Dauber Ink Disaster

Have you ever had one of those days where nothing was going right?

Well I’m here to tell ya Babes, today, was definitely one of those days.

All I wanted to do was clean out my Bingo bag to get ready for Bingo. I always clean my daubers and make sure they are full of dauber ink before I head out the door. I have a simple routine I use to keep the mess contained…or so I thought.

I set a plastic wash basin on the counter next to the sink and put an old newspaper next to it to daub off the extra ink. I use paper towels to twist off the dauber sponge caps and clean the dried ink from around the edges of the dauber sponges. Under the sink I keep a box, which I toss almost empty daubers into.

Sometimes it’s fun to try and mix up different colors, but a word of warning Babes, you must be careful when you do this, because it is not a good idea to mix different dauber ink brands.

So anyway, I pulled out a bottle of purple ink and decided to mix little bit of it with pink. Carefully, I removed the sponge caps from both bottles, setting the bottles next to the sink. The sponge caps with the ink soaked paper towels went into the basin.

I swear to you, I only turned my back for a moment.

Just as I turned my back, my cat jumped onto the counter knocking over both bottles, splattering dauber ink everywhere. Ink flowed quickly over the edge of the counter, down the side and onto the floor. I scream in horror as the pink mixes with the purple in a stream under the table.

Tsunami (yes, my cats name is Tsunami) takes off with a tail full of ink…The dogs come running in and slide through the ink. Making a quick sliding about-face they proceed to chase the cat, who was now walking across the back of the couch shaking her ink covered paws in disgust.

I let out another blood curdling scream as my husband comes running in and slips on the ink the dogs had tracked all over the floor. Trying to catch my husband I jump forward, and…you guessed it…Down I go with him into a pool of ink. The dogs, thinking this is all great fun come bounding back wagging their ink laden tails to see what is going on. With all the excitement they start running around the house barking and trailing ink everywhere. Tsunami just sat down looking very amused at the whole situation as she swished her tail back and forth rubbing ink all over the back of the couch and the wall.

Within moments there was not an inch of my house that wasn’t covered in dauber ink. It trailed down the hallway into the bedrooms, over my bedspreads. All the furniture was covered in paw prints. This was beyond just a little ink miss-hap.

Leaning on one elbow, my husband tries to wipe the ink off his face, but instead just spreads a purple streak from his nose to his hairline. I start to laugh as the tears roll down my face. The only one who could help us now would be “The Cat in the Hat”.

So I am asking all my Bingo Babe friends for help. If anyone out there knows the secret how to get dauber ink out of carpets or off of upholstered furniture, this Bodacious Bingo Babe really needs your help. Please Contact Me with your suggestions.

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