Sigh. What an afternoon.Today, while I am busy upstairs doing laundry, cleaning bathrooms, basically trying to keep up with everything, I hear, "Mom....Parker got BLOOD all over the TV."
I don't think I have ever made it down the stairs so fast. I am thinking, "Crap, I am not hearing any crying, what in the world is going on?"
I look over at the TV and see this:
And THIS all over my carpet:
Parker decided to THROW a bottle of RED PAINT into the family room today. The bottle broke open and paint splattered ALL over the entire room....walls, speakers, couches, and ESPECIALLY the carpet. I was surprisingly calm when I realized no one was in fact bleeding. Then I started scrubbing......and scrubbing. The carpet is looking worse and worse. The paint wasn't coming out at all. My carpet was just turning a lovely shade of pink. Then I start getting VERY upset. Even my good old trusted Spot Shot isn't doing a darn thing. (I heard later on...Spot Shot is the WORST thing to use on carpet.....news to me) Then I pull out the Bissell...I'm sure that will do the trick. NOTHING.
I call Nate in tears....he tells me I need to chill out and just call someone. I call a couple carpet cleaners and I hire the one who tells me he can come over RIGHT NOW.
30 minutes later my knight in a shining armor arrives. (Or the scary man in the carpet cleaning truck) 15 minutes and $65 later.......the paint is GONE and my blood pressure returns back to normal.
Luckily the man told Parker that he can't do things like this or Santa won't come. Good thing Santa is so nice....Parker has been on the naughty list for a long time now.
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I am so glad that the paint come out!! I hope you are writing all this down. Nate was a pill too and I didn't write it down and all the particulars have faded. Only the memory that he drove my crazy. I do remember that he wrote on my new countertop with magic marker and told me "Jesus did it". Parker looks just lilke Nate did and I guess he is acting like him too. Good luck. Nate turned out just fine. (I think?!) LOL Mom
I think Caroline and Parker would be well matched!!
oh stac!!! there has to be one in the group! you are lucky you got someone to get it out!
Oh my gosh! That is crazy...good memories. I'm glad you got pictures of him and the crime scence!
Wow! What a day. I'd be seeing red too. I'm glad the carpet guy got it out!
I am totally laughing right now! I know that sounds bad but you are so funny. I love the whole Santa part! I am glad that you got it all out of the carpet.
I'm so glad it came out! I forgot to ask you about it this morning so I came on here in hopes of pictures. We just need to make sure NOT to let Parker and Megan ever play alone. Who knows what they'd destroy in the process. :-D
I'm really glad you were able to get the paint out with the carpet guys help. Feeeuuuu!
Just an FYI, my brother and sis-in-law sware by a product called Folex. You can get it anywhere I think. I bought some at Walmart. They say it takes out anything. I have it on hand just in case, but luckily haven't had to use it too much - just twice and it worked great. Its in a really generic white bottle but they say its wonderful. Just thought I'd let you know for any future "incidents."
Good to know Wendy...I will check into that! Thanks!
Oh wow! I'm SOOOOO sooo sorry you had to have a day like that, I totally know where you are coming from. I've had days where I locked the kids in their room while I went to take a shower and cry so that I was calm enough to take care of them in a reasonable way. WAY TO GO for the patience on your part-moms deserve medals of honor and this experience would win you one for sure.
ha ha! that is kinda funny! i tell cole all the time that i guess i'm going to have to call santa and tell him he can't come to our house.....mean mommy huh? i am so glad the paint came out, little stinker! gotta love em. he's giving you great stories to tell in 20 years
LOL
I am SO, SO, relived that your carpet is normal and that everything is somewhat back to normal.
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