Tuesdays are a bit busy.  Mind you, they are not crazy-busy, but they are busier than some of the other days.
For some reason, Tuesdays also seem to draw out the imp in Katriel.

Now, about an hour before this photo was taken, she had caused the toilet in the upstairs bathroom to overflow while I was doing school with Marie.  It took more than thirty minutes to clean, mop and sanitize that room.  And I didn’t freak out when Marie carefully informed me that water was showing up on the kitchen ceiling.  Nice.

Oy.

While I was doing school with Nigel, Hanny burst in my room (where we were doing school) to tell us that Katriel had markered on herself.  I got up – truly more concerned with what else she may have markered on and what kind of marker was she using – and found this.

When I first saw her she covered her face with her hands and braced for the coming scolding.  I actually held it together and tried to decide if I should laugh or cry.  I was kind of shook up.  I decided to take a picture while I stabilized.  She smiled and posed; she made sure her hand art was in the photo, too.

Oy.

I asked, “What were you doing?”
”I’m Rapunzel!”
”You look more like Mother Gothel, Katriel!”
Thoughtful look on her face.

Later she told someone she was being Mother Gothel.

Marie cleaned her up.  Marie often jumps in when she thinks it may keep mom from popping an artery in her brain.

When Tab went to gymnastics and the other three to Spanish, I went to Target with the little ones to sugar up.

Just another day in paradise.

(My cross-eyes didn’t work.  That makes it funnier!)