Universal laws

Just Bathed Baby Law of Mess Attraction

vs.

Just Washed Car Law of Light Drizzle Attraction

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Kids in motion tend to stay in motion.

Kids at rest tend to stay at rest (unless you administer Sufficient Motivation, either positively or negatively charged)

A house that is a mess tends to stay a mess. A house that is clean will immediately become a house that is a mess unless you've mastered the Incredible Art of Olympic Salmon Waterfall Swimming and have a Sharp Tongue of Stinging +10, with infinite saves against Whining, Shrieking, or Negotiating.

A law I learned last night: when browning minced dehydrated onion, it neither smells nor sounds the same as fresh onion from the other room. It'll blacken before it starts to smell like it's cooking. Especially when your delightful 16 month old child just loves to spin the cool knobs on the stove and turn the heat up to high. New onions, dinner turned out fine.