My house is a mess.
It's usually a mess but right now it's messier than normal because my kids are home on summer vacation and they are incapable of putting anything away or doing tidying of any kind.
I miss the days when I sent my kidlets off to school, cleaned up the house and then the house STAYED tidy until they came home.
During the school year I have six hours or so of a tidy okay, tidier house.
I miss that.
If it wasn't for the early start and the homework I might actually be wishing that school started again soon.
Really, really soon.
Sigh.
I'm Leanne and I'm a tired mama. I work, I parent, I juggle and I don't seem to get enough sleep. Welcome to the place where I rant about all these things...
Ugh - I know what you mean! But my daughter is only two-years-old, so I won't even get the six hours of tidiness for quite a while.... ;)
Posted by: Becki | July 24, 2009 at 10:47 PM
We have hit the same point at our house too. How many days till school starts?
Posted by: Christina | July 25, 2009 at 12:21 AM
I feel your pain. Though, I will take messy over the 5:30 am wake up during the school year. For now...
Posted by: Cindy | July 25, 2009 at 02:13 PM
I never get that 6 hours, so I'm jealous of your 6 hours (for 10 months out of the year).
Posted by: Keely | July 26, 2009 at 01:12 PM
You and me both! I can't wait until the school year starts!
Posted by: Stacie | July 26, 2009 at 06:34 PM
I know how you feel. I am getting my kids in on the cleaning and trying to be pretty demanding about it. It's the only thing that works. But sometimes I feel it takes more effort asking them to help clean then it does to just do it myself. =/
Posted by: Sandi | July 26, 2009 at 09:07 PM
I've just plain old given up. It's actually kind of freeing.
Posted by: frogmama | July 26, 2009 at 10:47 PM
(Wine helps.)
Posted by: frogmama | July 26, 2009 at 10:48 PM
I feel your pain. But I'm willing to give up on the clean house for the sleeping later.
Posted by: Elle | July 27, 2009 at 09:13 AM
The house is a mess from May until the end of August. I apologize to guests, but I have long since given up this particular battle. Same goes for Thanksgiving week, Christmas break, and Spring Break.
Posted by: Holly (me.) | July 27, 2009 at 02:18 PM
haha I love Holly's comment, that's funny, completely understandable. My son is the same way, but I do wish for a longer vacation not shorter, I'll pick up the mess in return for not having to wake up early :)
Posted by: Christa Bledsoe | July 28, 2009 at 01:10 PM
Oh yes, summer: when the kitchen is never closed and the dishes in the sink echo this fact. Bossy is not a fan.
Posted by: BOSSY | July 30, 2009 at 07:46 AM