Re: Help ... a little funny - a little ranty ... [long]

Hehehe kids
got to love them cause you can't put them back where they came from.

What a hint on what I would do seriously?

well if they are going to use their floor as a trash can ,guess where I
would toss the trash? yup right over their clean clothes that are on the
floor that should of been put away. oh yes I would! and I would not rewash
them either! I would just shut the door. their bedroom would be a
techanical free zone (if it beeps it would be taken out) and a note would be
taped to their bedroom saying "act like a pig live like a pig"and a floor
map where to find garbage bags cleaning supplies and laundry soap, and if
they don't know how to wash clothes yet, what a great time to learn. (any
clothes found elsewhere, say socks in the livingroom, would be put into a
garbage bag and stored in the garage for a month, they would not get it
back) works for toys as well.

I have 2 boys the same ages as your girls and if I can wash and fold and set
the clothes on their beds they can put them away, and they do. I will do the
heavy cleaning of their rooms for now but they have to pick up after
themselves. there is no bartering not whinning or threats. (granted I do
have to say it more than once but never more than twice)

Your outlaws would praise this more than if you had the corners cleaned out
and the top of doorsways free of dust, trust me. Remember they had a
daughter they know what you are going through.



I think the slug picture is soooo very cute! would make a cute card

--
:) Lynn
OF+HOF
Leaper!

"Marvin The Paranoid Android" <marvinparanoidandroid@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:Haa1f.7984$2F2.854191@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Bonjour!
>
> It's moi, Marv.
>
> The out-laws are coming to visit this weekend for Thanksgiving
> (Canada,eh). I'm in the process of getting the house to a 'show-quality'
> clean (show-quality being a term I used when prepping our old place for
> sale and for showings). It's their first time visiting us here at the new
> house.
>
> Anyhow, there's a fair bit of stuff to do besides the show quality clean
> ... we're still swimming in the pool (water temp was 22C last night and
> today I'm hoping it hits 24-25C) but there's maintenance to be done either
> today or tomorrow before I close it up which I believe will be this
> weekend. I've got the grass to cut (50'x220' lot), 'kids' paper-route to
> do either on my own or with them, laundry ... time is not on my side.
>
> Yesterday I had just completed vacuuming all the floors upstairs and was
> about to fill the wash bucket with soap 'n' water to give 'em a scrub when
> I look into the sun-room to find Mr. Sparkie taking a nap ... I laughed
> out loud ... here's the slug-cat ...
> http://ca.geocities.com/themarvinreport/slugCat.jpg.
>
> What I'm finding rant-worthy are my kids ... and their rooms ... and their
> ability to continually avoid picking it up. I'd like them to put away
> clean clothes instead of dumping them on the ground and using them as
> doormats then chucking them back in the hamper still folded ... *this* and
> this alone totally pisses me off ... I've spent the past month asking my
> oldest to take care of her clothes ... clean put away, dirty in the hamper
> instead of scattered about her room and anywhere else she happens to be.
>
> I've disconnected the satellite, sound system and DVD player ... so nadda
> as far as that goes. I've nuked their internet connections thru router ...
> today I'm at the point where I'm about to disconnect their computers. I'm
> tired of pulling out my hair ... these two will be 12 and 10 before year's
> end ...
>
> That's the rant part ... now off to clean the bathrooms and fuddle thru
> more laundry.
>
> Cheers!
> Marvie


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