Thermos

Mom got a thermos for Christmas last year.  She used to walk to the bus and take the bus when we lived close to public transportation.  We had a few thermos mugs but their problem was that they would spill while she was walking to catch the bus or when she was on the bus or when she was walking from the bus to her office.  So she got on the internet and researched this new Thermos King mug and tasked Sarah and I with getting it for her for Christmas.  Now keep in mind, this was Christmas at Target and this was a relatively new product that doesn't come in a box.  Sarah and I had some interesting times trying to match the misplaced lids on the Target shelves with their respective bases when we didn't even know what to look for . . . good times.  But all that searching was worth it, this thermos no kidding does not leak.  You can hold this puppy upside down and not a drop will leak!  It works as well as childrens' sippy cups! 

Well she recently got me one since I drink tea and had been coming home and complaining that I have to chug the tea because it was so cold in my office that in half an hour it would be iced tea.  No joke. 

Problem is this mug has about a bajillion pieces!  And if you miss just one piece it's all lost!  This is why Daddy is the only one who can put the lids together after washing them.  But I was at the office the other day and needed to put it together myself and through some trial and error I figured it out.  And then the next time I had to put it together I took pictures (covertly so my boss wouldn't think I was certifiably insane for taking pictures of my coffee mug during work . . . ).  Here's what I mean:

Here is the deconstructed Thermos mug in all it's glory:

First take the lid and the big plastic ring and put the big plastic ring on the lid.

It takes a bit of stretching but it does fit once you beg and plead with it and promise it your first born (again, all of this is done covertly).

Next, take the flat, black, plastic disk and put it on top.

Now take the little plastic ring and the little black disk and put them together.

Then put the small disks on top of the flat plastic disk.

And twist so it clicks and is tight.

Now all is left is to put the lid on!  But make sure you take the spoon you used to stir in your sugar out before you try to tighten the lid.  Trust me, it won't work if you don't and you'll think you failed again and your day will spiral down into anger and you will yell at cars as you drive home and might even honk at them.

C'est Fini! (just need to tighten the lid all the way)

It's a pretty good thing I have pictures right?  You'd have no idea what I was talking about without them!