This is what happens in my home if I let things go
for 3 or 4 days.
Sometimes I have to.
We have had dentist appointments and outside obligations galore,
so the housework is the last thing that gets done.
This is the classroom after yesterday's 9th grade,
5th grade, 2nd grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K Session!
This is the Playroom!
This is where I found Mary-when she was SUPPOSED
to be helping pick up toys.
No beds have been made!
The Boys ACTUALLY have the cleanest room in the house.....
If you don't count the RED SLEEP SHORTS hanging
off the top of Ben's bed!
So this is my gift to you-
Print off a few of these pictures and tape them to your refrigerator
door.
The next time you are beating yourself up over the fact that you are
"Domestically Challenged"............
Remember that it could be worse-
Your house could look like mine!
That HAS to make you feel better.
PEACE.
Um I love your boys room! so cool!
ReplyDeleteThank you for making me feel normal! You go girl, get all you dirty laundry aired. We aparently were on the same page today. I wasn't as honest as you, maybe i should post a picture of the office I am sitting in right now?
OK, I have to admit that it does! :-)
ReplyDeleteBeen there though. So been there!
ahhahahahhahah
ReplyDeleteI am leaving you an award!! Come get it!
I probably appreciate these photos and today's blog more than anyone. One day, when all the kids are grown and gone, you can have a spotless-everything-in-a-designated-spot home. Until then...just step over it.
ReplyDeleteThat is hysterical! Of course, I would one-up you if I posted pictures of the chaos we call home at the moment, but hey, most of it is in boxes, right? This DID make me feel better.
ReplyDeleteVERY important question.....where did you get the super-cool super hero wall clings (at least I'm assuming that's what they were) for the boy's bedroom. Sawyer wants a Batman room, but Scot won't allow wallpaper. (He's generally a fun guy, but he has a "life rule" regarding wall paper). That looked REALLY cool on their walls.
And....a BIG congrats on the INS Approval!!! :) I am SO glad to hear things are moving along now!!!!
Thanks for being so real....and brave! It always amazes my how quick a house can look like a tornado has passed though....at least my house;-). With 2 labs...sprinkle a coating of dog hair over the floor....and you've got mine!
ReplyDeleteOh, I absolutely LOVE this post! Thanks for the honesty and making us all feel a little more normal. I tell my husband at the beginning of every school year, "O.k., the house will not be clean until next Summer :)" That's the life of a homeschool mom.
ReplyDeleteJenna- We get all ove our LIFE SIZED action figures(you did not see the Bobba Fett on the other wall) from Fatheads.com. Make sure Sawyer is in the bed when you look at them-beacuse he will probably freak when he sees all they have to offer... They are very cool!
ReplyDeleteThe city clings are from Pottery Barn Kids. If they are not on-line call the order number and get them to look them up. It took 2 sets for the boys wall.
It only covered 2 walls, If you want to go all the way around you will need 4.
I like these better than paper. You can pull them off when you are tired of them. :)
I AM THE MOST NORMAL WOMAN IN THE WORLD NOW!!!! I always think... how in the world does this woman have it "together" all the time. At least we admitted our night-time wrestling matches to each other! haha.
ReplyDeleteFor every one item I put away... ten appear when I turn my back and from odd corners of the house they have been gathered! Don't get me started when my son went through a "hiding the food" phase! PB&J's become as hard as bricks in about 3 days... good science project for the kids... which foods mold the fastest and which ones just turn hard and shrink. P.S. Never put them in baggies and never EVER smell them if you do.
P.S. My mom says it's not messy... it's kid-clutter. My mom revels in kid-clutter now that her 10 children are grown and she LOVES when her grandkids come over and make a mess! Her favorite thing after they leave is sit and clean up and think of all the fun they had making it.
Sofa-
ReplyDeleteyour mom is my new hero!
:),
A
this is funny! bravo for your good attitude. : ))
ReplyDeleteOh I love you!! So refreshing to see a messy house. :) That means there is love all over the place!!!!
ReplyDeleteHugs
Rebecca
tooo funny! can you add "home ec" to the curriculum and have an assignment on house cleaning? but really...does it matter what your house looks like when YOU look so good??? when do you get your horse?
ReplyDeletethank you!!!! i feel normal. unfortunately my house often looks like this after 1 day of NOT homeschooling only 3 kids.
ReplyDeletesigh.
You are SO ahead of the game girl. Sometimes my house looks like this on a "normal"day. And my kids are not homeschooled, so three of the 6(soon to be 7) aren't even home to contribute.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting these though. I love people who don't pretend to have it all together! Wait, did I just insult you? NOT that you don't have it all together. Cause you do. To me, this is having it all together. ouch..that foot in my mouth hurts. Why didn't I just delete this? LOL
Thanks for keeping it real. I admire it. But I WILL NOT be doing the same. ;)
:)
AMie
I love you, Amie!
ReplyDeleteI DID have it all together-ONCE!
It was a sunny day in June of 1987.
My hair was teased perfectly, I had no zits, I had no cavitites,I had just graduated from High School, I had a car, a little summer job at my dad's little store(so I loved my boss), I was dating the most popular boy in 4 counties(he drove an IROC-Z with T-tops),MY best friend was dating HIS best friend, and my butt and boobs were hard as a rock and all pointing NORTH!
Then I turned 18, and it's been a World of CRAZY ever since!
But I like CRAZY.....so its all good! You did not insult me at all. :)
xoxo,
A