tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post6020032099538149519..comments2024-03-27T05:30:07.368-04:00Comments on The More, The Messier: Working For A LivingSuburban Correspondenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-91925604090452820302007-12-02T19:43:00.000-05:002007-12-02T19:43:00.000-05:00We all squabbled like that and I still swear that ...We all squabbled like that and I still swear that I had to do more than my siblings!<BR/>CheersMaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05828186178060722812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-8282958018110062402007-12-02T14:04:00.000-05:002007-12-02T14:04:00.000-05:00Yep, sounds about right. My kids are always argui...Yep, sounds about right. My kids are always arguing over who has to pick up the table, and who folds the tablecloth, and who sweeps the floor (those are their chores for now). It sounds like there's never a dull day at your house, how do you keep from going insane and find time to blog? :)Mother Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09648404612737553605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-72431096508891866752007-12-02T12:00:00.000-05:002007-12-02T12:00:00.000-05:00I always laugh when people tell me how polite my k...I always laugh when people tell me how polite my kids are. It takes all my self control not to say, "My kids? You must be mistaken."<BR/><BR/>Jennifer - I love the idea of a family closet in the laundry room! I am totally doing that!Mrs. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044255357653198954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-54096598495683367622007-12-02T11:25:00.000-05:002007-12-02T11:25:00.000-05:00ahh, I can't wait until my kids are old enough to ...ahh, I can't wait until my kids are old enough to be a bigger part of keeping this place clean. They're EXPERTS at messing it up (aka: toys EVERYWHERE, dirty laundry EVERYWHERE, food/drink spills EVERYWHERE, etc), but they're not entirely helpful at getting it clean (unless you don't mind toys stuffed into random bins and stacked precariously high on shelves, laundry stuffed into baskets inside out and unsorted, and food/drink smeared around more than actually CLEANED UP). LOL<BR/><BR/>Enjoy the painted kitchen and all that fun stuff!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160551209809872319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-92065718506869270292007-12-02T10:12:00.000-05:002007-12-02T10:12:00.000-05:00bia - Yes, I told Anna last year that I was going ...bia - Yes, I told Anna last year that I was going to show her how to wipe down the powder room and she yelled, "Oh! And I suppose you're going to sit around and do nothing!"<BR/><BR/>deb - no way to contact you. E-mail me so that I can pester you with questions.Suburban Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-61476579036278385952007-12-02T08:30:00.000-05:002007-12-02T08:30:00.000-05:00I absolutely love your blog! Nothing is funnier t...I absolutely love your blog! Nothing is funnier than real life and you put it out there so well!<BR/><BR/>I must have also missed the part that you homeschool. I'm on my last one, a junior in high school, and the other three are all in college or grad school. The end is in sight! LOL From my perspective, the teen years after 14 are the best. That 11-13 year old thing is hard to take.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-64567739393028235032007-12-02T00:52:00.000-05:002007-12-02T00:52:00.000-05:00That's why I love a large family. There's always s...That's why I love a large family. There's always something exciting going on!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13064271466583841630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-91024383192710734172007-12-01T22:43:00.000-05:002007-12-01T22:43:00.000-05:00Whenever it is time for my 7 year old to do whatee...Whenever it is time for my 7 year old to do whateevr chore she is assigned to that day her respose is "OOOOHHHHHHH!!! But tha tis going to take me like 15 hours!" My response is "Well, you better get a move on, then." My 5 year old loves to fold the laundry. Unfortunately I have to go thru and refold it all again. Oh well.Valariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11778600453227616126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-62108867725095062022007-12-01T22:22:00.000-05:002007-12-01T22:22:00.000-05:00My little ones (2, 3 and 4 yr old) do the laundry,...My little ones (2, 3 and 4 yr old) do the laundry, and they do it willingly. the enjoy doing the laundry, and fight over whose turn it is. These are the same kids that when I say its bedtime, will turn to me and say you haven't given us any chores to do yet, we cant go to bed.<BR/><BR/>Sadly, I know that wont last. My 10 and 12 yr old sound like yours. Its Jordan's job to do the kitchen, it's Andre's job to vacuum the hallway. And my response is... Um no, I asked you to do it, which makes it YOUR job. And if you keep complaining I will give you ALL of the chores in the house so we don'thave to worry about who is doing what chore. That usually works to at least shut them up. For a minute or so.<BR/><BR/>It is Jordan's "job" to do the laundry - take it out of the dryer, fold it put it away and hang up the shirts. I mean we have a fmaily closet in the laundry room, so no big deal right? WRONG. It will take her 3 hours to fold one load of clothes, that is when she folds those clothes, then gets upset when she can't get computer time etc. etc Yet somehow I can fold and put away 7 loads of clothes (on those days when she doesn't do it) in about 30 minutes, and that is with the baby hanging on an arm. <BR/><BR/>All I do is look at them and think, I can't wait until you have kids of your own, and then think to myself - man you really ARE becoming your mother, LOL.<BR/>~JenniferJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05050466263238656666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-40088927097477116402007-12-01T22:12:00.000-05:002007-12-01T22:12:00.000-05:00You are incredibly funny! Once my middle son, aft...You are incredibly funny! Once my middle son, after being told to empty the dishwasher, said that how come he always has to do it and why can't I do it? HUH??!! So, I said, fine then, we'll switch jobs. I emptied the dishwasher, and HE folded laundry, set the table,swept the kitchen floor, etc. He didn't speak to me for the rest of the evening, while my other son, on the other hand, couldn't stop laughing. (WHY is it that kids think it's so funny when someone else gets in trouble?!)Maria (also Bia)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10915816897999091636noreply@blogger.com