Our Kids

Okay so I know that is lame but it is true. The summer heat is on us and it is a race through the day to keep the girls busy crafting and doing things (other than watching TV) to get from sun up to sun down without going outside. Some days we don’t even leave the house which actually leaves the house in a horrible mess. But at night as we step over the endless toys and crafts all is well, the girls are happy and we have made it through another day, sigh.

Speaking of toys everywhere yesterday I asked the girls to help me clean up, it wasn’t in the cards even with the enticement of swimming. Rather than beat a dead horse I let it go and then we praise them each time they do help clean up, it is a slow process but it is working and I don’t have to do the yelling to clean up thing, I figure we will get there eventually. Anyway, I said if you are not going to help me clean up then go to your room or playroom and play while I clean up. They were happy to do that and I set about cleaning up, I was hot and grumpy. So Piper came out to retrieve a baby I had already put away and as she skipped back to her room she said, “Looks good Mama.” All at once the tension went away and I smiled and I realized that the house did not have to be spic and span at that moment it could wait, so we put on our suits and went swimming.

Guess what, the house is picked up now even with the swimming:)