Where do I start?
I was going to post about our camp, but something else came up.
I am usually laughing at the mischievous things my sister's kids and my cousin's kids do. Mine NEVER did such things, no really, this proud mother assures you!
This is NOT an April Fool's joke...Last night we were all so tired and got to bed around 9 pm...a little bit later we heard a noise in the computer room. Oscar went out and sent Edson back in to me. He was completely covered with white cream (some zinc oxide cream for diaper rash, or sores). His face, hands and clothes were completely white...but that's not all...the computer screen, the chair in front of it, the mouse, the floor, the bathroom sink, the closet, his bed, the wall...yes, everything had white stripes of greasy cream...everywhere. While I wiped up the mess ON the things, Oscar wiped up Edson, plus spanked him and sent him to bed.
We kind of laughed back in bed...it was the first time he ever did something like that.
About 10:20 pm, Oscar jumped out of bed...we were both already asleep. He said he felt something or heard something. (I think the Holy Spirit was tugging on his arm.) He left the room to check on Edson.
He came back saying..."Edson is NOT in his room". I jumped out of bed and was just steps behind Oscar as we ran the house looking for him.
Oscar was in the kitchen when I heard him saying "EDSON, what were you doing?" Edson had run to the laundry room to hide. By then I was at the scene of the crime, also. There was a broken egg on the counter, water on the floor and guava jelly everywhere...coating Edson's pijamas, hands and face, the refrigerator, the floor, and stuff inside.
Oscar found Edson on the floor in front of the fridge with the door opened sitting with his hands IN the jelly...eating it and slopping it everywhere. He must have tried to eat the egg thinking it was a hard boiled egg and when he didn't like it, he drank water from our thermos getting egg and water all over his clothes and the floor. Then, since no one was around to supervise, he got into the jelly and had a wonderful, late-night dessert.
We spanked, cleaned up the mess, changed clothes, and sent him on to bed. I was still cracking up at the craziness of everything he did in just 40 minutes, when Oscar came in and said..."I LOCKED him in his room this time!"
I am SO thankful that the Lord woke us up...just in time!
And...NO...my (older) kids NEVER did stuff like this!
12 comments:
I am laughing and am glad you were too. Older moms have a different perspective than young moms. My kids never did such things either. Now I get to wait and hear what my grandkids might do. Glad there was no real harm done; just lots of cleaning up to do. Love you! Lilly
I hope it wasn't MY kids you laugh at! They'd NEVER do anything like that! (at least....not yet....)
Glad you have a great sense of humor and didn't have to go thru this with all three boys. But...kinda makes you wonder what else he's gonna get into, hm? hehehehehe! And just think, you'll have FOUR little boys getting into things in no time at all!
Jackson's rooms is locked from the outside nightly.
LindaSue...my kids haven't played in the toilet yet...they just play in the fridge!!
Where are the pictures?? :) A good blogger always takes photos...
haha, I had a good laugh!
My kids never did food stuff- but then again- I had them making potions and science experiments in the kitchen from a young age. They used to tie knots in strings and ropes and climb up onto every high place and give me heart attacks!
Personally, I think you should have a snack area that he is allowed to take from- and make him help you clean up the messes he makes.
Edson is very lucky to have you as a mother- and you are very fortunate to have Oscar listening to the Holy Spirit and other night time noises!
HA HA!!! Fred and I both laughed at this one! My kids don't do stuff like that either ... I don't think. Fred's mom found his youngest brother sitting in front of the refrigerator in the middle of the night with a watermelon and a HUGE knife, cutting it open and enjoying the whole thing by himself! He was two at the time. I guess they just do things like that at that age. :) Thanks for sharing this great story!
maybe he doesn't play in the toilet (yet) -- which reminds me, have I blogged yet about Susanna's brand new battery-operated toothbrush from the dentist's office that she used to "clean" the toilet???? No, we no longer have it, and Daddy caught her in the act, thank goodness! -- but they never wiped diaper ointment all over themselves :) Sometimes you just have to leave the room before they catch you laughing!
I hope he got it all out of his system before his 3 cousins arrive. They could have a slumber party every night with Edson being the host.
Do you have enough rooms to lock all 4 little guys in at night? What fun!
I literally cracked up with the zinc oxide bit. I could just see you guys trying to wipe off the gooey stuff. It's almost impossible to wash off the skin since it's meant to be a barrier against urine and BM to prevent further skin breakdown.(Should have left it on and maybe Edson will never have any kind of skin breakdown, ever!)
Maybe if you feed your kid before he goes to bed he won't be hungry. (just kidding...boys never fill up)
I really enjoyed your blog! Reminds me why I just love being a Grandma now...!
My kids never did that either! They liked the scissors, screwdrivers, etc.
Daniel wants to know if he's sick now from eating a bunch of guava jelly.
I laughed, but I also marveled (as I still do) at the MESS that can be made so quickly by so few hands....
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