MOM CAN WE...???

Day Six

Wow, the first Saturday of another New Year. I don't know why, but this week just seemed extra long. I may not have gotten all the items on my "TO DO LIST" done, but where I didn't get them done, I accomplished other tasks, for instance - My younger sons bedroom. Ouch! Nothing worse than to clean the room of a teenage. I can hear some of you now. Doesn't a teen need their privacy? Do you really think you should go into their room when they are not home? Don't you feel guilty?  My answers are - Sometimes, and that is why I will not post any before and after pictures, YES, and HELL NO.  How do you think we parents gain our knowledge of what our teens are up too. In this day and age, parents have to be one step ahead at all times, because just when you think your kid just might be perfect...you'll get that dreaded phone call that they have done something wrong. Remember you were a teen once, and that is why I take my parenting role to heart. And the fact that if they are showing signs of being a clutter bug, you guide them into better cleaning practices. Now I don't clean the whole room, as everyone has their way of arranging things to better suit them. I go in with my hasmat gear on and look for the mystery smell, that is usually a pile of dirty socks shoved under the bed, or the glass of milk, that wasn't finished, that appeared to have been on the night stand for about two months. Ewwwwww.

Now our Saturday's are usually busy. My boys are both in a youth bowling league. No they are not professional or even look to have the ablility to go pro, but it is a great way to engage them in socilaization. For me, it is about three hours to talk with other parents and get the scoop on what's going on with them in school - A few parents are teachers where my kids go. It's like having a get out of Jail free card. Big Evil Grin and I know what they are up too. Ok, so going on. My plan for today was to get all the Christmas boxes off the garage floor and overhead into the new organized attic space. I wanted to clean my floors, get old clothes and shoes into boxes for our donation company, that will come and pick up your stuff - Free of Charge. I also wanted to get all the curtians down and washed. But do I think that will happen today? I doubt it, and why, I have already been hit with - Mom, can we go and pick up this? Mom, can we go to the hobby store for this part and that part for my model? Mom? Mom? Mom? You get the jist. Normally I would be able to get my cleaning done and they could go and do what they needed to do after bowling, because my husband is usually home to do the guy thing with them.

Today however is different. Due to a large job and pending bad weather, several of the men from my husband company decided to take this Saturday to get as much done on this project as they could before snow flies. Every construction worker knows that in this state, bad weather means days off without pay. I've been up since 4:17 and treated this day like any other work day, minus waking the kids early...I need my sanity as long as I can have it.  I have got two loads of laundry going, dishes are all done, counters are cleaned and in a few minutes it will be off the computer and into the shower. I am finding that routines are a great thing to have, but don't be so dependant on them, as life has a way of changing things. Little by little I work at throwing the clutter away and find that I tend to jump from room to room. But knowing that I do this and I am completely aware of what distracts me, the task is looking easier to accomplish.  I know that it won't happen over night, but I know by the end of this year this place will be a peaceful place that we call home.