tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687196647416353706.post8449883613741754234..comments2023-11-19T05:31:35.900-06:00Comments on Memoirs of a Work in Progress: ResignationMalloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235582275507374830noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687196647416353706.post-50913056644582234482009-12-04T09:53:33.388-06:002009-12-04T09:53:33.388-06:00You are all so sweet :) .
Sometimes it get overwh...You are all so sweet :) .<br /><br />Sometimes it get overwhelming when the work never stops, you know? There are plenty of days with too few hours in them to get everything done that needs to be done! But yes, we need to remind ourselves daily that the we need to cherish the children and not the cleanliness. <br /><br />Maria, the poem goes like this, however, I don't know the title?<br />"Cleaning and scrubbing can wait for tomorrow, for babies grow up, we've learned to our sorrow. So, quiet down cobwebs, dust, go to sleep. I'm rocking my baby, and babies don't keep." <br />*tear*Malloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07235582275507374830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687196647416353706.post-36249050219205699082009-12-03T23:40:00.330-06:002009-12-03T23:40:00.330-06:00oh and ps...its so true about the sheets..haha..i ...oh and ps...its so true about the sheets..haha..i totally just cleaned them all and one wet the bed and the other pooped it..lovely...or vacuuming..i vacuumed and gemma walked in the room and poured the complete box of honey comb cereal...teeny tiny crumbs and all, all over...ah...its those moments i have to laugh to keep from crying ;)<br />mariaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687196647416353706.post-35779332022355970552009-12-03T23:38:04.582-06:002009-12-03T23:38:04.582-06:00Mal,
There is a poem...i think it might be called ...Mal,<br />There is a poem...i think it might be called "cobwebs and rockers" or something like that..and it talks about what you have said..there will always be something to clean no matter how much cleaning we do..but our children won't always let us hold them and rock them to sleep...i have to try to daily (sometimes minute by minute) remind myself of this...we are always told to "cherish this time, it'll fly by"..and while there are days (like the days when i am covered in someone elses poop) when i sure as heck wish the day would fly by, i need to try to remember that we only have today for sure...that i could spend the day cleaning and i could be gone tomorrow...or my children or ben could be gone tomorrow..and who the heck cares if the house is clean if that is the memory i have? i'd rather have the house not so pefect but have my last memory be of playing with my family..<br /><br />blessings...<br />mariaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687196647416353706.post-15757228156508480272009-12-03T22:29:56.342-06:002009-12-03T22:29:56.342-06:00A very wise woman, (my grandmother in-law) once sa...A very wise woman, (my grandmother in-law) once said to me "do you want your kids to remember how loving and fun you are or do you want them to have memories of only a clean house?"...I chose the fun, like you said...it always gets messy 5 minutes after you clean...our children are very special gifts from God and the 18 years really do go by fast. You are such a good mom, and it shows in your kids. Love you, Mom S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687196647416353706.post-90831563643196342282009-12-03T17:13:23.130-06:002009-12-03T17:13:23.130-06:00Mallory, this post came at a perfect time for me. ...Mallory, this post came at a perfect time for me. Thank you for the reminder. I could use them every day!Fuzzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16100525997680748799noreply@blogger.com