Double Bubble of Fun
I am a goal-orientated problem solver. Identify the problem, develop several courses of action and choose a course of action. Problem solved. This has always worked well for me.
A recent problem Missy and I faced was one of many trivial ones.
Problem identified:
Her Mom had bought a couple hundred bottles of miniature bubbles to give out for people to blow instead of throwing rice (which by the way doesn’t make birds explode) at the wedding. The bows on the bottles were the wrong color and wouldn’t match the color of the wedding.
Plan Number 1:
Cut off all the wrong color bows and spend an ungodly amount of time putting the right color bows on to the bottles.
Plan Number 2:
Buy all new bubbles with the right color bows.
Plan Number 3:
No Bubbles.
For me, this is easy. No bubbles means no chance of some kid accidentally drinking a bottle of bubbles and ending up in the ER. Problem solved, right?
I think we all know the answer to that one.
For about the next 48 hours I think Missy and her mom cut all the bows off of the old bubbles and tied new ones on. So in August when your little kid is trying to drink the bubbles after you take them away take a few seconds to notice how the bow on the bubbles goes perfectly with everything else.
Comments
I don't have a kid, but when I'm driving Nick up to the ER... I'll be sure to take a look.
Posted by: Ashley | March 21, 2005 8:39 PM
I don't see why you're complaining because you didn't have to do much with them only cut off a few ribbons. Plus when you buy the bubbles at the store they don't come with the ribbons on them, you would get to do that anyway.
Posted by: Missy | March 22, 2005 3:58 PM