Maybe I need to get frustrated a little more often!

My house is always under construction.  It's both the pleasure and detriment of being married to a carpenter.  I get a house worked on for cookies but I get a prolonged mess because it is when he's available and not exhausted.  I know I'm not the only one out there, you know what I'm talking about. 

Saturday, My handsome hunk put some finishing touches on our dining room sheetrock so it could be painted.  I was so excited.  We bought the paint, he slapped it on.....it looked sooo good.  Just in time for a birthday party the next day. 

Then Monday came.  He saw flaws.  (uh, great, a carpenter that is a perfectionist....;)) 
So, he slapped more mud on the walls.  Ruined paint.  White dust everywhere. 

By night's end, he did manage to get the room back to one solid color.  :)  But the dust....we are enemies.  I've seen it invade our home wayyyyy too many times. 

Ever hear the passage from Proverbs 21:19?  It says "it is better to live alone in the desert than with a crabby, complaining wife."  I think this could apply at times in our house...my poor husband. 

I decided that there is no time like the present to start spring cleaning, so I searched the Internet for a guide to help me and lookie what I found?! 

AskAnna had a great checklist for me to follow and I couldn't help but want to share.  For a printable copy, click here.

 

Thanks Anna! 

 

I'm attacking this with a vengeance!  I will get you, white dust!  (Maybe I need to get frustrated a little more often!) 

 

We're just a little weird, and I love it!

As you know, today is April 1st = April Fool's Day.  Yesterday, my eldest child was racking her brain for a great gag to do on a couple of friends at school.  I can't say that you or I would have fallen for her gag, but she was being creative with it, so I let it slide.  She filled a bottle with water and vinegar and said she was going to offer it to her friend as a "nice cold drink of water." 

One of my sons saw that she was doing this and wanted one to trick his friends. So, he took a 2 liter Coke bottle and filled it with water and vinegar.  I told him on the way into school that he shouldn't be disappointed if his friend didn't fall for it. 

In picking my son up from school this afternoon, I asked him if he pulled the prank on his friend.  He replied "Yeah, and you were right, he didn't fall for it, so I decided to try it myself....it tasted pretty good, so I drank it!" 

I'm so thankful for these kids in my life.  They surely do bring so much joy to our lives! We're just a little weird, and I love it!!!