Flour Between Your Toes

I took a shower while the kids were eating cereal this morning.  When I went to pour the milk for my bowl of cereal I discovered that someone had dropped several handfuls of Cheerios and Lucky Charms into the gallon of milk.  Later, that same someone got some butter knives out of the dishwasher and proceeded to poke holes in a large bag of flour.  Then he took handfuls of flour and spread it all around the house in random spots like my pants drawer and my husband's shoes.

Mashed Apricots

I was taking a short break between making homemade jam and fruit leather when I suddenly realized that the house seemed a little too quiet.  That's when I discovered my youngest son happily entertained by tossing apricots on the floor and then stomping on them.  It was almost like dejavu, because about eleven years ago my oldest son did the exact same thing only with strawberries instead of apricots. (And of course I had just mopped the floor the night before.)

Cheesy.... of course, but still a funny GRUMPY video.

Now this is someone having a GRUMPY day

Fridge Full of Dirt

About three months ago our family moved to a smaller house.  I couldn't find a good location for my three potted plants, so I placed them on top of the refrigerator.  This morning as I opened the fridge to get out the milk, one of the plants fell to the floor.  Because I was still holding on to the door handle of the fridge my initial response was to quickly shut the door.  This reaction caused dirt from the pot to scatter everywhere and cover almost every shelf in the refrigerator.
Apparently someone had moved one of the plants forward while they were getting something from the cabinet above the fridge last night and did not bother to scoot it back.

Surprise in the Laundry

Laundry happens to be my LEAST favorite chore, even when things go smoothly.  I have experienced many, many, grumpy days because of laundry related incidents involving such items as:  paper, crayons, markers, ink, bleach, game pieces, toys, etc.  I have also experienced my washing machine breaking down right after a week-long camping trip.

Today as I was removing clothes from the washer to put into the dryer, I noticed hundreds of small gel blobs spilling out of the clothes.  I could not imagine what had happened.  Finally, I discovered that a pull-up had been stuck down inside the leg of my three-year-old's pajamas.  The pull-up had become full of water during the wash and then broke into hundreds of tiny pieces during the spin cycle.  I had to shake all of the clothes out and rewash them.  

AND... just to add to the GRUMP, while I was preoccupied by the surprise in the laundry, my 17 month old created artwork with a permanent marker on his shirt, the piano, the wall, the coffee table, the hallway mirror, and my twelve-year-old's bed.