When the kids all come home you will:
Never have enough toilet paper in each bathroom. (there are 3 of them so you would think?)
Never step into a clean room.
Never keep a candy dish full.
Run out of the emergency paper towel roll immediately. (I don't use paper towel, just one roll for emergencies )
Cook at least 2 large meals a day.
Put on an apron in the morning and never take it off.
Use an 18 pack of eggs and then some for every breakfast.
10 lbs of potatoes will last one day.
Run the dish washer almost continually
Make a double batch of everything, popovers, baking powder biscuits, Swedish pancakes and eat every last morsel.
Go through 2-3, 1/2 pints of jam a meal. (have to top those biscuits and popovers and toast)
Love, kiss, pat and console,wipe, dab on a continual basis.
Love every minute of the long exhausting day!
I hope you are all enjoying this holiday time. I know I am.
Have a great and productive day staying positive while you are in the negative.
Kim
So true! My son is a walking disposal, but I love it.
ReplyDeleteI know and they can eat a full meal after a full meal.
DeleteSounds fabulous! I'm only feeding my two teen boys (and, the two of us), but I swear, some days all i do is grocery shop, cook, clean up & start it all over again. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI know mew bottomless pits.
DeleteYou have a puppy and only have 1 roll of paper towels? That is just so unbelievably wrong! lolz
ReplyDeleteEnjoy being with your peoples for Xmas!
My puppy is almost 2 so I really don't need them. I might need them for Joel. Merry Christmas my buddy.
DeleteI remember when we all went home to Mama's house. I don't know how she survived.
ReplyDeleteI was wondering that last night about 10:30p.m.
DeleteSounds wonderful. Enjoy every minute.
ReplyDeleteI am but exhausted and happy.
DeleteIt sounds like you are all having a great time making wonderful memories together! Much love t you my friend and Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteright back at you Debb. Have a Merry, Merry Christmas.
DeleteSounds like what happens at my house!
ReplyDeleteI know how can we do this and enjoy it?
DeleteOnly Son2 and Dil2 will be here this Christmas. It really does not seem much like the holiday, but I am pretty sure this is my new normal and we will adjust.
ReplyDeleteIt is hard when they all can't be home. I do believe this will be the last time for a long time if ever again. We will travel to different houses at Christmas.
Deleteyes I cant wait to have my son home, even though they are adults it just feels 'right' when they are all back home sleeping under our roof.
ReplyDeleteI know and I miss that, but the grandsons make it so much better.
DeleteYes, they're here. I set my alarm to get the first shower. I'm accustomed to hot water.
ReplyDeleteWe do have a huge hot water tank becasue of the Jacuzzi tub, so we seldom run out even with all three showers going.
DeleteThanks for the laugh. The last time we had everyone home there was a case of toilet paper in every bathroom and we had 6 left when they left. It was 20 lbs potatoes every meal, 5 dozen eggs was never enough. Our middle child just FaceBooked me asking for cookies to be made and I told her that when she could afford to buy the ingredients we would make them. Her come back was I can't afford that...well in retirement neither can we. Daughter 1 had a total of 7, Daughter 2 was 9, Son 1 was alone, Son 2 had a friend (her parents were divorcing) Daughter 3 had 6 and Daughter 4 had 5... 30 mouths and all big eaters.
ReplyDeleteMy kids are so generous it is embarrassing. They have been helping me cook.
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