Its a dang good thing it comes off with water...

You know
when its just
a little too quiet.
When you smile,
and think
My kids are playing so nicely,
what a treat.

And then
your illusions are shattered
and you think
I KNEW IT!
I knew it was too good to be true.

I heard banging,
and Cohen yelling
"I stuck Mom"
"I stuck"
I walked over and saw this on the floor
and
wasn't sure I really wanted to open the door
and deal with what was inside.


The second I opened the closet door
he started apologizing.
"Sorry mom, sorry mom"


Evidently,
the Coco-monster
came to play with finger paints.

Knew he would get in trouble,
so decided to play with them in the closet
to postpone the inevitable.

Problem is,
when your hands
(and head and feet and clothes for that matter)
are covered with paint,

its hard to open a door knob.
Paint makes it slippery.
so you have to bang with both hands
so mom will get you out.

When she doesn't come quickly enough,
you also start painting the carpet inside the closet.
( I was alternating between
cursing and crying and cursing at this point
so I quit taking pictures)


He did offer to
"Keen it wif wipies"
but we settled for
washing his own hands
while mom cleaned it
with a million wipes
and the carpet shampooer.

I didn't have the strength to tackle
a bath after that,
so
his hair stayed blue until the next day.