The Plant That Hates Me

I have never had a green thumb, not that I'm horrible at growing things, I just don't really know much about them.  Anyhow, Jonathan's cousin, Deborah, gave us this really pretty flower for Christmas (I think it was an amarylis).  I tried, I really did...it just refused to grow.  I finally had enough and decided to part ways with the plant.  So, I carried it from the window it was growing in to the sink until I could decide what to do with it.  On the way to the sink, the plant jumped to its death.  It spilled in the sink (not a huge deal), but then, it fell all over the floor, which I had JUST swept, vacuumed, and steam mopped.  I was a tad perturbed.  Not only had I just vacuumed, I had rinsed the filter out, so it wasn't dry and I couldn't re-clean the floor.  Instead of letting the dirt that I couldn't sweep up with the broom be tracked all through the house,  I just put a plastic tablecloth over it.  It's still there, in case you're wondering.