Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Sick of it!!

No matter how hard I try to keep any sort of writing utensil out of my son's reach, he always seems to get his hands on one! The girls left out some crayola markers earlier and I didn't realize it (we've had the "discussion" on many occasions that they need to put their things away when they're finished using them, and keep their markers and crayons out of their brother's reach).

They did not follow directions and I went downstairs a few minutes ago there was brown marker on the couch in 3 different places, all over the wall in at least 4 different places! I am getting so sick of this! This kid is driving me nuts with his obsession with writing on things! At least it wasn't a permanent marker (this time!).

I used the magic eraser on the wall and when it dried, all the markings showed back up. I am hoping that I can get it all out of the couch with resolve spot magic.

This is really getting OLD! Here are some lovely pictures of my mess:

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Oh, and the purple and orange you see in a couple of those pics are from previous "art work" that I hadn't yet cleaned up. Sheesh! I don't know why I even bother cleaning it off, he'll just do it again! Oh, and that picture by the door was taken AFTER my first attempt with the magic eraser! AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!

4 comments:

Trinity13 said...

Wow, that kid moves fast! I'd say if the girls can't keep their markers picked up, that they can't use them anymore...or they need some of those color-wonder markers that only color on special paper. I love those!

loelsh said...

Yeah, he moves fast! He did all that in a matter of like 2 minutes! It is also all over him!

Those color-wonder markers sound like a good idea. I am seriously thinking of throwing it all out!

I was able to get it pretty much out of the couch with the resolve, but I have used an entire magic eraser trying to just get one spot on the wall cleaned off and it's still there. It is lighter, but still noticable!

I thought crayolas were supposed to be washable! Stupid flat paint!

Anonymous said...

Ouch. that hurts to look at.

Journey 35 said...

Yuck! Not cool, not cool at all. I remember when we lived in our apartment after moving to Holeumbus, I mean Columbus, our little darling got a hold of a can of red pop and somehow managed to poke a tiny hole in it, enough for it to spew across the living room, WITH cathedral ceilings, on flat paint. I spent that evening painting the entire wall because it just wasn't coming out.