White Cloud

The last five or six days I have really felt bad. I have a cold kicking my butt. Unfortunately, my life does not allow for colds with Katie, Jack and Maddie. Phil has tried to get home on time or a little early, some days he can't. So, one or two days there was a free for all at my house and I just figured when I felt better I would get things back in order. Little did I know what was about to happen.

Katie got in trouble at school so when we first got home I sent her to her room. I let Jack play. Phil decided he would pick up Maddie. I did my usual thing changed clothes, checked the mail. I then went to Katie's room to talk to her about her problem at school. She stabbed a kid in the neck with a crayon.

I walked in the room and I smelled baby powder. I asked her why she told me the diaper genie smelled so she sprinkled baby powder around it. Sounded logically. I told her I would empty it today after we talked. I did the usual, what happened? why did you hurt you friend? I told her she had to stay in her room till Phil got home.

After dinner, still feeling really bad I took Maddie upstairs to do her breathing treatment, Phil sent the kids upstairs to play and he did the dishes. I was very glad because I had no energy. I heard the kids playing so I didn't think anything about it. When they get quiet is when I need to find them immediately!!!!

All the sudden Katie comes flying in my room running from Jack. She looks like she has aged about 50 years. Jack comes flying seconds later white cloud trailing behind them. Yes they emptied a brand new container of baby powder (about 3/4 of it) all over Katie"s Room. I called Phil upstairs as soon as he saw them I lost it. They were covered in baby powder. They had so much baby powder in their clothes and hair every time their body moved they were like pig pen. A trail of cloud behind.

Phil told them to get all the toys off the floor so he could vacuum. I finished Maddie's treatment and went to inspect the damage. The dust still had not settled so I took Maddie out. I was afraid her lungs could not take it. Yes it was that bad!!!! Phil finished the dishes and came back upstairs to find they had emptied the rest of the container in the room. That was 22 oz of baby powder.

To add to it, last September before I went back to work from Maternity Leave I painted the hallway. It is a dark olive kinda military green. As I walked the hallway after everyone went to bed I have found white hand prints about three feet high on the walls leading from Katie and Maddie's Room to our shower. I couldn't brush the powder out it had to be washed out of their hair.

Although, it really was quite hilarious... I was really hoping for a quiet day off to get a little extra sleep. NOT!!!!!

TTFN