will i never learn?? just a few blog posts ago i talked about the last time i let marin and townsend do "quiet time" together. disaster. why did i think a month's worth of time would effect any positive change???
the pictures above aren't overexposed. that haze is baby powder. i didn't even know we still HAD baby powder in the cabinet. they must have climbed on the counter to get to the top shelf.
so baby powder all over the bathroom. and just for fun they added some water to make it kinda pasty. oh wait! that's not quite fun enough. how about some diaper rash ointment to make it pasty AND greasy. did i mention that the floors are a ceramic tile with lots of crevices and ridges? a simple swipe with the mop would not make a dent in this mess. are we having fun yet???
when i originally walked in the bathroom, townsend looked up and immediately said, "marin started this." but that was about the most remorse either one of them showed. neither one seemed remotely aware of the seriousness of this crime. in fact, as i walked in and out of the bathroom trying to decide between screaming at the top of my lungs, getting the camera, or pulling all of my hair out, marin continued to sprinkle powder on the floor.
i was at a bit of a loss as to what to do with the little culprits. they ended up on towels in their rooms for a looooong time out. marin sat there singing every song she knew and at one point asked me, "mommy, do you like when i sing?"
the "good" that came from this incident was that the entire bathroom floor got spic and span. i think the last time i scrubbed that floor was the last time the kids made a mess. maybe if i clean in there more often the kids won't feel the need to go to such extremes in order to have a clean bathroom. i'll give it a try.
