And she'll be driving in a few months...

Sometimes I think about how glad I am that the girls are past the age of messy things like sippy cups that leak bright red liquids on the carpet, random crayon or marker "accidents" on furniture, or the shattering of their mom's makeup containers that they weren't supposed to be playing with in the first place. And then there are days like yesterday when I'm reminded of how really BIG the "oops" become as they get older. Addison had a friend spend the night in the guest house. Fine, great, no noise, they had a good time, etc., etc. But I went out later in the day to inspect the mess and found where some coke had spilled on the carpet. Came back in and told Addison to get the carpet cleaner and a wet rag and go out to clean it up. Long story short....she didn't use the carpet cleaner, she used the Clorox cleaner. C-L-O-R-O-X. I know we have talked about bleach products in this house before and how they are very evil when it comes to clothes, fabrics, or carpet. Guess this little bit of information slipped her mind. Hey! Here's the best part! She didn't just spray the Clorox on the carpet, she opened it up and poured it on the carpet. We now have an 18 x 8 inch bright yellow spot where beige carpet once was. Nice.

Here's a little photo of Addison's handywork with a firework in the backyard on New Year's Eve. That's her friend Blake, pretending to look alarmed.

But you know, by the next day it was all pretty funny. And you should see how pretty the grass is right now in that little spot.

I haven't made it to the funny stage yet as far as the carpet goes, but it just might come. Thank goodness it's a remnant piece and not installed carpet. But leave it to Addison to always look on the positive side (translate: downplay her mistake). Her comment? "At least it's in the guest house."