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Offline judydawn

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Re: Do your children have to help around the house?
« Reply #45 on: June 22, 2012, 11:12:21 am »
Unless you are going on holiday, who folds shirts ???  Don't we hang shirts  ???
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Re: Do your children have to help around the house?
« Reply #46 on: June 22, 2012, 11:16:25 am »
oh wow this is one of those topics that can ruffle feathers, I am the most casual slob on the planet  :P If people visit and my house is a mess and they don't like it, TOUGH! But if you like your house immaculate, great go for it and I will even admire you but I won't aspire to be like you  :-\

Each to their own and for the record, I grew up in an immaculate house where the dust wasn't even allowed to settle  :'(
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Re: Do your children have to help around the house?
« Reply #47 on: June 22, 2012, 11:21:05 am »
Does CP bring in a morning cup of coffee to visitors Hally  ;D
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Re: Do your children have to help around the house?
« Reply #48 on: June 22, 2012, 11:31:16 am »
I think Snappy may be talking about this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjAWsY9padQ

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Re: Do your children have to help around the house?
« Reply #49 on: June 22, 2012, 11:33:45 am »
Not upstairs, but if you slept in the living room yes.

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Re: Do your children have to help around the house?
« Reply #50 on: June 22, 2012, 11:35:08 am »
Never seen those before :o
Does a good job :D
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Re: Do your children have to help around the house?
« Reply #51 on: June 22, 2012, 11:40:53 am »
Unless you are going on holiday, who folds shirts ???  Don't we hang shirts  ???

My thoughts too.

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Re: Do your children have to help around the house?
« Reply #52 on: June 22, 2012, 12:00:12 pm »
It is interesting to read how other people manage their homes.  Since going back to work I have hired a cleaning lady.  She comes for 2 hours each week and does a super job. God bless cleaners!! I don't mind cleaning but find it rather depressing with young kids. I used to scrub my heart out and then get upset when the kids came charging in and messed it all up. It doesn't bother me so much when somebody else has done the scrubbing.  :-))  ;D

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Re: Do your children have to help around the house?
« Reply #53 on: June 22, 2012, 02:34:32 pm »
Does CP bring in a morning cup of coffee to visitors Hally  ;D
no judy, I hate brekky in bed so I don't expect others to enjoy it either  ;D oh, thats Crown Prince...
regardless anyway, crumbs and spilt drinks make it difficult to enjoy what is supposed to be a relaxing time
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Re: Do your children have to help around the house?
« Reply #54 on: June 22, 2012, 09:15:18 pm »
sheldon in the big bang theory loves his shirt folder ;D
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i don't need a recipe i'm italian

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Re: Do your children have to help around the house?
« Reply #55 on: June 22, 2012, 09:17:57 pm »
is this a trick question  :-))
i don't need a recipe i'm italian

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Re: Do your children have to help around the house?
« Reply #56 on: June 22, 2012, 09:59:00 pm »
i have read all 4 pages and i think i am staying out of this conversation.
i don't need a recipe i'm italian

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Re: Do your children have to help around the house?
« Reply #57 on: June 22, 2012, 10:19:20 pm »
Very wise Fundj.
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Re: Do your children have to help around the house?
« Reply #58 on: June 22, 2012, 11:18:20 pm »
Uni, shirt folders do make it easy, but hard cardboard also does the trick.

No I don't have one, but have used them before. :)

My kid are about to do folding clothes....
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Re: Do your children have to help around the house?
« Reply #59 on: June 23, 2012, 12:39:04 am »
My house has its good and bad days depending on what life is like at the time.  I would love less clutter (do I have to have multiple instruments in EVERY room)  and would love a more designer look but it's homely and normally relatively clean.  I have two teenagers, three dogs, a cat, birds and a husband... I don't have a hope in hell of home beautiful.  When I need my home beautiful break, I go to my mothers whose house is always immaculate or my sister who has some magical power (unnatural I assure myself) over her two teenagers and always has a tidy house (she yells a lot more than I do).