Recently my friend Erin sent me a link to “Crappy Pictures” – an illustrated blog by an overworked mama.?? I decided to try my hand at it.?? I am an inspirational artist and my stick figuring is downright award worthy so I thought I was plenty qualified.?? My daughter supplies the grand majority of my writing material so with Justin Beaver playing in the background, a baby on my lap, and a graphic pen in my hand…off I went.

One fine morning my daughter Tori decided to help her brother Tanner take out the trash.?? While doing so, she removed the black mascara from the trash and proceeded to paint it upon her BRAND NEW purple dress.?? I was angry.?? I sent her to her room.?? Her room was under construction so I had to change my plan and send her to Troy’s room.

While in Troy’s room, she decided to hang from the curtain rod thus bending it in half.?? Jim had just replaced that curtain rod not days before (because this was not a first offense).?? Jim was angry.

When I released her from confinement, I invited her to join me for lunch.?? She then spilled a can of Dr. Pepper all over me.

Then she noticed the green cup in my hand.

Tori:?? Mommy the marker didn’t come off your cup.

Me:?? No Tori it did not.?? I washed it in the dishwasher and by hand and as I have told you – PERMANENT MARKER IS PERMANENT!!!!!

Tori:?? Well.?? I guess you will have to drink it with blue pen on it then.

Writer, Illustrator, and Mother to the Menance:?? Doni Brinkman