Well, it went ok for awhile. I was actually starting to think..."I could be a single mom!" (not that I want to...just that I could) I was relishing in the fact that I had a clean kitchen, I vacuumed the whole living room and picked up and the kids were under control. I had lunch ready to go and I was happy that there weren't extra dishes to clean up after, or things left laying around in my recently clean living room. Then dinner hit. Like a ton of bricks. If I ever felt Careys absence more, this was it. I was literelaly going round in circles feeding my kids their dinner cause they were just too wound up and weren't listening to me. I took a break with them after dinner and let them ride their bikes in the cul-de-sac and play in the sprinkler a little. ( we are trying to reclaim our weed ravished lawn) Then it was off to a bath, brush teeth and to bed. Simple right? HAhahah!!! I thought I woudl do one kid at a time. Put diaper on, jammies, teeth and plop into bed. What a joke! They just kept getting out of bed and running all over !!! 9:30 I FINALLY got them all into seperate rooms and in their beds. I had to put child doorknob locks on two doors to keep the twins from getting up and roaming. WHEW!!! Exhaustion!!! AND then there's the kitchen. Dinner still not put away, dishes in the sink, dirty clothes and diapers scattered everywhere. Now I KNOW I could NOT be a single mom! 4 days to go!! Anyone got any great ideas for a great friday night away from the kids??
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Here's the key to surviving on your own with 4 kids, I know I did it for 2 months, the key is stop trying to do everything. If the kids won't eat dinner then they don't eat or you leave it on the table until they're ready, don't try to do a sit down meal with them all, they are all too young to do that and it will only make you crazy. Bath, skip it until absolutely necessary. Its amazing how long you really can get by with out it, and you said you played in the sprikler that is a shower and fun all wrapped up into one. Bed time is a whole different story. I am a fan of duct tape(kidding). No you have to get them in bed because you need the evening to destress to try to get through the next day.
I know you've done this without daddy before, so you probably already know all of this, oh but you are Lisa the one in the family that has to and does it all just kidding(kinda). Sometimes its funny to watch you try to do everything so perfectly it definitely makes me think I could do more. But I've learned my boundaries of insanity. If you can maintain sanity with all that you do then by all means do it, personally for me I would probably end up in a psych ward so I try to just get by in those situations. Its working so far.
I didn't even realize Carey was going out of town this week, is he in Arizona?
You can do this! Just lower your standards for cleaning a bit, and let the kids play until exhaustion every night, versus trying to keep bedtime. It's summer, no one's in school - who cares??
And Friday? Go see Batman. It's fabulous.
Saw Batman. It WAS fabulous!! We talked about it for DAYS. What a GREAT flik!
Wow...I'm surprized you all think I "do it all". I feel like I lack so much and slack in a LOT of areas. I decided to make pancakes from scratch today, cause I watched an episode of Jon and Kate last night and she made them from scratch. I figured if she can do it for 8 kids, I could for half the amount! I guess when I watch that show though, it really makes me feel like a slacker!
Can't skip the baths! I can't stand the smell of dirty kids, and it makes me shudder if they go to bed with black feet (which Carey has done with them before)blah!!!
I HAVE lowered my standards for unpacking though. If I get 1 box a day done, I'll be happy. Any more is just cream.
Yes, Carey went to AZ for GD and will be back by Fri night.
Gee, Shello, anything you want to send out here??? How bout some Carolina's!! Hahaha!!!
My kids don't start to smell until like day 5 if I let them go that long, which I have to admit I have. But honestly there is no odor until then and sometimes even then they don't smell, maybe I just don't have smelly kids. As far as black feet, I just stick their feet in the sink before bed and give them a quick washing, they think its fun and it gets their feet clean, but I have to admit I have put them to bed with dirty feet before too.Oh heres another idea I do sometimes I do a play bath. I fill the bath with soapy water(baby soap) so that its bubbly and let the kids just play in it. They soak in soapy water and have fun and I don't have to stress.
I like the show John and Kate but it stresses me out to watch it. She tries to do way too much and in my opinion and it creates a lot of unneeded stress and tension in their home and for her. If I'm a happy mom then my kids will be happier trust me.
Day 5!! Seriously , Jenell! hahaha!!!! No, my kids just stink. I think it's all the food that they drop on themselves that then attracts dust and dirt! Plus I just LOVE to cuddle them when they are sweet smelling. So much more enjoyable.
I agree that Kate is a little over the top, but she is still my hero!
I have to buy bathtub nonskid stuff. Then Bath time will be more enjoyable too. Its just too slippery in there. Plus the fact that they ALL want to be in the tub at the same time! I have tried to do separate baths or 2 in the bath at the same time, but they all end up screaming bloody murder, or climbing over the side fully clothed!! I know, I need to be more strict, but I just need to get thru the bath sometimes!
Honestly I wasn't kidding about the day 5 thing. And bath them all at the same time they love playing in the water together, I try to make sure too much water doesn't spill out, but when it does I just get a towel and use it to clean my floor real quickly, it actually works really well. Non stick things work pretty well, my problem with them was that my kids liked to pull them up, I don't use them anymore, but I guess if I had that many little ones in the bath at the same time I would need them too.
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