Last week, Kylie had an off-the-wall project due in Language arts.  They were reading the book Tom Sawyer, and the teacher gave them a few projects from which to choose.  I can’t remember what all of them were, but the only two that Kylie talked about (because she’s a cooking freak!) were 1) making jam, and 2) making donuts.  The jam, I get.  The donuts, I don’t.  However, she chose donuts.  She found a recipe she liked, tried it out a few days before, and they were pretty good.  So last Wednesday, she made 24 donuts and 24 donut holes.

I’m not sure why I didn’t get a picture of the donuts before she took them, because we usually take a picture of all of their projects before they walk out the door.   I went to bed early with the baby that night, and told her to make sure that she cleans up after herself.

The next day, this is what I woke up to…  Yes, that’s dough splattered on the side of the fridge and all over the counter.

And all over the KitchenAid….

Our counter tops are actually floor tile with unsealed grout.  Why the previous owners did this, I have no idea.  Dumbest idea ever, however it took me 20 minutes to scrub the caked on, actually glued on flour from the grout in this area (next photo) alone.

After I had her clean the kitchen, again, when she got home that day, she was so proud that she cleaned my KitchenAid so well.  In fact, her exact words were, “I scrubbed and scraped, and it really, really clean, now.”  However, even though this next pic was taken before I had her clean again, the next time I went to use my mixer, I went to put an attachment on it, and the underside still looked exactly like this.

Before deciding to take pics to show my husband, I’d already cleaned off dough that wrapped around the faucet handle.  It was gross!

My daughter things we’re the worst parents ever for making her clean up after herself!  Like.. earth shattering.

I this your teen’s idea of “clean” as well?