You know it just might not be the best of days when the first thing you hear at 6:45 in the morning is "uh oh.....it spilled!" from your twin 3 year olds. Matthew and Jacob - WHAT SPILLED?!! So I jolt out of bed and run into the family room to see PINK pepto bismol all over my carpet!! The entire bottle on my almost white carpets!! I had been so tired the night before - I forgot it was there and left it out - so I could only be mad at myself!! And thank goodness it was on the floor and not in tummys!
I take a lot of pride in keeping my carpet clean!! Up until this point - I thought I could get ANYTHING out of carpet. I mean, in just the last week, I'd had a run in with toothpaste, Desitin and other unmentionables that come with potty-training boys. You name it and I've gotten it out of my carpet.....thanks to Folex and my trusty wet/dry vac!!
So there we were - me against PINK pepto bismol (which by the way contains 2 different red dyes!) We tried EVERYTHING - Folex.........didn't work. Our carpet cleaning solution for our Kirby.........um, no. Club soda............not a chance. Hydrogen peroxide...........nope! I was crushed!! Seriously - ask Troy - I was in a serious funk!
By the end of the day, the pink had faded a bit and we found plenty of carpet in the attic to just replace it with if the red dye remover I ordered on the internet doesn't work. (Let's be honest - we're replacing the carpet!)
So.........I have pink carpet for awhile! But really - isn't that the life when you have 3 little boys? Onto the next adventure!
For fellow Jane Austen lovers........
About Me
- Sheen Family
- I'm just a mom of 3 crazy boys (5, 5, and almost 4) - trying to survive each new day with the adventures it is sure to bring! And while I may joke about my boys and how they know just how to test my patience - know one thing for sure....... My 3 boys (along with my husband) are the loves of my life, my greatest blessings and a constant source of laughter and happiness!
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Where's pictures of this pink carpet? We have to see it or our imagination can make it MUCH worse and give you GREAT sympathy.....or imagine it much less and think, I doubt that it is THAT big of a deal--- which do you want....SYMPATHY or DOUBT??????
I have to say that it's kind of funny that it's pink...since you have a houseful of boys. Now you have something girly in your house! :-)
Sad times! Did anyone knock on wood when we discussed your carpet the other night?
I like your writing style, btw. Keep it up!
Seriously, you are never inviting us over again! Had Brad not gotten sick over there the darn Pepto wouldn't have even been out. Okay so now we have Brad ralphing in your bathroom (twice), which was grounds enough to end our friendship, and now we've got DYED carpet, only because you were being sweet and brought it out for him. And did he even take any...I can't remember?? Jessica...I am soooo sorry!!
This link had some ideas. I just found your old blog post because my carpet is now pink!
http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf58756422.tip.html
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