So I walk into Max’s bedroom the other day to see what look like a series of little bugs on the wall beside his bed. Freaking out, I leap over him to inspect the critters, when my son suddenly says nonchalantly, “Oh, those are my boogers, Mommy!” and continues to shoot lasers out of his stuffed dog’s head.

Um, excuse me, but what part of that dry-walled surface seems like an appropriate place to smear the contents of your nose?

As I explain the concept of tissues to Max for the 176th time and wipe down the wall, I can’t help but laugh. Gross? Yes. But kind of hilarious? Definitely. Now that the Hubs and I can see the humor through that nasty mess, we jokingly refer to the incident as Max’s “mucus murals.”

I know I’m not the only one who’s been faced with a diaper blowout, spit-up or unidentified crud on walls. So if you’ve “been there, done that” and survived to tell the tale, then you’ve got to check out the Clorox Ick-tionary [link to icktionary] — a wiki-style dictionary that contains funny words that capture these icky moments.

To help us create a new language for these messes, we are collaborating with Carol Leifer, a comedian and comedy writer for such award-winning shows as “Modern Family,” “Seinfeld” and “Saturday Night Live.” And I’m thrilled to announce that she will be guest blogging right here on Mom Moments in the coming weeks. So come back soon to see her favorite Icktionary words and the funny moments that inspired them!

OK, off to wipe down more mucus murals now…