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So, 'song went outside this morning to head to work. A minute later, she came back in -- the car windows were completely frosted over. I suggested that she use the defroster, but after five minutes, still no luck. Since I don't drive, and she's from Florida, there's no ice scraper in the house. So we went looking for a substitute. While 'song and I were frantically searching, Elayna piped up.

"I have a great idea. My Shrinky Dinks thingee!."

You see, Shrinky Dinks aren't what they were when we were kids and put them in the toaster ovens and got our first second degree burns. Now, it's a glorified purple pizza oven. You put the Dink on a tray, and you use this plastic thingee (it really is the best word for it) to push the tray through the oven without burning your hands. It's quite ingenious, other than the part where the dinks fall off the tray on the way out, and I have to shake the bloody thing for ten minutes until they rattle out. But I digress.

So we took the thingee, and I attempted to scrape the ice off the windshield while 'song ran the car (defrosting was helping a bit) and Elayna helped. Lo and behold, it worked! Mind you, the thingee, being made of pure plastic, didn't work quite as well, so my hands are still cramped from holding it so it wouldn't bend. But after ten minutes of vigorous scraping, enough ice was off for 'song to drive to work, and for me to take Elayna to the bus stop.

So once again, the day is saved, thanks to the PowerPuff Girl-loving Shrinky Dink owner!

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