You Can Thank Me Later

**Pictures of Meagan and Shelbi taken from Heather Ives.

Two weeks ago, Ryan and I went out on a date.  Our nieces came over to babysit.  Before they came, I prepared a list of tasks, both mandatory, and mere suggestion.  Later (after we got home) Ryan read the list and told me that I was "a little much."  But do you know what I got for being "a little much"?  A clean pantry.  A clean under- stairs closet, a clean under sink cupboard.  A little tiny bit of lost pride (totally worth it!) and a lot of peace of mind.  And as an added bonus, I, for two weeks have been singing the hallelujah chorus every time I open the [clean] pantry, the [clean] under stairs closet, and the [clean] under stairs cupboard.  A special thank you to Meagan and Shelbi.  I don't know if you served me out of fear, hopes of monetary returns, or love but whatever your intentions, THANK YOU!!!  To everyone else, you are welcome to use my list.  I will paste it below.  You can thank me later. 

Things to know!

1.  They can play out back. Not out front.

2.  no computer

3.  dinner is taco soup.  Add sour cream, chips and enjoy.

4.  the kids, not Crue, need to shower tonight.  they can do it by themselves.  Piper and lennon shower together, crayton showers alone and none of them shower in my shower.  They know that, don’t let them tell you otherwise.

5. Crue will go to bed around 7-8.  If he is happy and playing he can go to bed closer to 8:00.  if he is fussy, earlier.  His bottle is made in the fridge.  Warm it up in a pot on the stove for a couple of minutes.  Feed him. Turn his humidifier on high.  Wrap him up tight and sing him a song.  Lay him in his bed and go out.  If he cries for more than 5 minutes, get him out. 

6.Crayton, Piper and Lennon can stay up until 9:00ish.  If they are fighting or whining or complaining, they are probably tired and can go to bed earlier.

7. keep the house cleanJ. 

8.if you get bored, feel free to use your organizational talents on my behalf.  Areas of particular concern:

*pantry (it’s bad) if you do it I will kiss your feet and post it on my blog. (ODS:7.39)

*Fridge (yikes!) (ODS: 5.7)

*under stairs closet (ODS: 3.3 feel free to take cleaning products out of there and move them somewhere more logical)

*linen closet upstairs in hallway (ODS: it’s a 1.5.)

*laundry room shelf and cabinets (the cabinets are all empty, feel free to maximize their storage space and fill ‘em up with logical laundry room things.  (ODS: 4.7)

9.  ryan’s cell phone # 911-9111    

          ******ODS= Organizational Difficulty Scale 1-10********