Never Leave a Toddler to His Own Devices

In case you were wondering, it's never a great idea to leave a toddler unattended for too long.  We discovered that once again this morning, when I was gone for 30 minutes and Ethan was in charge.  {His babysitting record with Isaac is not looking too hot.}  I had run to Walgreens to try and track down some more asthma medication for Jane and then over to a medical supply store to pick up some new tubing for the nebulizer, since her asthma has been flaring up for the last couple of weeks and our middle of the night date with the albuterol wasn't quite working last night.

After running my errands, I walked back into the house to hear Ethan yelling, "What did you do?!?!?!"  Well, what Isaac did was try to help paint.  After finishing up the Library/Study last week and the trim in Ethan's bedroom, I foolishly left the white paint out thinking it was safe tucked away in the corner of the library and covered with plastic wrap.  It was NOT safe.  Doh!

I have to admit, as much of a hassle as it was to clean up the floor and as much of a hassle as it will be to repaint that wall, my first reaction when I saw it, was actually to laugh because he looked so hilariously proud.  Hahahaha.  Like, I think in his mind, he really thought -- "I'm going to help mom paint.  She will love it."  Hahahaha.  Thankfully, Ethan caught him before too much more damage was done and we were able to clean up all the white splatters all over the floor.  To be honest, it could have been much, MUCH worse, seeing as to how there was an entire 5 gallon bucket of the white paint that was sitting right next to the container I was using to paint the trim.

To see how it looked BEFORE the toddler was left to his devices, we'll have to rewind to last week, when I had finished the walls and the trim in the library and finally set up the bookshelves and unboxed ALL the books.  Obviously the room is not completely done -- I still need to find an area rug for the floor and eventually get some comfy reading chairs in there as well -- but it's definitely a step in the right direction and every time I walk by the room, it sparks lots and lots of joy.  :)

 The Before -- You can really see the difference in the trim color.

 The During -- Ethan was my helper for a little bit.

 The After -- I'm in love with this color.

Pictures don't do the color justice -- it's even more gorgeous in person.

Sea Serpent by Sherwin Williams, mixed up in their Emerald Matte line.

Other than that, we're slowly but surely making progress on getting things unpacked and settling in.  For now, though, I'm in a race against time to finish painting all the trim and some of the walls in the the rooms upstairs before the carpet is replaced.  Wish me luck!  Hahaha.