When They're Quiet

This segment was inspired by recent events.

Destructive, messy, recent events.

Parents, you know what I'm talking about.

When your kid is quiet, your mind first goes 'aahh, relief'. Then you go and get yourself a snack and check Facebook. A minute passes and you're like 'how nice, they're getting along', or 'I'm impressed, she's playing independently' Another two minutes pass and finally reality sets in.
"Why are they so quiet?" and you decide to check where they are. 

Yep. That's my couch folks.

Here are the top messes of the month:

• An entire Costco sized bag of chia seeds dumped on the kitchen floor. 
• A chunk of delicious chocolate cake thrown on the walls and crumbled on the carpets and stairs. 
• All of the bins containing toys from their rooms dumped in one huge pile taller than they are. 
• A flood in the kitchen from turning on the water and putting the hose in a small bowl and walking away.

Basically all messes that are made in a second but take 30 minutes to clean. My children are experts at those types of messes.

Z and S are a power team. Although they fight and argue about the silliest of things, nothing brings them together like breaking, spilling, ripping, or throwing things.


One day I'll fondly look back at this. But in the mean time, my mantra is 'this is temporary'.