While loitering at my mothers house and pawning my children off to her, so I could finally complete sewing a crib skirt for my almost eight month old.... she had a visitor. The Mrs. Caroline Taylor, mother of ten? kids, all born within a year apart of each other. Ya. Yikes stripes! I couldn't help but put my feelers out for any advice from a fellow perfectionistic mother. Her response: "There tricks you know!?"
Whhhaaahhht? Tricks?
Oh yes, this woman is brilliant and genius and I begged her for more tricks once she lured me in with the first two.
What's that? You want to know these super awesome tricks this woman speaks of? Get your pen and paper... these are good.
1. Dinner in the bathtub. You know those nights after you spend all day cleaning the house and mopping the goop of the kitchen floor and you REALLY don't feel like serving dinner only to find another mess of food and goop... again. Get the kids nakey, stick them in the tub, and serve pancakes, let them go ape wild with the mess and when they're done, wash rinse and done. GENIUS I tell you. I mean it's not like something I'd do every night. Besides, sloppy joes don't exactly wash down the drain... but we all have those nights when this idea would make life awesome.
2. Lunch on the dishwasher door. The answer to the "I do it!" stage of toddlerhood. When they insist on making their own sandwich or pouring their own drinks... open the door to the dishwasher and voila! You have a toddler height table that catches all spills and thrills and when they're done with their masterpiece PB&J - SHUT THE DOOR and the mess is gone!
Holy smokes! This woman should write a book. I begged her to email me more tips but I'm pretty sure she's too busy with her newborn grandchild and 5 of her kids moving over the past week. SO I'M ASKING YOU - WHAT ARE YOUR BEST TRICKS OF THE TRADE?
And Caroline- if you're reading this... you're amazing and I'm dying to hear more of your first rate mother of the year tricks.
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- S.DAY
- After overcoming a decade of depression, infertility, and obesity - I've found life. And after losing over 50 lbs and then gaining it all back during a miraculous pregnancy... I'm finding the inner sday. These are my findings.
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1 comments:
Glad your shared Caroline's tricks. It was 11 kids, btw. She had an awesome set up in her home with a large laundry room, including a deep sink and lots of cupboards and drawers, plus large area for folding clothes. She would bath her little ones in the sink and keep their baby clothes in the cupboard near the sink, along with diapers, lotion, etc.
When kids were little she kept all of their hair do-dads, and toothbrushes in her large bathroom. She would throw a couple of kids in her tub and then move everyone into her bathroom, one at a time, brush their teeth and do their hair. She also had large walk-in closet and would put together the kids' outfits each night and have them in her closet so that after they bathed, brushed teeth, and had their hair fixed she would throw their outfits on.
It was all about organization. She is amazing. You are also amazing!
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