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Pantry Surprise 5/26/12

I know you're totally going to be jealous.


After all, not everyone finds . . . 

dirty socks in their pantry!

This is not the first time I've found laundry in my pantry, like the time I couldn't even post a picture or the time I had no explanation. At least this time it makes sense. See, our pantry is over our basement stairs, so the one side is sloped. Jake told me he took off his socks because he kept slipping as he tried to climb the wall to reach something on the top shelf.  Just like the other pantry surprises, he forgot about them and shut the door. There they remained until I entered the pantry a little white later.

I suppose there could be worse things to stumble upon, as long as they don't expect me to cook up some dirty socks for dinner!

Pantry Surprise 2/25/12

I had a basket or two of laundry dumped out on the living room floor, and all three kids were "helping" me fold it. Zac mostly just likes to jump and roll in the clothes, which is a pet peeve of mine. He'll stop and then play with random articles of clothing. The older two were working on socks. Jake's folded socks were more like balls instead of tubes. Alyssa does pretty well at folding most things. She loves helping me, and I love when she does. There was a day when I'd go behind and "fix" the things they had folded - wash cloths with edges that weren't lined up, shirts with sleeves that were uneven, socks that were mushed into a half-folded/half-rolled ball. I've realized though, that they are learning valuable skills. They're strengthening fine motor abilities, gaining independence, learning life skills, and building a sense of accomplishment. Those qualities are more important than having pants that are folded perfectly. 

Whether or not they help me fold the laundry, it is their responsibility to put their piles of clothes away (except for 2-year-old Zac.) If they change outfits during the day (which they love to do, especially girly-girl Alyssa), it is also up to them to fold those clothes and put them away. 

We finished folding and putting everything away and went on with our day. It wasn't until a couple hours later that I opened the pantry door. I found something I've never seen in there before. Apparently not all the clothes had been put in their proper places. Sitting in the middle of the pantry was a pair of underwear. Where's the picture, you ask? Oh, let's just say it didn't belong to any of the kids, and I didn't think it would be appropriate to plaster my unmentionables all over the internet (though it might increase my stats!) Remember I said Zac likes to play with the clothes while I'm folding them? That certain item was one that he had chosen and had apparently wandered off with them. Little Stinker. Zac that is. Ahem. 

Let's just hope that he doesn't do something like that again when we have company over, because in Jake's words, "that would just be awkward." 

You can catch up on all Pantry Surprises here.

Pantry Surprise 10/23/11

I really have no explanation this time. I still don't understand it myself.

Why was there a sock in my pantry???

Is one of my children a sock-clepto and I never knew it? Does one have only a single foot and has been trying to hide it? Is one of them the reason why we have a shoe box full of socks missing their mates? Was someone attempting to fold the laundry but got a little hungry?

Whatever the reason, I'm glad for one thing . . . at least it was a clean sock.

Diary of a Mom

Get up. Make breakfast. Wash dishes. Wash laundry. Pick up toys. Pull cotton ball out of 2-year-old’s nose. Put away dishes. Dry laundry. Get spit up on by baby. Change clothes. Find 4-year-old climbing walls with suction cup. See baby saturated in poop. Spend 10 minutes changing poopy diaper and cleaning baby. Rinse and soak baby clothes. Fold and put away laundry. Drink water. Drop glass. Clean up water. Stop 2-year-old from eating stickers. Find baby covered in stickers. Sit on chair. Discover more spilled water on chair. Change clothes. Stop 2-year-old from coloring on herself with pen. Pick up toys. Vacuum house. Make lunch.

Need I say more?