Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Forced To Clean

Well, I woke up thinking of how I should gunge out an area of the house today, but decided I had enough on my plate. Turns out I had MORE than enough, but ended up tackling the linen closet as my two little ones pulled most of the blankets out to build a fort while I was reading with the older two.




I decided to make the best of it and made a pile for donation and sorted everything out. My sheets are in back in sets for the time being- until the next fort session! No, i don't have a door or trim on the closet- we have a LOT of finishing to do!



Becasue I had already asked Mr J to not bring out more blankets, I put him on a time out for a while. Tomorrow I will show you what he did while he was supposed to be silently reflecting on his choices!

6 comments:

Katie said...

That looks lke some kind of exotic hardwood floor in your hallway. Ipe? Mahogany? Plywood?

Halfmoon Girl said...

That is Pacific Rain forest natural plywood, with a splotch or two of drywall compound and paint. Not everyone has this in their home. I can tell you more details on how to get the look if you'd like. It is very child friendly!

Unknown said...

Fort building fun...amazing what a sheet or blanket can do for occupying little ones.

I'm forced to clean over here, too. It's bad, really bad...

Jennifer in OR, diaryof1.com

Anonymous said...

lol.. that is usually how i end up cleaning up as well..
i suppose i should the thank the wild things for "motivating" me.. :o)

Amelia Antwiler said...

"forced to clean" is probably a motto of moms every where. I'm forced to vacuum every time Mini-E pours goldfish on the floor and then --stomps-- I mean Dances on them.

I love the fort. My kids would build more if we had more building space.

Sharon Brumfield said...

In our last house I lived for about 6 months with a bathroom without a door and we had only one small closet in the whole house. I know what it is like to live unfinished.
I have closets now and I felt like I had won some type of reward.
It is great having a husband who can do anything--the down fall--sometimes you get put at the end of the list.
How are you doing?
Thinking about you today and praying God gives you a little something special --so you know without a shadow of a doubt that He is looking lovingly into your face.
How is your heart?