Dear K.Lo,

We write to discuss a recently learned concept, that of ew. Ew, or gross, or yucko, or disgusting, all words you've been saying lately to describe:

• dirt or sand on your hands when you fall outside
• the dog hair that gets stuck to your hand when you play on the floor inside (inevitable, kid)
• contents of your diaper
• any food that gets stuck to your hands while eating
• contents of your nose, usually when they are no longer contents of your nose and instead sit on your finger
• crumbs, fuzzies, and other particles found on clothing, hair, dog's coat, blankets, or floor

In many cases, you are doing splendidly with the concept, correctly assigning the adjective to the appropriate item. And you either clean it up yourself, i.e. throwing floor crumbs into the trash, or asking for the assistance of The Manager and/or a wet wipe. We applaud these efforts, and fully encourage you to continue them.

Please be advised, however, that you do seem to be missing the finer points of ew. Specifically, we refer to this morning's incident involving the toilet and The Manager's comb. True, you were polite in bidding the comb farewell, saying, Bye-bye, comb, after sliding it under the lid. But the comb, left floating there for us to fish out? That, Miss Lo, is ew.

Sincerely,

The Housekeeping Staff