Once a week I take ONE day and do ALL my duties- laundry, cleaning, grocery shopping, etc. On this day I always feel a tinge of guilt as the two sweetest faces in the world look on as I vacuum like a maniac and dust like a crazed woman. For some reason, however, I think the babes love this day (am I just telling myself that?!). They have their 'cleaners' and they pretend to spray and wipe down just like mommy. They love the vacuum cleaner and push it around when it's not in use. We like to jump in the laundry piles like they're leaves. We have a mini-Swiffer just for them and best of all they get to watch Yo Gabba Gabba TWICE!
Somehow I always pick a day Brian is on-call for this day of madness...just me, my babies, and our cleaning supplies! It's 9 o'clock and I've got the main floor swept, mopped and dusted, two loads of laundry done, cribs changed, babies fed and now sleeping...whew! Unfortunately soo much more still to do. One of my mom friends looked at me the other day and asked 'do you feel like you're always cleaning?' YES YES YES!
In the middle of all this I had to stop in my dining room and smile this morning...I have spent the last three days (hence no recent posting) painting the picture molding we put up (which was the biggest pain the in the you know what). We have been living in our 'new' house since the end of June and I can FINALLY say we have finished ONE room! We still need the perfect mirror for the buffet and our bird pictures that are being painted by a BFF in Dallas...but for the most part it is DONE! YAY! Now I just have to clean it...
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- Bert Bell said...
12.11.08Aww doesn't Finley, Momma's lil helper, look so cute. Don't fuss about whether you should do the housekeeping like you do....I think it is a wonderful way to teach Finley & Parker good cleaning habits....it's obvious they think it is fun because they have their own pretend cleaners! Starting them young on good habits is the way to go! Congrats on getting the dining room done...it looks FABULOUS....like a picture out of a magazine!