Random acts of "kindness"

So today I'm having the steam cleaning people come and clean my nasty carpets. Yes I mean nasty- its quite embarrassing- but with two kids and a dog what do you expect. (and no I am not going to post before and after pics- its that bad) But after my wonderful hubby moved all the furniture out I started walking around and noticing things--- like the walls and how they desperately needed to be painted, then I noticed little random acts of "kindness" left by my children over the years. For some reason with all the furniture and "stuff" crammed in the rooms you don't notice these things. This first one is from my daughter- I know this because she LOVES lip gloss. Apparently one day she decided to "kiss" the wall with her velvety lips.

and notice the small chocolate stain above it- I believe that one was from my son and his chubby chocolate covered fingers or is that mud?- you know with him you never know.

Then there is this one left by my son via pink marker...

There is also a yellow "drawing" done in crayon . but that one did not come out well on camera. So if you would like to see that one you will have to come visit.

I just don't have the heart to remove these random acts just yet. Because I know one day they will be grown and my heart will ache for times like this.

So just know when you come visit our "art museum" - the carpets will be clean but the walls...well..........

Oh my............

I dont know what to say. Except that I thought I'd document a typical day in our household. First I hear the screams and them "Mommy Ethan fell in the dirt" . Im thinking ok- no problem he probably just got a little "dusty". "Tell him to brush it off" I say. "He can't" and then in walks my little man- with a nice "eye patch" of caked on mud. So as I pick him up to take him to the sink for a good washing- I come across the living room-- "oh my" is all I could say.

Apparently while I was checking my emails he had time to not only have a mud facial but make "snow" in the living room out of tissues. If you look closely you will even seen a pair on my underwear and shirt strewn about from my freshly folded laundry. *sigh*

My little Art-sy Bookworm

So this little guy LOVES to get into stuff. Especially his Daddy's office. Usually when Im on the comptuer this is what is going on......... he gets the chair- pushes it up to the desk, climbs up and stands on it- playing with the blinds, turning the computer on and off --playing with the phone, etc, etc, BUT today he decided to do more- he decided to leave his MARK so to speak-Magic Marker- mind you. But I must say he did a pretty good job- it does look like a little stick man with a large head. Anyway- I've been scrubbing this for hours and its still there- so Im off to the store to get one of those Magic Erasers (hope it works).

Poop Happens

Ok-- please tell me that you Moms of little boys have this happen to you too. Because if not-Im in big trouble.

It happens at bath time. Warm water, yummy suds, fun toys AND poop. Yes every time we get in the bath my little 1-1/2 yr old launches these little brown submarines. And let me tell you fishing them out with toilet paper is a futile effort. AND draining the tub is not piece of cake either- these little "tootsie rolls" get stuck in between all the little holes in the bath mat. Needless to say bath time has become a chore. My tubs gets Clorox scrubbed every night.



So if any of you out there have some suggestions- I welcome them. I wonder if they make pooper-scooper's for bath tubs? Or maybe I should put him in those Little Swimmers-- OR I could take the little guy outside and hose him down- I don't know- whaddya think?



You know Im starting to see a pattern of gross blogs here- Vomit, poop--- I need therapy.

Kristen--http://www.wearethatfamily.com/ Im right there with ya! By the way her gross stories are much more entertaining to read! You should check them out.