I gave the kids a snack of club crackers and a spoonful of peanut butter. I was tired, so I laid down on the couch. Eventually, they began to clean up after themselves. They know where the rags and water bottle are for cleaning. (Even though they’re currently not allowed to use the water bottle without permission, I give them points for taking initiative.)
Of course, the water started getting everywhere. But that’s not my story.
Maddie grabbed the Clorox Anywhere Spray thinking it was another water bottle. Come to think of it, maybe she knew it wasn’t a water bottle but didn’t care. But that’s not my story.
My story comes several minutes later when I notice some peanut butter on the wall. I grab a rag and begin wiping it off.
“What are you doing?’ Maddie asks.
“I’m cleaning the peanut butter off of the wall,” I explain.
“Oh. I do again!” Then she runs to the table, grabs her peanut butter spoon, and runs back to where I’m cleaning the wall. This girl is so quick, she almost smears peanut butter on the wall again!