Now that my husband has arrived home safely from his trip to Haiti I can say there is now way I would be traveling to that country, or any other country and leave him home with the kids. Not until they are at least independent children who no longer need some one to be constantly watching them I might give him a few days with them, but not a week.
My TOP TEN Reasons why I will NOT leave the husband in charge
(even though I love him and he means well)
10. The kids rooms will be complete disasters. Or as I say "BOMBS". The kids know this word well and will come warn me that is looks like a bomb.
9. Bath time will be questionable after swimming in a pool. Even if Miss K's hair is completely loaded with chlorine and looks like it too.
8. Our dogs will get fed when the kids remember it. The cats might as well pack their bags and head to the neighbors house for a week.
7. Our newspaper delivery will go unnoticed, only the delivery guy will realize something is up when the lawn is covered in them. ( I get 3 subscriptions)
6. Laundry might be washed and certainly not sorted.He might even join the ranks with me and accidentally wash magenta sheets with other colors and not immediately remove them from the wash.- it happens!
5. The kids will become regulars at McDonald's and the staff will know them by name.
4.Being the "mom taxi" would pose a definite issue for him. One reason I only work part time to work around the schedules of the kids.
3. I might as well take stock in paper plates, disposable utensils and buy throw away everything. Think like we're camping. Because the dishes may never make it out of the sink. (He said that his room mate in Haiti was messy and it drove him crazy. So my OCD has rubbed off, but now that he is back home, he no longer needs to be clean. He assumes and knows I'll just do it. Would he MAN UP and do it while I was away?)
2. Homework! It's been known that daddy does not have the patience for Miss K when it comes to homework. Especially when it comes to math. -not his best subject.
1. Housework. It's not going to happen. I run a tight ship and I know that the house will still be there when I get home, but in what condition? After the bombs and the dogs, I might as well hire a cleaning lady as soon as I stepped off the plane. Or he might as well. After greeting the kids and the hubs, I would be inspecting it. Sadly, leaving a list won't cut it.
The only way I'm leaving the house, is if I hired a nanny for the week, along with a house keeper.
6 comments:
I hear ya! I'm not the world's best housekeeper but I'm certainly the only one who tries around here!
Ok, so this post just proves you need to get away!! Hahaha. I know the feeling though. I just don't think men think about the house (or anything for that matter) like we do.
Have his mom...or yours...come hold down the fort... not that there were many opportunities for me to go away without my ex, the idea that if he didn't keep it together, I'd call my mother to come to his "rescue" kept things running smoothly! :-)
It sounds like a great idea, but his mother is worse than he is. I'd rather suffer the consequences of just the hubs. lol!! Sadly he would butt heads with my mom. Maybe a friend or some other family member would help out. I will keep this tip in mind.
Amen to that! I should still go on a cruise before this baby comes. I need a break!
I can agree to that! Two kids and one husband later, I'm not as neat as I used to be (you get worn out) but I am the one who keeps trying.
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