued to rise in fame and fortune - just like the guy they replaced Paul with.
Well this weekend, something terrible happened. Our oldest son Cam is graduating from high school this week and we are going to be having lots of company and family visiting. So we've been fast-tracking a number of reclamation projects around the house in an attempt to conceal how far we've let things slide since bringing a toddler into our lives. To aid in this, I rented a pressure washer. These are amazing tools, but they run on gas and the one I rented seemed to have a loose gas cap. No one saw this happen, but it was parked by our backdoor, and at some point either Kai or Mouse got too close to this thing, because they both smelled like gas. We were able to clean up Kai, but Mouse had attained a whole new level of stink - dangerous toxic stink!
It was bedtime before we realized it was the mouse that was stinking of gasoline.
Kai wasn't happy with him.
It was Tina again who saved the day. She said to Kai, "I'm going to give Mouse a quick bath. You wait here." She took him down the hall and switched him with the original. Stinky Mouse #1's months of exile in the pajama drawer had diminished his Febreze induced repugnancy to a tolerable level. Kai was so sleepy he just needed someone with big soft ears to snucker on. The switch went undetected!
Now the amazing thing is that Mouse #2 had actually logged more hours of usage, and it showed. We had given him a number of sponge baths (using only water and Kai's baby soap) to keep the smell down, but general wear and tear was showing its affect. Mouse #1 looks all fresh and new in comparison. What an amazing bath!
So we are now planning on stocking up on a few ChouChou Shu clones as backup in case disaster strikes again. Oh and if you don't appreciate the importance of backing things up, check out the latest entry on Cady's Blog.
First, I want to give a shout out to some online friends who have linked to Mouse's blog from theirs.
Our friend Princess Brinley gave Mouse a really nice entry and even mentioned The ChouChou Shu Online Store.
Also our friends Michael and Kimberly from Iowa, who are waiting for their referral (I was going to say patiently waiting, but I don't know anyone who waits patiently for that!) they gave mouse a nice plug on THEIR BLOG too!
Mouse loves all this attention and encourages everyone with a blog to give him a link!
Now, the real reason I'm writing about Stinky Mouse is because of the ongoing controversy regarding his real identity. You loyal readers (both of you) no doubt recall that the original Stinky Mouse had a fateful encounter with a bottle of Febreze. I confess, it was me who sprayed him down, but if you had smelled him when I did it, I don't think you would blame me. Anyway, Tina replaced Stinky Mouse. This is much like what happened back in 1969 when the REAL Paul McCartney died and was replaced by a look-a-like. (If you don't remember this you can click HERE, but after you finish reading that stuff remember to come back!)
Well anyway, the original Stinky Mouse, who was now no longer stinky, but rendered unlovable by a cheap, industrial quality cologne was hidden away in Kai's pajama drawer. His replacement became greatly loved and continued to rise in fame and fortune - just like the guy they replaced Paul with.
Well this weekend, something terrible happened. Our oldest son Cam is graduating from high school this week and we are going to be having lots of company and family visiting. So we've been fast-tracking a number of reclamation projects around the house in an attempt to conceal how far we've let things slide since bringing a toddler into our lives. To aid in this, I rented a pressure washer. These are amazing tools, but they run on gas and the one I rented seemed to have a loose gas cap. No one saw this happen, but it was parked by our backdoor, and at some point either Kai or Mouse got too close to this thing, because they both smelled like gas. We were able to clean up Kai, but Mouse had attained a whole new level of stink - dangerous toxic stink!
It was bedtime before we realized it was the mouse that was stinking of gasoline.
Kai wasn't happy with him.
It was Tina again who saved the day. She said to Kai, "I'm going to give Mouse a quick bath. You wait here." She took him down the hall and switched him with the original. Stinky Mouse #1's months of exile in the pajama drawer had diminished his Febreze induced repugnancy to a tolerable level. Kai was so sleepy he just needed someone with big soft ears to snucker on. The switch went undetected!
Now the amazing thing is that Mouse #2 had actually logged more hours of usage, and it showed. We had given him a number of sponge baths (using only water and Kai's baby soap) to keep the smell down, but general wear and tear was showing its affect. Mouse #1 looks all fresh and new in comparison. What an amazing bath!
So we are now planning on stocking up on a few ChouChou Shu clones as backup in case disaster strikes again. Oh and if you don't appreciate the importance of backing things up, check out the latest entry on Cady's Blog.
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