"Waaahhh!!!" (Not a child crying... this time it was MOM.)
Bad day yesterday... involving my sweet son Grant, a red Sharpie marker and my furniture...
Yep. Mom was gone for 5 minutes (blowdrying my hair and rushing through the chore because of the hot weather... ugh) and Grant chose that time to work on his art skills.
Should I just be thankful he chose my accent color of red?
He didn't just throw together a little something. It was a PICASSO. And big. Starting from the kitchen "junk drawer" where he discovered the marker (hint: all of you check your drawers NOW and move those markers!) He began decorating the kitchen cabinets countertop and refrigerator... then all around the kitchen island to the living room wall... over to the coffee tables... mom's favorite chair... the antique chest... window sill and curtains... couch... dining chair... sofa table... antique bible...
And then mom discovered him.
And it was ugly.
Thanks be to God that my tendancies for anger didn't erupt, but tears did flow. Long and hard. After hugging my kids because they cried with me and assuring them it was just STUFF, I called my dear husband who had the presence of mind and sense of humor to say "take pictures for the scrapbook".
So, enjoy. I guess. And learn from my mistakes. And love your kids. Even when you're inches away from locking them into a small room for life.
(P.S. Thanks to the great products Mr. Clean Magic Eraser and Oxy-Clean, my home is restored to a faint shade of Sharpie Red.)
4 comments:
Love it!! Kali too has discovered the sharpie...several times!! Part of life and yes thank God for the magic eraser!!
Oh Angela...not quite what to say accept thank goodness for magic eraser AND I'm moving my sharpies up higher!! :)
Angela, I moved my sharpies but now I don't remember where I put them!!! :P Maybe I should ask my kids.
OH NO! My Jordan has marked his face with a sharpie before... If you catch it while it's fresh, alcohol wipes will clean it off. I don't know if it'll work now... worth a try though
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