Clean House..... What's that??

   It amazes me how quickly our palace can go from being neat, tidy and somewhat clean to being a complete disaster zone in a matter of minutes. I would love it if our pink palace would look like all those neat, tidy, beautifully decorated homes you see in the magazines and on TV. In reality our palace will never look like that. The reason??? Hurricane Presley! OK so she is not the only reason (being a large busy family certainly plays a part) but seriously my baby is a busy busy girl! She leaves no cupboard unopened, no toy unplayed with, no room untouched! Out of all of our girls, she is by far the busiest. Most of the girls were quite content playing quietly with their toys, not Presley. She needs to be exploring and checking everything out. I could get frustrated and angry that she is messing up my palace, but I don't. I smile, I laugh, and I shake my head. There are more important things in life than having a gorgeous house. It is such a joy to watch my little girl learn and explore. So what if there is paper all over the floor, toys from one end of the house to the other, and cookie crumbs on the couch. She is happy and that is all that matters to me.
     One day I'll have time to dust, keep up with laundry, and make sure the house is tidy. However I don't see that day coming for a very long time. If I have to choose between having a perfect house and making memories with my girls, memories will win out every time! I do think having a fairly neat house is important and I am teaching the girls how to maintain a house and the importance to being neat, but I want my girls to feel free to make a mess without the fear of getting in trouble for it. God has graciously given me 6 wonderful little girls and  I intend to spend as much time as I can loving them. The dusting and windows can just wait!! So if you come into the Pink Palace and the dust on the piano or the fingerprints on the windows bother you....... I'll show you where the dusting supplies are, you can go ahead and clean up while I go play baby dolls with my girls! ;0)