I Made My Point
I think. This morning, both boys were awake before I was. Just before taking my shower, I told them that it was time to get dressed and make their beds; they were done before I got out of my shower. I told them to get their breakfasts and eat while I got dressed. They were […]
Nothing Like Making Them Hate You
Well, it didn’t go as well as I’d hoped. LOL! But I remember when I was a kid, how I hated being awakened in the morning. I went in at the normal time this morning and did the normal, “Time to wake up! Get up, get dressed, and make your bed!” Five minutes later, I […]
Reveille
I’m going to turn into a civilian female drill sergeant. Complete with annoying bugle music to accompany changes in activity. I cannot seem to get my kids going in the morning. I figure that maybe, just maybe, if I wake them up to either banging on a pan with a metal spoon or loud renditions […]
Almost … But Not Quite
Well, we got a lot done. We got the toy room, the kitchen, the laundry room, and half of my room completely clean. We folded laundry for an entire day, though, and it’s still not done. When I get this stuff finished, we are going to go through their closets and drawers, and get rid […]
FIVE HOURS!
It took FIVE HOURS to clean the kids’ playroom! I can’t believe it! I’ve threatened them with a slow, painful, tortured death if they ever let it get in that state again. LOL! Once we got the big stuff put away, it was a matter of a long, tedious slog through several boxes into which […]
Down to the Wire
Well, this is it. I have just this weekend to get my house in order before we bring the contractor in to look over the house and give us an idea of what can be done on my budget. Thank goodness I have Monday off, so it’s a three-day weekend. And thank goodness the bedrooms, […]
New Year’s Weekend
Well, we’ve goofed off most of Saturday and Sunday, and today the children and I will go at it hammer and tongs to clean the house. The main thing is this folding of clean laundry. If I could just get that done, so that I could have my couch and the other half of my […]
A Jolly Holiday
We had a lovely time over the holiday weekend. The kids were with their father on Saturday and Sunday, so I spent Saturday working on household chores, and I spent Sunday at Mom’s, helping her get ready for the Christmas Day family gathering. The kids and I spent the night at Mom and Dad’s, and […]
Little Vandals?
I am beginning to think that there are some young vandals in my neighbourhood. Here’s why. In May or June, I put out some solar path lights along the south side of my driveway. I had intended to line the walkway all the way to the front door, but never got all of them in […]
Basketball Season Starts
I didn’t get as much done as I wanted over the long weekend, since I had a killer migraine that started on Thursday and lasted until Tuesday afternoon. Still, I did get the boys room, the kitchen and laundry room, and the bathrooms completely clean (as in, pulling out the furniture and dusting / vacuuming behind […]