The terrible, ridiculous thing I came up with...
The Twelve Days of Kid Mess
On the first day of Kid Mess, my kiddos gave to me...a monkey in the cooking utensil drawer.
On the second day of Kid Mess, my children gave to me...two diaper stinks, and a monkey in a cooking utensil drawer.
On the third day of Kid Mess my kiddos gave to me...three chewed up pens, two diaper stinks, and a monkey in the cooking utensil drawer.
On the fourth day of Kid Mess my kiddos gave to me...four torn up books, three chewed up pens, two diaper stinks, and a monkey in the cooking utensil drawer.
On the fifth day of Kid Mess, my children gave to me...a FIVE minute nap!!! Four torn up books, three chewed up pens, two diaper stinks, and a monkey in the cooking utensil drawer.
On the sixth day of Kid Mess, my babies gave to me...six temper tantrums, a FIVE minute nap! Four torn up books, three chewed up pens, two diaper stinks, and a monkey in the cooking utensil drawer...
On the seventh day of Kid Mess, my kiddos gave to me...seven lidless markers, six temper tantrums, a FIVE minute nap!!! Four torn up books, three chewed up pens, two diaper stinks, and a monkey in the cooking utensil drawer...
On the eighth day of Kid Mess, my kiddos gave to me...eight singing hippos, seven lidless markers, six temper tantrums, a FIVE minute nap!!! Four torn up books, three chewed up pens, two diaper stinks, and a monkey in the cooking utensil drawer!
On the ninth day of Kid Mess, my children gave to me...nine near-concussions, eight singing hippos, seven lidless markers, six temper tantrums, a FIVE minute nap! Four torn up books, three chewed up pens, two diaper stinks, and a monkey in the cooking utensil drawer....
On the tenth day of Kid Mess, my kiddos gave to me...ten sticky finger prints, nine near-concussions, eight singing hippos, seven lidless markers, six temper tantrums, a FIVE minute nap! Four torn up books, three chewed up pens, two diaper stinks, and a monkey in the cooking utensil drawer...
On the eleventh day of Kid Mess, my kiddos gave to me...eleven crunched-up Goldfish, ten sticky finger prints, nine-near concussions, eight singing hippos, seven lidless markers, six temper tantrums, a FIVE minute nap! Four torn up books, three chewed up pens, two diaper stinks, and a monkey in the cooking utensil drawer!
On the twelfth day of Kid Mess, my kiddos gave to me...twelve awesome hugs, eleven crunched-up Goldfish, ten sticky finger prints, nine near-concussions, eight singing hippos, seven lidless markers, six temper tantrums, a FIVE minute nap! Four torn up books, three chewed up pens, two diaper stinks, and a MONKEY...IN THE COOKING UTENSIL DRAWER.