A BAD Morning

This morning has been one of those mornings that all mothers of small children know all too well and hope that they never have another one again at the same time. It all started with an early morning phone call from DJ saying he was on a call out and did not know when he would be coming home. His last words last night were that he would be home right after work to help me with the teething monster that is Carter. Feeling bad that Carter always gets left out of the fun stuff (for a reason) I decided to let him help with the blueberry muffins, figuring he couldn't possibly make that big of a mess with a little spoon with leftover batter on it...
After that disaster was contained, I selfishly decided that I needed to take a shower after a couple of days without one. I shut all the doors in the house to keep Carter from getting into too much mischief. As I stepped out of the shower I was greeted by Abigail who sadly said "I made a big mess. I'm sorry." Not too alarmed since it was Abbie admitting this, we headed out to assess the damage. Much to my surprise, Abbie had reached the box of cereal on the counter, spilled it, and left her brother to make teeny, tiny crumbs all over the kitchen and living room. I laughed, cleaned it up and went out for the morning paper. I stepped out the door and was charged at by the neighbors dog for the second time in three days. I came in for my pepper spray and went back out to get my revenge on the dog. I got rid of the dog, came inside and smelled the familiar smell of what I thought was a poopy diaper. I scooped Carter up and went into his room where I discovered, hands down, the most terrible, disgusting thing Carter has ever done....

I debated posting this because it is SO bad, but it was the only way to describe how bad it really has been and this picture does not show the whole extent of the tragedy. I was furious and horrified and the same time. I scrubbed and scrubbed that child while he screamed bloody murder and Abbie ran around exclaiming that she was sorry. All of this by 9:30 am. I think we all need to go back to bed and start all over...