You know the feeling right? You just keep clicking on blog after blog and link after link and looking up anything you can think of, all in an effort to avoid doing what you SHOULD be doing. Right now my kitchen is a mess and the rest of the house could use a once over. I spent hours cleaning out and rearranging Grace and Joe's room yesterday and it seems to have sapped me of all my energy to face today. Couple that with the beginning of another elimination diet that includes NO SUGAR! and you've got one unmotivated mommy. I've already had my Sunday afternoon nap and I really need to hit that kitchen. The kids are begging to make a cake using the EZ Bake Oven. I really am not fond of the EZ bake and will probably just let them make cupcakes instead. We'll see. Nothing can happen until the kitchen is clean though. Doesn't that seem ridiculous to clean the kitchen in order that my kids can make a mess? It's how I am though...I have to start with a clean kitchen. Maybe that's because my kitchen is so small and I have no dishwasher. The mess has to stay manageable or you really can't do anything. I dream of having a big, fancy kitchen someday. I don't think it will happen though but it's fun to dream. The kitchen is what I notice in everybody's house I go in. The kitchen is what I have to repent over being jealous about. And a dishwasher...wow. I can't even imagine that one. Cabinet space--I could actually have more than two serving dishes. A pantry...
Anyway...enough about the kitchen, I'm thankful that I have a home and a kitchen and food in the kitchen and able hands to do the dishes.
I'm getting excited about getting into a regular school schedule again. We have lots to do and will likely be schooling into the summer but I'm okay with that. We are heading into Europe with Exploring Countries and Cultures. We will be focusing on Norway, France, and Germany. I'm looking forward to trying some authentic recipes. I have also decided that we will be participating in an International Day and our country is Norway. So, we will focus our studies there for a while as we prepare our display and presentation. I think it will be fun and be a great learning experience for the kids. Any ideas??? Grace is making great progress in reading, it is finally clicking and that is thrilling! Joe is doing well too and I've got some fun things planned for him to make it more fun and interesting. We will be doing a unit on Space and a unit on Night Creatures. I will be using Evan-Moor Theme Pockets as a guide. I used these with the girls and they loved them and learned a lot.
I'm off to clean the kitchen and deal with a screaming kid. Guess who?
7 comments:
quess who? i guess joe, but i don't know why because any time i've seen him he is all smiles and i think you are just making up that he can be difficult...i just refuse to believe it
the kitchen? i clean to cook as well...i am constantly cleaning and then cooking...i'm not abig fan of my kitchen, but i do like having a pantry...it helps ease the pain of looking at the rest of it
you wouldn't be jealous of my kitchen! old grey countertops, small space...not much cabinet space...but I love the floor! one of those few things we've redone is tile.
I have often thought of you and your kitchen. I am without a dishwasher and think of you as I stand and wash the dishes. I can see why you love to admire kitchens.
I think the disease is spreading. I too, am also stuck on the computer, while behind me looms Mt. Laundry!! If I have to move it again tonight to go to bed I will just scream. The solution? Log off and fold the 2billion loads, oh and my kitchen is not clean and no sign of din-din! What a lazy mother!
too funny! NOw I am thinking about all the times you have been in my home noticing my messy kitchen.. back before I caught some 'neat' germs!! a few anyway!! I get caught up on the computer too...my excuse is its company! BUT really thats just an excuse...:)
We have been dishwasherless for awhile. I finally got all of us into the habit of washing dishes throughout the day as they are used. I'm sure you already do that. When Craig's family come in April, there will be some $$ coming our way. Guess what some of those are going to purchase??
I also have challenges with motivation! I don't have a dishwasher or much cabinet space in the rental house we're in right now, but I look forward to having both one day.
~Susan
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