Oh No.

Yet another humiliating Mom moment yesterday.... and here I am writing it down so I can remember it forever. Is that a little masochistic or what? The boys got up early yesterday for school, so our morning started leisurely. They even had time for a shower. We ate breakfast together, and then I asked them to go brush their teeth while I started cleaning the kitchen. Time got away from me, and when I looked at the clock, I realized it was 8:20, and the bus would arrive any minute. I yelled for the boys to hurry hurry hurry... did they brush their teeth? They ran by me , telling me "Yes!" and then we all got their snowclothes on in record time. The bus came 30 seconds after the last boot was donned. After the dust settled, I proceeded to go about my morning. It was about an hour later that I entered the bathroom. Toothpaste was EVERYWHERE - smeared on the mirror, the walls, the floor. UGH. I sighed, and cleaned it up, and thought that was that.

When the boys came home and took off their coat, I noticed their school clothes were also covered in toothpaste. "What? Did you go to school like that?" I asked.
Quinn said "Teacher Karen made me wash my hands." So that meant clothes AND hands were covered in toothpaste. At the parent-teacher meeting last night, his teacher told me she had to wash his HAIR, which was additionally caked in toothpaste. REALLY? HOW did I not notice that when they left the house???? I put their snowclothes on them... did I do it with eyes SHUT??? SHEESH!!!! WHAT they must think of me there, sending kids to school COVERED in toothpaste! His teacher actually asked me "When did you find out that his hair was full of toothpaste?" I said "Right this second, with you telling me 10 hours later". I think it's time to reign in the body-painting. Maybe I should've reacted a tad more harshly to the blue pen episode a few days ago.... It's also time to do a thorough body-check on each child before they leave the house.