A fly on the wall....

Today was a day. Not necessarily a good day but not a horrible day either. If you were a fly on the wall you would have seen.....

Chocolate chip pancakes. These are a favorite of the kiddos and mine as well. 

I have a love/hate relationship with my kitchen counter. And now you can se why. It catches evrything. Art projects, bubbles, paint, laptop, dishes and more. I try really hard to keep it clutter free but I constantly fail at that task. And that bugs me. 

Phillip and his action figures. He had so many toys out today in the kitchen and living room. You would have thought that a twister came thru our house. 

School work gets done. Slowly and with some hesitations. 

I guess i can share the big failure of the day: Locking myself out of the house as we were leaving for church. Surprisingly we made it to church on time. 

Linking up with katef for Real Life Wednesday

Laundry - Real Life Wednesday

It's the one chore that I have a love/hate relationship with. Laundry. I hate doing it but I love having clean clothes. Along with the rest of my family. But do you have any idea how much laundry there is to do in a family of 6?? Do you really? There is a TON!

I wish that I could say that I was one of those stay at home moms who did a load of laundry every day. Nope. I tried that and I either forgot about it in the washer and had to wash it again. Or I forgot about it in the dryer and it got all wrinkled.

I typically do laundry twice a week. I usually try to wash, dry and fold all the laundry in one day. I know that sounds crazy but it works for me, most of the time.

So I bet your curious how much laundry there is with a family of 6?? Here's a few glimpses in my laundry world.

This is what my hallway looks like on laundry day. 

I make my own laundry detergent using these 3 products and  refill my Purex bottle in the background.

All the laundry done.
(I think there was still a load in the washer and dryer, but it's all off the floor!)

All the laundry folded, waiting to be put away. 

I'm linking up with katef from Picklebums.com for Real Life Wednesday