Time is Up
Griffin is super sensitive to certain noises. Griffin loves to eat blueberry muffins. Neither of those statements would count as breaking news. Even for a “brilliant” investigative reporter like Brian Ross from ABC’s morning show. (Not sure about that last jab? Google “Brian Ross Jim Holmes”).
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However, when both these quirks / obsessions collide, they can be simultaneously relieving and massively frustrating for the boy. Case in point, Griffin hates the sound the timer our oven makes when the food is ready. He has figured out how to turn the timer (but not the oven) off.
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At the 18:00 minute mark, this is exactly what he did when Mrs. Big Daddy was recently cooking a batch of his beloved blueberry muffins. No problem so far, right? Here’s the rub. Mrs. Big Daddy was not informed of this development whilst she was lying in bed with yours truly (yes there is enough room for her to sleep in the same bed as me) watching the exquisite tour de force that is the remake of “21 Jump Street” as she waited for the muffins to cook.
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Briefly taking a break from noticing how much Channing Tatum’s physique resembles mine, she realized that quite some time had passed and she should have heard the timer for the muffins go off. A split second later, the smoke alarms started squealing and chirping. It had been about a half an hour since Griffin turned off the beeping timer and neglected to tell anyone that he had done so.
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Brutally burnt muffins and blaring smoke detectors probably won’t stop Griffin from turning off the timer the next time he hears it. However, maybe Mrs. Big Daddy won’t recklesly let herself get so immersed and mesmerized in Mr. Tatum’s and her husband’s bulging biceps in the future
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Note: Parts of this post were exaggerated for comic effect. Specifically, it is obvious to anyone who knows us that Mr. Tatum’s biceps cannot compare with mine. Luckily for Mr. Tatum I was unfairly overlooked for a starring role in the summer blockbuster, Magic Mike. I’m working hard to avoid similar dissapointment when they start casting for the sequel.
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Karen V.
July 27th, 2012 at 5:36 pm #
I can understand how Mrs. BD could have been distracted.
BetteJo
July 28th, 2012 at 10:05 pm #
Gotta love that Brian Ross. Bet he cowers under his bed these days with all those super-violent tea party types wandering the streets freely these days. What a scary group!
Sarah at Journeys of The Zoo
July 30th, 2012 at 12:28 am #
Because all posts should contain mentions of elevators and/or blueberry muffins (although biceps are a close third), I have nominated you for the “Liebster Award”.
Check out what I had to say here, http://www.journeysofthezoo.com/2012/07/liebster-award-recipient.html
Besos, Sarah
Zookeeper at Journeys of The Zoo
P.S. That and sentences should be allowed to start with “Because” and French Fries should be a Food Group.
MarsupialMama
August 1st, 2012 at 3:34 pm #
Oh no!! I would be horribly upset by the loss of blueberry muffins too!! Though I agree with Karen, I can understand her distraction!