Funny Thing about Melted Wax

Happy women. Excited women. Perfectly painted nails and toes. Eyebrows waxed. Hair trimmed and styled. Shoulders relaxed after massage. Tummy filled with wonderful finger foods. Conversation keeping spirits high.

We had our annual single moms pampering night at church. It was wonderful! Moms had just left and our cleaning crew was hard at work putting everything in their place. Chairs needed to be moved, tables folded and lamps put back in storage for another year. Ordinary stuff.

But then something unexpected happened: the eyebrow wax bowl fell on the floor!

It fell in the middle of the walkway. On the carpet, of course. And did I say, the wax was pink! I walked away. There were enough people to deal with the wax.

I came back a few minutes later. The wax was still on the floor. What was new? A group of young men surrounded the area. They were analyzing the situation. Contemplating what would be the best way to get the wax off the floor. 

"We could just Google it."

Maybe someone actually did it as the next time I walked by, there was now a brown paper bag covering the melted wax. Still, the contemplating continued.

"We could just iron it."

"Or we could put ice on it."

"How about using a wet rag?"

"You could use a cloth diaper when ironing over it."

There were so many suggestions, but at the end, the brown paper bag stayed over the wax. Sunday will reveal if the suggested methods worked!

As I was leaving, I heard this:

"I thought somebody had puked, but then I realized that there would not be a group of men staring at the pink throw up. It had to be something else."

"Do you think we will get hourly updates on the cleaning process?"

"That could be your first tweet; giving us an update!"

I went home happy and chuckling to myself. I wondered how long the men would stay and stare at the brown paper bag pieces over the wax. Could there really be an update on social media on the carpet cleaning progress? I guess time will tell.