Ahhhhhh naptime

Perfect time for me to sit down, take a breath, and scrub marker stains out of my carpet. I don't know about you, but that is definitely my idea of total relaxation.........just kidding. But it does need to get done so here I am. We must have an abundance of markers, crayons, and pens in this house because no matter how many I catch her with and hide away, she always manages to find more. I think maybe it's a pest problem. Little multicolored crayola gremlins breaking their friends out of marker jail. So every day, audzilla will find some form of coloring tools. Sometimes i'll catch her before she has begun tattooing herself or turning my carpet into an art project, but as soon as she sees me, she makes a mad dash so as not to lose her colors. I am usually able to catch her quickly and snag the markers, only to notice that she already had them uncapped. And of course during the epic chase she has been tripping, falling, and climbing over almost every inch of the room leaving a trail of orange and green marks in her wake. And I don't know what kind of cleaner crayola uses, but those markers are not as "washable" as they so boldly proclaim. I have tried oxy clean, spot shot, even my little green carpet shampooer is no match. I have been scouring the internet for more unconventional methods. Today I will be trying rubbing alcohol. If that fails, it will be on to hot water and vinegar. Thank god for scentsy and Yankee candles because my house would smell, um, interesting without it. Between the marker gremlins and the filthy liars who labeled them washable, I'm pretty sure crayola has a conspiracy against me. Their only saving grace is color wonder. I may give every other form of writing utensils in my house a burial at sea and use nothing but color wonder. Yes, I will be the crazy lady at the store with my color wonder sketchpad open to a pink marker written grocery list. Don't judge. It may be the only way to salvage what's left of my flooring.