Umm.....

So this was my day. It started with a nice relaxing morning. We hung out and took it slow, and met up with a few friends at a park for a little while. We stayed just long enough that Tula fell asleep on the car ride home, which is kind of a nightmare right now because she doesn't transfer to her crib well and so naptime gets all screwed up. I figured I would just get home and wake her up from her carseat, give her some lunch and let her play for while before putting her down again. She was playing in the pantry and I took Maverick upstairs to feed him and put him down. I was just finishing up with him and I heard her crying. This sort of whiny "help me" cry. I came running downstairs and this is what I found...



It was actually cute enough that I had to run upstairs and get my camera before rescuing her from the disaster she had created. There was balsamic vinegar EVERYWHERE! I should have known better, I left one full, unopened one on the bottom shelf. In my defence, I think I didn't think she could lift it. Well obviously it was too heavy, cause she dropped it, and not only was she standing in the middle of a huge puddle of black liquid, but there was shattered glass in there as well. Luckily, because it broke with the liquid inside, the glass all stayed in one little pile and I could see she wasn't standing in it at all. She wouldn't move the whole time, wouldn't even lift her feet off the ground. Tula does hate being dirty, and having her feet drenched with this funny smelling black stuff was no exception. I picked her up and took her to the sink and took off everything from the waist down, minus the diaper.



I started to clean up, which was a complete nightmare. The vinegar had leaked under everything that was on the floor, so I had to take that all out and wipe it down and then do the floors. When I first got down on my knees to start cleaning, Tula came up from behind me and started patting me on the back. As if to tell me it would all be okay or something. The whole cleanup took about 2 hours, though there were many pauses in there where I stopped to think of who I could call to rescue me. THESE are the times I wish my mom lived right down the street. Of course Tula wanted to help, I gave her a rag and after it was all cleaned up and I was just washing with soapy water I ever let her get her rag a little wet and help. After cleaning up the pantry floor, I was inspired to finally clean out the whole thing, which I have needed to do for awhile now, so that took even more time. I was at the whole thing from about 1 till 4:30. And Thank God, Mav slept the entire time for me. Tula, on the other hand, ended up not napping at all. Her first day ever! And we actually didn't have any meltdowns! Daddy got home around 5 and the house looked as though nothing had ever happened, I don't know if he would have believed me if it wasn't for the pictures. If only he would have seen it while I was cleaning!

One more cute thing. When Mav woke up and we went to get him, I put him in his bouncy chair upstairs and left them alone for a minute to go downstairs and finish. When I came upstairs, Tula had gotten into my file folders and found some pictures of herself. There were a few papers and other things on the floor, it was a mess. But look where she put this picture. This is exactly how she had it.



What a day. They can drive you crazy and melt your heart in one breath. And I wouldn't change it for the world.