At the End of the Day

Today I have:

-changed four stinky diapers and four wet ones

-cleaned up from breakfast

-cleaned toothpaste of the bathroom mirror and counter top

-picked up the toys in the front room three times

-loaded the dishwasher twice

-swept up the kids popcorn form their snack

-picked up two boxes of sidewalk chalk

-re-rolled the roll of toilet paper

-dealt with seven temper tantrums

-cleaned up from lunch

-de-greased the kitchen from the cube of butter Hyrum got his hands on

-cleaned chocolate Popsicle off of my quilt that someone thought was their napkin

-swept the kitchen floor twice; I am afraid the ants has discovered the three little pigs live at my house.(Walt doesn't count yet since he is still on the milk-only diet.)

-cleaned pee of of the toilet seat in the half bath

-cleaned pee of the toilet seat in my bathroom

-re-buried the hole the dog dug in the back yard

-cleaned out the frog tank, it was starting to look radio active. The kids leave in our yard all summer long for the frogs the continue to bring home from the reservoir.

-bathed Hyrum and Eli twice

-showered Walt once, thank heavens Jane can do that on her own now.

-cleaned up from dinner

-discovered Eli and his friend had peed in the toy Dora swimming pool and pooed in my cleaning bucket that was in the garage. Oh I know, it just gets better. Then they took some of the spare keys and stuck them in the poo like it was a sand castle.  (I am starting to think there is something with boys and the bathroom duties.)

-managed to calmly teach the boys about honesty and using the bathroom in the proper place.

-put up with the tears that followed the consequence of that action and grounded Eli.

-somehow survived Eli being grounded all day.

So you know that book Love you Forever. It is one of my favorites. Well, in the book the mother talks about one day she feels like she lives in a zoo. Time goes on and she talks about how she wants to sell her kid to the zoo. I think today I chose "C" all of the above. In the book, at the end of every day after her child was sleeping, she would sneak into his room and rock him and sing to him. I am so grateful for the end of every day after my kids are sleeping. The house is quiet and peaceful. My body and mind start to unwind. I love to check on them all before I go to bed. Their faces are so sweet. My heart is filled with so much joy and gratitude for them. It is nice to end the day no matter what happened to be on the list.