Pickles

One night I remember that everything smelled extra pickle – ish but I didn’t really think much of it. The next day I was going to get a coke zero (my saving grace for the day) and noticed the green liquid pooled under the coke drawer about an inch thick. The entire jar of pickles leaked all over my fridge. I am thinking this was Bode’s doing. He can be pretty careless about how he puts things back in there. It took me at least an hour to clean everything off and get rid of the smell. Owen couldn’t have been more happy about the fact the fridge was left open as a free for all. He totally took advantage of the situation. :)

I make a weally big mess, Mom.

That’s never what you want your 2 year old to say to you! I was supervising, so it could have been worse. My friends kept telling me that Bode needs crayons, paints, play dough… and other crafty things. I was feeling guilty that he didn’t already have that stuff. He brought a restaurant crayon home one day and colored a big line all over every wall on my main level. I scrubbed that black crayon off for hours, then I didn’t feel so bad.  I HATE messes and felt like we were just fine and dandy without that stuff. Bode is pretty self entertained and I have never needed a whole lot of toys or crafts to keep him busy. Well, for his birthday these neighbors got Bode all that stuff. I’m thankful don’t get me wrong! It’s just a huuuuge mess. Bode loves it and wants to get the stuff out everyday. He can open every closet and we don’t have a whole lot of space around here. He always finds the play dough! “Open it! Mom!!! Pwease, I need hep.” My little photography business has been keeping me busy lately and I’ve left Bode to wander around finding stuff to do on his own. Today I got out all the stuff (for the first time)  and we had a craft day!  I think these so called friends rallied around and thought of the MESSIEST stuff possible for a 2 year old. In fact, I think one of them told me that? Anywho, it was really nice of them and I am exaggerating a bit. I’m really good at that.

They were texting me tonight and asking me to do stuff and I was ignoring them!  I was trying not to get paint on my clothes, and giving Bode a bath and scrubbing the table. So my apologies.  

(I really do love my friends and they are truly the best.)