Time to Worry
One day last week, I was working on some graphic design projects in the basement while the kids napped… Or so I thought.
Andy doesn’t always sleep during nap time, but he’s required to spend some time relaxing in his bed. Imagine my surprise when he shouted down the stairs, “Mommy, Evan and Connor got your markers down and made a BIG MESS!”
My markers are permanent Sharpies, stored too high for the kids to reach… Or so I thought.
This is what I found:
That’s our dog food container…Evan AND Connor were tucked snugly inside, hiding from Mommy… Coloring on every surface they could find. See the window sill? The window? You can’t see their clothes, but trust me when I say they ruined an outfit, a pair of PJ’s and a pair of socks, too.
Exhibit A: Connor’s hands. Upon further examination, it appears as though they might have “decorated” each other… with PERMANENT MARKER.
Apparently, Connor learned nothing from his zebra incident.(And yes, I know his eye looks gross. It’s an allergy / clogged tear duct. Ew, huh?)
Evan’s the icing on the cake, huh? Let’s just say my heart skipped several beats at this sight.
I called Nate, who wasn’t nearly as panicked about it all as I was. I guess the idea of parading your kids around in public when they look like clowns only scares the mothers. Nate seemed to think it’d wear off. I thought, “WEAR OFF?! I’m NOT waiting 12-14 days for this to go away!”
I’m not kidding that I prayed for a solution while I threw them in the shower. I finally got the idea to try scrubbing them down with vinegar. Just to help the idea that “This was a bad idea” sink in to them, I used the ultra stinky version, apple cider vinegar!
Praise the Lord, it worked! For the most part, you can’t see the marker any more. (See the photo of Evan from yesterday’s post?! Amazing, isn’t it?) There are a few stray spots on their backs or legs where there marker soaked through their clothes and I didn’t see them in the tub. Otherwise, just their clothes are forever stained.
And my window sill… and the dog food container.
Now, go ahead and breathe a sigh of relief and chuckle. I’m thankful it wasn’t you, too.
January 20th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Actually, that has been me, but I’m chuckling anyway. LOL Isaac and Nathan colored with permanent marker all over Alia’s WHITE comforter, her headboard, her WHITE carpet, her walls, the WHITE trim around her door, and each other. They were so quiet that I was SURE they were asleep, but for at least an hour they were just making sure they didn’t make noise so they could keep “drawing”. The only thing I could get it off of was the wood because of my wonderful Melaleuca Rustic Touch. We had to tear out the carpet, repaint the entire room, and she uses the comforter anyway. I scrubbed them with baking soda, but they still looked like tatoo freaks at church that night, since, of course, they had to pull something like that on a Wednesday afternoon.
January 20th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
My Middle man Stephen got into his brother Benjamin’s model paint (black) and we got a sneak peek as to what Stephen would look like with a mustache~ We called him STEVON for several days he looked like a cute French Artist~ Paints all gone so Now we are just back to regular lovable Stephen~ Children are so much fun even if I am nearing 50 with a 9~ 8~ 6 year old~ My adult children~ daughter 31 and son 28 did funny things when young and now also~ Love them all lots~
Must be where I got my gorgeous grey hair from~ Thank you children~ ;}
God is SO God~
Blessings to you and yours~