What will they think of next?

Now, I've had different ones tell me that their kids never act up, and they don't cause any trouble. I wish they'd give me lessons on how to be the perfect mom! My children seem to always be thinking up ways to make the best messes they possibly can. Like, when my oldest, Paul, was just starting to get around, he'd dump baby powder on the carpet, but I don't mean a little dab...I mean half the container! (Surely I'm not the only one whose kid has done that.) Then there's the time when we first moved, Melody was only 3 weeks old, when Paul threw four dozen eggs on my kitchen floor. Now, that was a mess! There's also the grosser messes, such as digging in their diaper and slinging it down the stair wall, or smearing it all over the crib after a nap. Anyway, I don't suppose anyone wants to hear about those.

So, today I was working on my laundry, as usual, when a pair of bright red hands reached out and latched themselves onto my new glider! It took me a couple seconds to recognize this martian as Melody, and that the red was craft paint. Only thing was, she looked like she'd been to a football game, and had her face decorated. It was completely bright red!! For once, I didn't feel like crying right away at the thought of the mess that must be elsewhere for her to look like this. Instead, my first thought was, "Where's my camera?" So, the lovely picture I have on this post is one of my almost 2 yr old daughter wearing red craft paint. Doesn't she look so proud of herself?