It's been forever since I've posted in here, and this is just a stupid post, but I thought it was funny enough to mention to anyone who might still be reading this.

 

The worst thing in the world is a warm Coke, so when we brought the new ones home, I stuck one in the freezer for myself, one for dad, and a Mountain Dew for Ben. We all sat down to watch an SG-1 later, and I hurried back to grab my drink from the freezer. Both of the guys left during the theme song, so I totally forgot about their drinks. (you can see where I'm going with this, can't you....) Anyway, my ice-cold Coca-Cola was just terrific, and I went to sleep with the sweet taste of fizz on my tongue. (after the minty toothpaste was done with it anyway) The next morning was a buzz with school, and it was lunchtime before I stopped to think. I was about half way down the steps when I suddenly remembered that two sodas and freezing temps don't mix for very long....... "Oh my gosh! I totally forgot about the sodas!!!!" Ben watched me fly down the steps, set my plate down on the couch (it's a miracle it didn't flip onto the floor), and run to the back room. I opened the freezer door in a hurry and stood completely still, as though breathing on it might make it worse... Stalagmites of frozen Coke foam were hanging from the top of the freezer... a small sea of yellow and brown was mixed nicely in a half-inch deep puddle on the bottom of the freezer... the ice-maker should have put out soda flavored ice cubes to soda-down your water............... Without moving any more than neccessary, I tipped my head back, let out the longest sigh I had ever done in my entire life, and let the door close on the hideous scene. Pictures of me scraping Coke-cicles from the freezer's roof ran through myhead a million miles an hour.

 

Anyway, to make a long story short, I told mom, and she didn't even dare look at the freezer until I told her I was going down to clean it out and asked if I'd need a pan and spoon to scrape it out with. We ended up cleaning it out together, and now, 48 hours after the grand explosions, we're all laughing about it.... or at least, I think those are tears of joy...