Just trust me on this one. I’ve got three young boys running and they keep my hands full. The other day I had to call the local carpet cleaners because the kids caused such a mess. I mean they are always causing some mess or another, but this one was especially bad. They had tracked but all throughout the house, and were apparently completely unaware of it. I think it’s safe to say that I was livid. To make matters even worse, I couldn’t even find one of them to yell out.
It turns out they had come home, changed out of their muddy clothes, and then headed across the street to a friend’s house. I’m glad they didn’t track mud all through there as well! When I finally tracked them down I had calmed down a little bit, but I was still pretty angry. They explained they were canoeing in the creek behind the house when it tipped over and stuck them all in the mud. They climbed out, and unwisely walked through the house before changing. They told me they left because I knew they’d be furious.
I let them know that I was pretty angry, but that now it was time to get it behind us. I made them pay out of their saving for the upholstery cleaning service I hired to take care of everything. I was relieved when all the stains came out without much of a problem. If you are ever in a similar situation, don’t panic, your carpets can be saved.

