Glass Everywhere

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I was just sitting here, minding my own business, when suddenly there was a loud crash in the kitchen.  There was no mistaking the sound.  Luckily I got there at the same moment my son did and I was able to keep him away from the 27 trillion shards of glass. That. Was. Everywhere.  I swept. And swept again.  I wiped / patted the entire floor with a wet cloth.  How do you make sure you really and truly got every glass particle up? 

So, now I am faced with three predicaments:

The first: Making sure none of us are stabbed or sliced while taking out the trash (the glass is in a paper bag and there was other paper packing material in the trash bag, so this might not be too big of an issue).

Next: Replacing broken items.  I once thought about buying additional dishes to match our small set, but after looking high and low I could never find the company.  And that was when I just wanted to, not needed to.  One of the items that broke was a bowl from one of the place settings.  I see shopping for new place settings in the not too far off future.  Also, a glass mixing bowl (or more than one?) also broke in the process.  That’s actually what caused the worst of the mess.  The bowl that was part of the setting only broke in three pieces.  I haven’t even figured out which bowl (or bowls) I’m “missing” yet.  Guess I need to do that.  I guess I see shopping for these in the future as well.  Thankfully, I have quite a few of the glass mixing bowls, so I may be ok, despite the disaster.  (Some from a Christmas gift since I was in need due to my son knocking two nested bowls off the end table that I had just placed there for a second when I wasn’t used to his increasing mobility.) 

And finally:  What to do about that darn cat that I am certain caused this whole fiasco in the first place?  He has increasingly become more of a nuisance and I am not sure what to do with him.  I’ve had him (and his sister) forever and can’t actually see getting rid of him, but c’mon.  Something has to give.  I seriously have to put him outside & close the pet door whenever I give B something to eat or he’ll try to take it (usually successfully!).  Can’t have that, so outside he goes.  Can’t close the pet door completely, because we actually put it up for the pup. 

And how is YOUR day? 

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