Cleaning!

Well, like I mentioned before, we are having Christmas here this year with guru's side of the family. It will be this Sunday. I left the kids with my grandma today so I could actually do some cleaning. I simply cannot clean with them around. Especially the baby who won't let me go out of his sight let alone put him down without screaming his head off! AARRGGH!! That is soooo frustrating. So I'm taking a break right now after spending the last 2 hours cleaning up the downstairs (and I haven't even mopped or vacuumed yet!) It didn't look like there was THAT big of a mess, but my kids "toy corner" was a mess and I did a thorough job of cleaning it out and throwing some things away and straightening it so it looks presentable. Now I just have to keep them out of it until after Sunday. Good luck with that, Lo. Now I need to clean upstairs which is going to be an even bigger task than downstairs, but I don't have time to do it all before I have to go and pick up my children. I HATE this! I can't stand the mess. I'm going insane. But I can't keep this house clean with my children who refuse to pick up their messes and a baby who won't let me leave him for a second. I've told my girls that they need to put away whatever they get out to play with before they get out any more toys. That way they'll never have a mess to clean up. They fart around and complain so much when I tell them to clean their rooms that I always end up doing it myself and there is always a HUGE mess. I've threatend to throw all their toys away if they can't keep them picked up, but then I always feel bad about throwing things away that were expensive or still good toys. They have way too many. And no matter how many times I tell them not to bring their toys out of their bedrooms, they still do! It makes me so mad. I hate cleaning! I also hate messes! What's a girl to do, I say?

p.s. We're having chicken Sunday! I know how to make it and it tastes good. If anyone has a problem with it, they can bite me!