Over the last month of so, I have frequently commented that I'm "seeing red," usually when I have been angry over various incidents related to Elise's care. Well, today I am seeing orange...literally.
You know, when we bought this house, I remember the contractor jotting down the names of several household items which we would need to purchase and use in our new home, ideally before moving in. One of these items was Stone Tech granite sealer. Granite, being a porous stone, will apparently absorb liquids spilled onto it, making it vulnerable to stains. Well, being 8 months pregnant with our first child at the time, I ran right to Home Depot to purchase the granite sealer, so I could protect my beautiful granite countertops from the Kool-Aid and juice spills that I predicted would be in our future. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine the granite would need protection against the nasty, stinky, orange AquADEKS vitamins which we would have to give our baby girl twice each day. So I did apply the granite sealer before moving into our house in 2010. The problem, I suppose, is that I never re-applied the sealer. Now this morning, I woke up to find an entire bottle of the AquADEKS spilled on our counter. I'm not sure when the bottle got knocked over or how long the puddle of this orange liquid was sitting there, soaking into the stone. All I know is that I have spent my morning trying to clean it, and I'm still seeing orange.
As a result of Elise's frequent spit-ups, I have been "seeing orange" before, which I may have previously mentioned, on things like Elise's clothes, her bed sheets, her carrier, and our carpet. These other items can be cleaned, with some effort, or easily replaced though. Seeing orange on granite countertops is just a no-good, very bad thing, because it can't be easily cleaned, and it most definitely can not be easily replaced.
I'm suddenly feeling very nauseated...and no, I'm not pregnant.
Any suggestions? I would be grateful.
Erin - we had the same issues with Maddy - and it lasted until after she was a year old - then finally her stools became more firm and weren't an orange, loose mess. But I have tried EVERYTHING for our laundry/carpet and have not found anything that got the orange mess out. I started using the same stained clothes over and over at home - and saved the "good clothes" for going out in public, and I had to just toss her clothes instead of reselling after she grew out of them. ~Angie
ReplyDeleteHere is an awesome website with some homemade ideas for cleaning granite countertops. http://www.finishing.com/113/03.shtml I find these to work better than anything. Best of luck.
ReplyDeletegosh I do NOT miss that aquedeks one bit! stained so many bibs and onesies!
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