It's the little things that make you happy!

[bonbean01]

p.s.....me thinks this is not for an extra piece of pie of cranberry sauce...I believe he has something else in mind

 

[marlowmanor]

When it comes to bed making, it's pointless here since DH has to sleep during the day to work at night. Though usually the bed ends up getting made up before we go to bed at night on the days he doesn't work. Yeah, we're kind of lazy, no one else is going to see the bed so no need to worry about whether it is made up or not.

 

[Southern by choice]

p.s.....me thinks this is not for an extra piece of pie of cranberry sauce...I believe he has something else in mind

Bon you are terrible!

Thing is, I cannot be manipulated. So I knnooowww it's not that!

I hate an unmade bed! There are many days where that does happen though. I also don't won't my kids to grow up like slobs, they should take care of their things and I think it prepares them for being respectful of others for their future. All mine are bed-makers, some good at it some not so good, but at least they try.

Clean floors, fingerprint free walls, clean baseboards, beds made, and NOTHING on the kitchen counters... and I'm a happy camper!
Some days it's like that and some days it's not. I really don't like the not days! There are WAY too many not days!! :/

Idon't know if you guys remember the Berenstain Bears but many years ago when my kids were little they saw a tape, yeah a video tape and in this episode Momma Bear was very angry because the house was not clean and there was a spider in the kids room. She went on to talk about spiders will move into a messy room. I of course went right on along with this, and whats even funnier is it is true!!!!! When a room becomes cluttered, messy or dusty YOU WILL FIND SPIDERS! To this day if my kids see a spider in the house they all say the same thing.... "Mom, your right the house is messy, I just saw a spider!" The amazing thing is it really is when things aren't as clean as they should be!

The wisdom of Momma Bear!

 

[Alice Acres]

I'm the bed maker most of the time. Todd's idea is to sorta throw the covers up..... Throw pillows - the bed has 3, and he never puts them on.

But, he does cook most of the time...and I really don't care to. I'll eat and then clean up his cooking mess any day!
I'm the vacuumer - all the time...as I love to vacuum (yes, odd).

 

[bonbean01]

Yeah...I'm terrible...but bet I'm right

 

[Southern by choice]

bon you always make me laugh!

My guy is a good one! It also could be that I've been reminding him that we actually share a room!

I am pretty stoked we made $70 in eggs today! That' a few bags of feed! Pretty soon we will want to start grading, we will have to if we sell more than 30 dozen a week. Straw took some class and knows how to grade but I have to check if he needs to be certified. He used to really be into the poultry now he doesn't want much to with it.

My poultry at least makes us $ .

Straw should earn his keep as well as the chickens! JUST KIDDING STRAW!!

 

[marlowmanor]

So after thinking about this thread after DH went to work I made out bed up. No, it's not perfect but it's made. I have tried to make the kids bed up before but with them playing in there it ends up unmade again. They end up knocking pillows off and messing up the comforter when they play on the bed.

 

[Southern by choice]

Good for you Marlow! I do know what you mean with the kids, when mine were all under the age of 9 I would be making my bed and they would run in and say, "we want to help" and it always ended up all of us piled up cuddling, giggling, and just being silly! I loved it!!!
Fond memories! Every mothers day all my gang will come up and climb on my bed, serve me breakfast and cuddle, it is awesome!
I guess I've always been weird about the bed thing, I never let the kids play or jump on the beds, well any furniture for that matter. Not that they didn't sneak and have their moments but usually it was always followed by some natural consequence, like falling off and getting a bump. So I would kiss the boo boo and just remind them how mommys job is to teach them and protect them and when they disobey they put themselves in danger and can get hurt.
I think back then it was the "new parenting style" to let kids do whatever they wanted and so many of our friends kids would come over and think they could run/jump on MY furniture. UH NO!! I don't think so! I learned real quick when kids came over I laid out the boundaries to them and in front of their parents. I didn't want my house all busted, up stuff broke, injured kids.
I don't know about others but my younger guys get better sleep, play better, and keep their stuff picked up much better when their rooms are real clean, and the beds get made first thing in the morning. They will get on each other if someone leaves their clothes on the floor! My boys have always been much neater than my girls (as far as their rooms). Weird huh?

 

[Cricket]

We had 2 meat birds go on walk about while we were butchering a month ago and I kept putting off doing those 2 in. I got home from morning milking on Sat. and he'd butchered them for me. All done. All cleaned up and taken care of. Is that like true love, or what? And then stupid me says, "gee I wouldn't have done that for you"

Even if we make the bed, we've got one dog that's gotta go pile it up in the middle!

 

[marlowmanor]

Good for you Marlow! I do know what you mean with the kids, when mine were all under the age of 9 I would be making my bed and they would run in and say, "we want to help" and it always ended up all of us piled up cuddling, giggling, and just being silly! I loved it!!!
Fond memories! Every mothers day all my gang will come up and climb on my bed, serve me breakfast and cuddle, it is awesome!
I guess I've always been weird about the bed thing, I never let the kids play or jump on the beds, well any furniture for that matter. Not that they didn't sneak and have their moments but usually it was always followed by some natural consequence, like falling off and getting a bump. So I would kiss the boo boo and just remind them how mommys job is to teach them and protect them and when they disobey they put themselves in danger and can get hurt.
I think back then it was the "new parenting style" to let kids do whatever they wanted and so many of our friends kids would come over and think they could run/jump on MY furniture. UH NO!! I don't think so! I learned real quick when kids came over I laid out the boundaries to them and in front of their parents. I didn't want my house all busted, up stuff broke, injured kids.
I don't know about others but my younger guys get better sleep, play better, and keep their stuff picked up much better when their rooms are real clean, and the beds get made first thing in the morning. They will get on each other if someone leaves their clothes on the floor! My boys have always been much neater than my girls (as far as their rooms). Weird huh?

I just got a hamper put in the boys room, plus one in the bathroom and am teaching them to put their clothes in a hamper when they take them off. I got tired of the clothes hunt when I did laundry. The one in the bathroom is because they strip in there before they get in the bath. I've also been working on the oldest 2 putting their shoes in a certain spot when they take them off. Nothing more frustrating than not being able to find their shoes when we are trying to get out the door to go somewhere. Next thing for my kids is teaching them to make their bed up. May start trying that out over the holiday break. Doubt it will be perfect and it may not stay made up all day, but it's worth a shot.