Tag Archives: messes

Creative Messes

When it comes to making messes, it seems like pets are the pros! (Toddlers may be in the running for the Most Creative Mess title, too.) Something my dog Lally ate this week didn’t agree with her. (She tends to have a sensitive stomach.) I woke up to find little piles of barf (mostly bile) in the hallway. But they weren’t just any piles of barf — they were arranged in a circle, as if Lally was turning around as she was sick. If you imagine a compass rose, she had barf at all the cardinal points — north, south, … Continue reading →

A Messy Nature

Why is it that some children are just messier than others? Is it some genetic trait that they are just born with? Do some children just naturally leave a trail of messes wherever they go? The answer of course is YES! Some children truly are born with that inquisitive and messy gene. They are curious about everything. As a result they get into everything. My youngest is one of those naturally curious children. Before she could even walk she was off and exploring. She would get into everything that was at her level. Starting when she was about eight months … Continue reading →

Dealing With Messy Situations

I think that every parent to be should attend a training course on how to deal with and clean up messes. My children have definitely created some fine messes in their day. Read on to see if you relate and for some tips on how to deal with messy situations. But beware some do deal with bodily functions. From the start it seems that my son was destined to be a mess maker, as he proceeded to pee and throw up in a variety of situations. The worst was the time when I was leaning over changing him, he let … Continue reading →