tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586325532694196985.post8688793703872652195..comments2023-05-12T05:36:15.599-04:00Comments on Cornucopia: please excuse the mess, we live hereAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13371721146217173717noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586325532694196985.post-32924210211436080062011-06-22T13:55:23.612-04:002011-06-22T13:55:23.612-04:00Thanks, Kirsten for your encouraging words! They ...Thanks, Kirsten for your encouraging words! They are MUCH needed!!!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17860960468068755179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586325532694196985.post-35493470733687046882011-06-22T13:14:58.255-04:002011-06-22T13:14:58.255-04:00"Cleaning the house while children are growin..."Cleaning the house while children are growing is like shoveling snow while it's still snowing!"<br /><br />That's a quote I have had on my wall for YEARS. I am a bit like you. Not quite as intense, but similar. Here's the thought that really made me give up a little (in all the right ways)... when I go to someone else's house and it's a little messy and imperfect, I feel more at home. <br /><br />Aaaaaahhhhhh.... that's nice!<br /><br />Also, now that my kids are 15, 19 and 22 let me just tell you a clean home is OVER RATED!!! I wouldn't say that to someone who has a house that's a mess. But for you... reminding yourself daily that time spent with the babe(s) is PRECIOUS and FLEETING. <br /><br />Here's perspective - I've come to realize that this is my last summer with my family in tact. Timothy is 22 and is ready to finally flee. That's good! But it's a startling realization that this is the last time my family will be as it has always been. *sigh* I love my kids... I mean I really LIKE these people! It'll be hard to let them go. Good, but hard.<br /><br />Ok -sorry... enough already!!! Just wanted to share. I'm so often inspired by your pictures and words. Thanks for sharing your life, Michelle.<br /><br />-KirstenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586325532694196985.post-29024651044398808102011-06-01T16:25:08.127-04:002011-06-01T16:25:08.127-04:00excellent! You write so good! And this is so tru...excellent! You write so good! And this is so trueKarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12992305847780885954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586325532694196985.post-47981892441907907612011-06-01T15:07:40.306-04:002011-06-01T15:07:40.306-04:00Yes, so very true. It's funny how even when I...Yes, so very true. It's funny how even when I know the truth of this, I still need to be reminded of it from time to time. Otherwise, I stress out about it for sure! <br />And sometimes, that smeary handprint on the window is just too precious to clean off! :)Mrs. Frogsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06067224159061270063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7586325532694196985.post-64133545114964595222011-06-01T14:05:20.297-04:002011-06-01T14:05:20.297-04:00you should see my house right now:) I LOVE your mo...you should see my house right now:) I LOVE your moms qoute- cracks me up:) and is TOO true! Just wait- the more kids you add to the house, the more messy it becomes and those perfectionist qualities will very quickly fade away:) I used to beat myself up because my house wasnt as cute, clean, picked up , everything has its place kinda house like my moms- but she reminded me that when she was my age in the midst of mothering little ones- her house was nowhere NEAR what it is know and you do what you can:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11152699130067280626noreply@blogger.com