More rambling

Well, Jon stayed home from work yesterday, and I actually got something done. Yay!!! I suggested to Jon that we re-arrange the living room, which is something we've both been thinking about lately. I was hoping he would be agreeable, because I find it to be the best way to do a good cleaning. We get the whole room vacuumed, i.e. under the couches, and everything dusted, the computer area gets a good cleaning, etc. etc...
So, he took the bait, and we (I should say, mostly he) rearranged the living room. I'm quite happy with how it looks. Now I just need to get the kitchen cleaned up.
Ashley and Haley began work on their bedroom. They cleared up the floor quite a bit. I can actually walk through there now without feeling like I'm climbing a mountain. They still have a way to go, but I get to help them with the rest, which is going through everything they own, and deciding what to do with it.
So, todays projects are the kitchen, the laundry, and the girls' room.
Since the girls are on track break, I also need to think of some cheap, fun, cool things to do with them. I'll probably be hitting Michael's later this week for craft projects. I also think we'll be hitting the community center swimming pool as much as we can.
Last night, after FHE, we had family game night. We played UNO. So much fun. The girls really love it when we have game night. I usually don't really want to play a game, but once we get started we always have so much fun. I have to remember how much fun we usually have whenever I start to say no when they request it.
The reason Jon stayed home today, was so he could take the car in for it's 60,000 mile tune-up. He called me at about 8:00 saying we will be needing more work on the car than we already anticipated. On top of the tires and breaks that we need, we'll also need some belts and hoses changed. Ah well, better to get it all out of the way I guess. Instead of complaining, I'll count my blessings. I'm grateful to have a car, I'm grateful to have a house to clean, I'm grateful I have beautiful children to mess it up, I'm grateful that all I have to deal with here is the heat, and not some of the other disasters facing the nation right now. I'm grateful for clothes to wear, food to eat, a loving husband, and the wonderful gospel.

Freaky Friday

OK, so, it's freaky Friday the 13th. I just can't get motivated to do anything. There is a load of clothes in the dryer, clothes all over the couch. Dishes all over the kitchen and baby toys all over the living room. I don't even know where to begin. Do you know what this place is going to look like come Monday?

Eek!

Maybe a match will solve my problems?Just Kidding!!

(If my house goes up in smoke this weekend, it wasn't me, really!)

Happy Friday the 13th!!

AFTER

Believe it or not, I did throw out about a dozen containers of old stuff!

Much better! The empty space on the top left is for the crock pot. Supper's cookin' in there right now.

Today's challenge

Ok today, on the Flylady site, the zone mission is to clean out the fridge. I think that goes splendily for my organization challenge. So, I'm trying to decide if I'll count that, or do it in addition to ...














this. My dish storage cabinet under the island. It's not always looking like this, really. This is what happens after I've thrown all the plastic bowls back in after the boys have gone through them for about the 3rd time in a day.









I've been thinking about putting the locks on the doors, but it seems like they need some area in the kitchen that's safe for them to get into. But, I'm getting tired of tripping over the mess on the floor, not to mention re-stacking the containers.

So, anyway, if I'm really good I'll do both challenges today. If not, then one will wait for tomorrow.

That's better!

Today's challenge

So, I'm not sure if today's challenge is more about getting this drawer cleaned out and organized, or getting off my duff and actually getting something accomplished. I fell off the wagon yesterday and Monday. Monday I just couldn't get motivated to find and do a project after I cleaned up the house from the weekend. Yesterday, Jon stayed home from work, and I just never get anything done when Jon stays home from work. Why is that? So, anyway, wish me luck.

After

Well, a little bit better.
At least, now I can see what I have.

Not too sure about the helfulness factor.

Organization Challenge

One Pantry

Six shelves
And two little helpers....

So, I am taking Jamies challenge ( http://fambee.blogspot.com/2008/06/after_05.html ), and organizing one thing each day for the rest of the month. Well, Monday through Friday anyway.
So obviously today it's the pantry.
On a side note, itsn't it amazing how you don't notice how bad something is getting to be until you see a picture of it? I.e.... my weight, i.e....the floor of the pantry. What is that gunk on the floor? Uuugh!! How disgusting. I never even noticed it until I saw the picture. It's been a while, obviously since I cleaned out the pantry. How embarrassing!

check, check, check

So, I got the dishes done,
and the sink cleaned.
The island cleared off, yet again.

I even got the kitchen table cleaned off and polished.
And Haley volunteered to clean the bathroom!

Great job Haley!!!

Oh yeah, also got 2 1/2 loads of laundry done. (which basically means there's still clothes in the dryer.)

Now, I'll just start all over agian tomorrow.

Some of todays projects

I'm taking a little inspiration from Jamie, and posting the messy stuff I need to take care of today. I hope it will embarrass me into getting it cleaned up.
Here's that darn kitchen counter again. See, it was just a matter of days before it piled up again.
The dishes.
The laundry
what really chaps my hide, is that probably 1/4 of the clothes on the floor in the girls' room haven't even been worn.
This picture and the one before is actually not today's project. This will be the girls' project during track break in a few weeks. (if I haven't gone through with a trash bag for everything yet)

What I accomplished today...

Before




and after






The after shot, is also kind of another before shot. Watch, tomorrow, possibly the day after tomorrow, it will once again look like the before shot. Why is it so hard to just keep the surfaces clear?

I hate hate hate hate hate hate hate Mondays!!

My house falls apart on the weekends. Not that it's fabulous to begin with during the week. But by Monday morning it looks like this. (This picture is not my house, I'm too embarrassed to show you my house). I think my house is actually worse than this.





But, I guess it could be worse. It could look like this....!!!!!

Laundered with Love? no, wait, how about I LOVE MY MOMMY!!

Moms just know how to do things. I'm not referring to myself either, but to my own sweet mom. She's wonderful! She was in town last weekend. Her and dad spent a month in Tennessee visiting my sister, and were passing through town on their way home to CA. I had to work Saturday, but as I was leaving, mom asked if there was anything around the house she could do to help out while I was at work. Of course, my first response was "Naw, just relax and enjoy the day." She responded that she was happy to help out any way. So I told her about the mountain of laundry that had been accumulating all week. Somehow I fell way behind in that department that week. "O.K." She said cheerfully. Well, needless to say, when I got home from work she was finishing up the last couple loads. And let me tell you, my laundry smells great!! Why doesn't it smell that nice when I do it? Maybe I'm a little frugal with the fabric softener, or maybe it's just mom's special touch?

My mom is so t-double-e-double-r-double-r-double-i-double-f-double-i-double-c-c-c-Terrific!!!

• She was here for me for the month after the babies were born-I don't know what I would have done without her.


• she knits the warmest slippers almost every year for Christmas


• she was my "protector" growing up (I was scared to death of my military man dad)


• she taught me how to cook and clean and sew (don't hold my current cleaning skills against her though, I've just become really lazy)


• she made sure I had the church in my life


• she loves me despite the mistakes and bad choices I'v made


• so many other things too numerous to mention.

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY MOM!

I love you!

Sleep--What's that?

OK, so my precious little darling baby boys woke up at 4:30 this morning. This seems to be about their usual wake up time. It's 7:05 now, and they've been back to sleep for about 15 minutes. I really need to learn to get to bed earlier. Of course, last night I had to work, so that wasn't a possibility, but other nights--I need to be in bed by ten at the latest. We put them to bed around 7-7:30 usually. Maybe it's too early, but they stayed up till 9:00 the other day, and were still up around 4. So, I don't know. I have to get the girls up in about 20 minutes for school, otherwise I'd be going back to bed myself. It's just as well-I'd just be really cranky when I got up again. :>)
So, here's my list of things to do today:

• get the girls off to school


• do the dishes


• vacuum the floor


• play with the babies


• sweep/mop the kitchen


• clean my bathroom


• laundry (at least 2 loads)


• play with the babies


• call my VT companion


• walk to the store for a few things


• get supper ready


• go to work :<(

I'll probably get maybe, two things on that list done-the girls to school and go to work. j/k

Hopefully I'll at least get the dishes and the laundry done-those are my usual accomplishments each day.

Guess I should get started, sitting here isn't getting it done. :>)