Before 9am. 9am y'all. We're not lazy about our messes. Best to get started early.
Luke is not allowed in the kitchen, but he is allowed to get into these drawers, reaching from his perch right on the edge of our kitchen floor tiles. Empty is better, that's his motto.
I pick up that silverware several times a day, toss it right back in the drawer and get ready to do it again. I find plastic bowls and plates and cups strewn through the house. But this task makes him so happy and keeps him so busy ..... it's worth it.
What better way to start the morning than a little couch creativity. The long sofa is Isaac's truck, the smaller chairs became "houses" for the girls. John Paul was originally a passenger in the back of the truck but later moved in with Lydia.
All of my children have the same basic strategy when it comes to finding what they need. Dump it all on the floor and root through the goods. They'll dump an entire bin of plastic kitchen toys on the carpet and dig through the pile looking for one purple plate. Effective. But not efficient.
At various points in the day we all have to pitch in and clean. it. up. The good news is my hard working play-ers are (usually) hard working clean-ers. Usually.
It's Sunday night and we're still limping along with hit-or-miss water supply (day 4). Sometimes the faucet trickles, sometimes it's dry, sometimes I can run a load of laundry. I'm grateful we're on the first floor, in our building units on the upper levels have not had a trickle of water for FOUR DAYS!!! They are hauling water from downstairs. Whew.
With moving day set for Thursday, we might be out of here before the water is back - consistently and flowing at full strength. ugh.
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