Eli got his first house-warming gift this week: a plastic car he can ride in or have mom or dad push for him (Thank you, Tyler!!!). This car is like Eli-crack....seriously. He cannot get enough of it! The only downside is the drama that ensues when we must leave the new house and return to our home to sleep at night. But while we are at the house it entertains him to no end. He can put pine straw or rocks in the front compartment, he can ride inside, he can push it. The entertainment value is wonderful! When Eli sees the car he cries out "Caaahhhh!" and then he alternates between that and "tieee - lah" (as he associates this new toy with his buddy, Tyler).The house is making progress; wall paper came down yesterday and I assume more came down today. We're getting anxious to move the last of our things into the house so we can start living like somewhat normal people again. There is still a smell that I'm trying to tackle in the kitchen; I'm pretty sure it's the old particle-board cabinets and cupboards (that will be replaced). Baking soda, Oust, stick-ups, febreeze....anyone have any more suggestions?
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PAINT! That's about the only thing that'll do it. :-)
Oh, and Ian rode on one of those cars when he was in the ER last month. Eli must have shorter legs (or just be smaller in general) than Ian, because he had to squeeze to fit on it! It was SUCH a great car that we would have bought it otherwise.
For the worst smells when we bought our house, we used Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom cleaner - the foamy kind that is a continuous spray, not the trigger spray kind. It's probably not the greatest solution for particle board since we let it sit for a few minutes before wiping it away, but if you're planning to replace them anyway...it should get rid of the odor while you wait to replace them.
Kaci (nokitty00 from WebMD & Yahoo nosurgery4clubfoot group)
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