My life with five kids...

Life in a Nutshell
Just a little insight into the daily craziness around here. I have a friend who has one child, and I think I freak her out sometimes with my laid-back *snort* attitude regarding cleanliness and restrictions on behavior. I have to pick my battles, and most of them are not worth fighting.

So, here's my list of how you know you've "arrived" at the nutty phase of my nut-house lifestyle:

1. You are constantly forgetting which kid needs a hand/face/nose wipe, and therefore wiping the wrong surface on the wrong kid.

2. Every time you pass through the livingroom, you end up in the kitchen with a fistful of garbage.

3. You swear you have picked up that cheerio/superman/barbie/lego at least two other times today.

4. Any instruction that comes out of your mouth must be repeated 10 times, 2 per kid.

5. You put the top back on the toothpaste and wipe down the sink 5 times a day.

6. If you have boys, the bathroom needs to be cleaned every other day, the toilet every day, and you flush the toilet whenever you pass by the bathroom....every. flippin. time. (all this x2 if you have two bathrooms, x3 if you have three...etc)

7. If you have girls, all of your own make-up needs to be carefully stored in the highest possible cupboard, like maybe the attic. Like a Navy S.E.A.L, you apply your concealer, mascara, and lip gloss, hidden in your closet, or at least locking the bathroom door and hiding in the shower.

8. And you need to let go of the nail polish, and get used to seeing it all over the fingers and toes of each toddler, doll and cat within a ten-yard radius of the house.

9. Don't get me started on markers. The youngest eats them, and everyone else leaves the caps off, so the youngest doesn't have to work for her food.

10. You are not surprised to see your 3 year old perched on top of the (tall-stand-up) freezer, and you tell her to jump down.


Please add your own in the comments!