Have you ever looked around your house and realized that in the past sixty minutes or so it somehow got so messy that it looks like a hurricane went through it?!
I swear, my house looked great this morning - fit for a visit from the Queen. Now, there are toys everywhere, paper and crayons scattered accross the floor, blocks spilled out of their home in a large diaper box and a Harry Potter video game running in the backround on a small tv... not to mention peanut butter smeared on the newly cleaned, starched diningroom tablecloth.
How did this happen?! What crazy person come into my house while my back was turned and thought it would be amusing to trash my home? I mean, that has to be what happened, because there is no way that my georgeous little angels could have made this kind of mess in such a short period of time! When I asked my 2 year old how he could make such a mess, he just looked up at me with his big innocent eyes and said, "Whaaaadt?" I couldn't help but laugh.
It is amazing how two little ones under the age of four can create such a whirlwind of disaster in their wake. When you hear a mom say...and I know you have... "All I do all day is pick up after my kids - it's exhausting!" you can be sure that she isn't exaggerating - especially if she is one of those "my house has to be perfect all of the time" types.
Here's my way of thinking. While the kids are awake, I make beds, do dishes, dusting, vacuuming and laundry. When they take their nap I pick up the toys and run a mop over the floor...then I sit on the porch and have a drink (alcohol and caffeine free depending on the day...lol). Trying to run around cleaning up after the kids as they make the messes makes them feel like they can't express themselves without you "fixing it" and it just gets you frustrated. Before bed, we sing the "clean-up" song and everyone helps mommy put the house back in order for the next day. Some people might say that I'm lazy - I just say, happy.
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