Despite the kid’s late night, we had a cry at 6am of “I’m hungry” it was wishful thinking that our son might lay in. We told him to go back to bed, then daddy told him to go and get himself some food. It was about an hour later that daddy went downstairs and found him sat quietly playing on the iPad.  He had not eaten so could not have been that hungry at 6am.  He is good with the toaster or can make himself a sandwich.

Our daughter was getting dressed as daddy got up. On a day off she will always get dressed with no complaints,  she is a good girl really.  Well, when she is not being asked to help tidy up.

It has been another normal Sunday, washing done, ironing is done, homework started. My 5 year old wrote a few words then refused to write anymore. My 7 year old was supposed to write his favourite recipe. He loves Pasta Bolognese and wrote down what daddy was doing as he cooked it for dinner today.  His homework still needs to be finished along with my daughter’s writing.

Our son has been pestering and whining for the Christmas tree to be put up this weekend. I keep telling him no as we usually put it off as late as we can. I’ve told him maybe next weekend if he behaves. This led to us then trying to have a tidy up, which ended in me shouting at them to go and tidy their rooms. Well, do you think they really did tidy their rooms? I really wish they had. my afternoon was spent tidying the front room, carting toys back upstairs and vacuuming. IAlot of toast was found during tidying. I try and have a rule of no food in the front room but the kids always sneak it in.  However, how does toast get behind the settee? I think it’s maybe part of the mystery of having kids.

If you can see the featured image clearly you may notice that the coals are missing from our nice gas fire. When my little boy learnt to crawl he would play with the coals.  They consequently got broken and then the gas fire was decommissioned about 6 years ago.  One day we might buy more coals and get it reconnected but I’m certain the kids would just destroy it again at the moment. If you wonder why we don’t put a fire surround over it, both kids are climbers. It would not be long before there is a climbing incident. Are anyone else’s gas fires like ours? There, but unusable due to the children.

The front room and kitchen are now tidy, daddy helped tidy the kitchen. The bedrooms are still a mess. My 5 year olds room is untouched and my 7 year olds is a greater mess now than before he started. As for homework our son has now taken his book upstairs to draw ‘Starry Night’ by ‘Van Gogh’ again. My daughter’s is sat on the kitchen table to be completed another night.

We had gone through a  nice period of the kids going straight to sleep when put there. Tonight it is 21.00 and they are still playing. My daughter has just reappeared downstairs again, problems with her dressing gown. About 20 minutes ago she came down asking for her notebook.  I had left it on her pillow so I then had to go up and find it.  She had left it on the floor in her brother’s room.  Why can’t they just go to sleep? They both have school in the morning and it is going to be another long work day for me. Daddy is still not well at the moment so he gets to try and continue resting tomorrow.

It is nice to be sitting in a room that is tidy but, you can guess who will eventually be tidying our 5 year olds room again? I’m hoping my 7 year old will eventually do his. The stress goes on of continually having to re-tidy, due to children bringing their toys downstairs or tipping their Lego over the room. My children also love to draw, so paper gets thrown places as well. This room will not look tidy for long. I’m sure by next weekend I will be needing to tidy again.

Anyway, I am now going to go and watch some television. We are watching ‘Oblivion,’ I am tired and my body aches from tidying and the stress of trying to get the children to do their homework or help me. I am now going to try and build up some energy, ready for the hard work of tomorrow and my job of being mum.

see also, Saturday Kids mess, https://justmuddlingthroughlife.co.uk/2018/11/17/saturday-kids-mess/