Saturday, October 31, 2009

Housekeeping

Miley's getting BIG!!

O.K. So we have moved to Branson, Missouri. It may be temporary, it may be forever, we just are following what God wants us to do for now. Mark is looking at the possibilities of expanding the aviation business here. We still have our house in San Antonio and Mark's parents are living there while renovating THEIR house.

I have not blogged in awhile.

I'm back.
First of all. I ovulated once and had just the dinkiest period ever, so I thought I may be pregnant. Ha ha. Very funny. I ran to Walmart and peed on a stick as fast as I physically could get there. Not pregnant. BUT, it did make me research people who had gotten pregnant on the iud and it does happen. One in one hundred times. I may double up with another form of birth control??? Or should I be the test tube child for this form of birth control and see how many years I can go without getting pregnant with just an i.u.d. in. It's a little vicarious, but thinking the latter would be a fun plan. I DO NOT want to get pregnant, but I'm not opposed to six children. It's a nice round number. And after that ...ABSOLUTELY NO MORE! (i Think)

Enough about that. What have I been doing for the last month? Well, the truth is, I've been cleaning my new home. I lost Gloria and a few others in the quick move (Natalie, my fabulous assistant is still with me-hold on girl), and otherwise, we don't have much help and are taking our time finding help. I am SO BLESSED to have been following flylady for the past few years. She has helped me with tips and talks and books and flylady dusters and now I am putting all of her tips and talks into practice and it seems to be working pretty well. What helps is a tidy husband. If you are messy and/or your husband is messy, I think that makes things harder. I guess having 5 kids that aren't perfect at pickup thrown into the mix makes for an interesting housecleaning chart as well. And, while we're at it, let's throw the 3 dogs into the whole mess and lastly, chalk up that 2 acres surrounding this house with bugs and mud and worms and you've got a picture of my easy housekeeping job. Let's just say-I wear my ipod while I'm cleaning.

But seriously, whether you work or stay at home, look up www.flylady.net. That woman will give you the tips and tools you need to stay on top of your home. You need a timer for sure. And I like to keep cleaners in every bathroom. I found a great deal. The dollar tree is close to us here (everything's a dollar), and I found some great toilet cleaners and window cleaners for $1 each. I could pretty much stock every bathroom and sink in the house for around $10. I put a rag or two and a cleaner under each sink or over each toilet. When I leave that bathroom, I swish and swipe really fast and that seems to keep the bathrooms happy. I do the Master sinks and toilet in the morning and then other various toilets and sinks as I use them. This is just one of the many "tips" that flylady gives and it has helped me tons during this process.

More later!!!