MONSTERS!!!

Do you remember that not so long ago, we had the back of the house painted. Well today the boys did THIS to our white wall!!!


Now for the whole story, be warned I am going to bend your ears here, but I need to put it down in writing for future reference, e.g. as to why they are 16 and still not getting pocket money!!!

I was having trouble tidying the lounge this morning, cause everytime I reorganised something, they would rediscover some toy and get it out, empty it, or whatever else they do with their toys. So I decided that they would do less damage in the garden, in fact, if I played my cards right, maybe they would even pick up some more apples. So I dressed them up for the autumn weather and out they went. Not long after I heard a thumping sound and go out and there they are throwing apples at the back of the house. I told them not do it, cause the apples make the nice clean white walls all dirty, and that I don't want dirty walls. Then I went back in and carried on with the tidying up. I heard them a couple of times and saw that they had decided to "bowl" the apples down the side path, that's OK, no painted walls there.
Then I finished the tidying up, did the hoovering, then started to get dinner ready. Whilst making dinner I heard a lot of giggling from outside so I knew they hadn't run off. I even went out at one point and gave them a piece of lettuce for the rabbit. Then they were looking at my flower beds - should have been suspicious then!!!
OK, dinner nearly finished I went out to get them, to wash their hands and such. Well, I went out and that was the sight I saw, only with Richard stood on the left by the door and Robert somewhere to the right of the window, with clumps of moss - YES moss! - in their hands wiping or painting not sure what they thought they were doing, the wall!
I WAS LIVID! I first had to go indoors so that the floor got the harder beating, in which time, knowing that they had been naughty they ran around the house to hide from me.
I found them out the front (luckily the gate was locked) and marched them back in the house.
Well, needless to say, NO TV for these guys this weekend. Yep, I am extending it to cover at least tomorrow. As Robert's words when he heard the punishment were "That's alright Mummy, we didn't want to watch Telly anymore today anyway!" Talk about cheeky!

I made them both tell and show Daddy what they had done when he got in, I had however pre-warned him, as that was just too much of a shock! So they got another telling off. And hopefully it won't happen again. But I am now thinking that I can never trust them on their own anywhere again. its going to be a while at least! Giggling I now know is a sign of danger as is total silence!

Well, now the little monsters are in bed, and I am going to relax. No designing tonight, well, maybe a little bit for an add-on, we'll see, but I fancy scrapping today! Anyhow check back tomorrow morning. Sometime tonight the last entries for the Design It Contest go up! And I am very pleased with what I made! Wish me luck!
Bye 4 now