Friday, September 26, 2008

Cleaning 101

Yesterday we took it easy since Logan hurt his foot... well they took it easy mom worked! My house needed some drastic attention. I did manage to get the living room, kitchen, study, and the boys' room cleaned. I still need to do the carpets (steam vac) and mop. The boys' room took me over an hour to do which is totally insane. I cleaned it last month like that too. This time it was worse! What gives? I got a garbage bag of junk out of there. They are pack rats!!! My boys are old enough to clean their room themselves. Do any of you other mother's have trouble with this? Here are some before and after shots of their room.


Today I have to run to the bank, stop at the Dollar General, then stop at the Library to return some books, and I need to check out some on our next state of study California. I am also thinking about studying one country a month and allowing the boys to make a dinner for that country. Have them make a display of it as well. Do this instead of a dinner on each state that Logan usually does. I want Zack to be included as well. And lastly come home to finish up on my cleaning 101. My bedroom, bathroom, and the school room need cleaned. I will probably steam vac the carpets on Saturday. I do need to get some school done today, so some of my cleaning 101 will have to go to Saturday. I did read to the boys, but not Harriet Beecher Stowe. We read a book on different breeds of horses, a book on box turtles, and a fun book. So they learned there. They played Scrabble yesterday and tried to spell as many words as they could. So all in all even though I was unable to do school, they still had a learning day. Today Logan is making his Hawaiian meal. That should be FUN!

I added some links to the side under Favorite Places, so far what I have added are additional blogs to this main blog. I have one for recipes and another for lesson plans. I will add my lessons sometime soon for next week. Anyway just wanted to let my readers know.

3 comments:

Leigh Anne Watts said...

Sounds like you had a productive day. Wish I could say the same. My house is in some serious need of TLC. I'm too embarrassed to post pics though heehee I make my kids clean their own rooms unless it's gotten so bad that it's too much for them to handle. But they are only 6 and 4!

Teresa said...

When you get done cleaning your house how about coming to mine. There are some rooms in my house that could really use your TLC. Have a good day.

JOY said...

I REALLY LIKED THE IDEA OF HOUSECLEANING 101. IT DOES TEACH CHILDREN WHEN THEY SEE PICTURES AND THE DIFFERENCE IN THE ROOMS. HOPEFULLY THE BOYS LEARNED?? YOU ARE DOING A GOOD JOB HONEY!
LOVE YOU.
MOM