A Neat and Clean House vs Children

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A Neat and Clean House vs Children
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Tue, 07-27-2010 - 8:35am

For those of you who like a neat and clean house, how do you keep it that way with children?

I find that if I am tied to goal of having a neat and clean house, I become a raging shrew against my children as they proceed to undo all the neatness I have worked so hard to attain. If I made a "neat and clean house" my goal, my children would not have their messy projects that take days/weeks to complete. My children would not pick up a book (casually left out)as they walk through the family room and browse through- discovering once again the mother actually knows about a few good books. I would let them watch more tv/computer time, as they don't make things as messy when they do. I would squash their ideas if I thought it would make too much of a mess. I wouldn't let them cook/experiment in the kitchen- as it is usually more work for me to clean up after they have "cleaned up". So, how do you inspire creativity and imagination in a neat and clean house? Are you on top of them to put things away as soon as they are done even if it is temporary? Where do you put the legos?....... Have you ever allowed them to take over the living room with all of their toys arranged in a city complex (thomas the train things were the Metro, legos and blocks were the buildings....)? How long would it stay up? Would let it be up for the summer so they could add to and change tings around as they got new ideas? Or allowed them to take over half of the family room for a month+ while they build and live in a beaver lodge (using all the empty shoe and other boxes and some that weren't empty)? Even if you have to walk around it everyday to get to the kitchen? Or do you require that all toys be put away everyday?

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Tue, 08-03-2010 - 11:45pm

I am not following either and FTR the battery life is hard to compare because you would also need to look at the usage of the wii in the comparison so unless everyone is playing the wii for the exact same amount of time with different batteries how do we know for sure?


My head is spinning alternating btw the spaghetti sauce and the battery discussions.


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Tue, 08-03-2010 - 11:47pm

Your doctored Ragu must be all kinds of interesting, if you're opening the jar first.

My quick marinara takes a bit longer than polluting the kitchen with an open jar of Ragu, but given it tastes good (and most of the ingredients are easily recognizable), it's worth the extra 20 to 25 minutes.

Usually I start by heating up oil with some crushed or pressed garlic. While that does its thing, I chop onions, wash the peppers and put the mushrooms in the wire basket to rinse/shake under running water. When the garlic begins to sizzle, I add the onions. While they soften a bit, I slice up the red peppers and peel a carrot or two, then julienne the carrot (or if I'm feeling lazy, I'll grate them). Carrots go in next and the mushrooms get sliced. They go in next and everything gets a good stir while I drain and rinse a can of garbanza beans and open a big can of crushed tomatoes and a normal sized can of diced. when the mushrooms are cooked, I add the garbanzas and cook everything another minute or so before adding the tomatoes, stirring it occasionally til it comes to a boil. I also split a big spaghetti squash and scoop out the seeds, discarding them.

then I bring down the heat, cover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. I put on the pot of hot tap water for the pasta, which will come to a boil in about 10 minutes, add the pasta. At this point, the spaghetti squash is ready to go into the microwave for 8 to 10 minutes. When the pasta's done, drain it and add just a touch of oil to keep it from sticking. Scrape the spaghetti squash out, add a cup of pasta, mix it all up and add sauce and grate some Parm cheese.

Tasty, crunchy, delicious. With a wake up time of 6pm, I can shower, dress, feed the critters, scoop the boxes, start the coffee and do all of the above before 7pm.

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Tue, 08-03-2010 - 11:49pm

That's always disappointing, when something can't be used with rechargeable batteries. They're so handy!

I guess if rechargeable batteries can't be used, then it depends on what's more important to the person: paying less or replacing less frequently.

Rayovac: more cost effective
Duracell: more time effective












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Tue, 08-03-2010 - 11:50pm
Yep. I even have rechargable batteries I can plug into the truck for on the go! I was diappointed w/the camera. My other digital camera has a rechargable battery and I love it.

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Tue, 08-03-2010 - 11:52pm
We should devise a battery operated homemade spaghetti sauce and compare battery life to canned tomato products ;)

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Tue, 08-03-2010 - 11:53pm
I would have to give that camera a pass--that's just down right annoying!

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Tue, 08-03-2010 - 11:54pm
Oh my goodness ROFLOL and try to get a store closed so we can open a warehouse store to sell it ha ha ha


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Tue, 08-03-2010 - 11:55pm
It is but I love that camera and it takes the best pictures and is smaller (not compact small but smaller than my other) so more easily fits in my handbag (well most of them, I have a love for handbags so I have some too small for it lol)

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Wed, 08-04-2010 - 12:30am
That and

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Wed, 08-04-2010 - 12:57am

People are complaining about your cooking?


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