A Lesson In Gratituesday

I've wanted to participate in Heavenly Homemaker's Gratituesday, but it hadn't worked out yet. I was all ready to do it today - until I woke up and reality hit! Tuesday is the most difficult day of the week for me. It's the day that our family schedule returns to normal and I am left with the mess. I'm not saying that my family doesn't help clean up - it's just that it's the day that I play clean up and catch up. Things are particularly in disarray lately, as we have a huge hunting blind/tent set up in our living room. The boys (including daddy) thought it would be fun to play in it - then Mason wanted to sleep in it. That was 4 days ago. Mason is still sleeping in the tent, and I'm still trying to clean around it! One boy is supposed to be emptying trash cans, but it seemed like every single one was overflowing. There were socks and shoes everywhere (granted - some were mine) and two sinks were clogged. Ugh! Gratituesday? Yeah - right. Then my mother-in-law called. She offered to take the boys to see the famous Clydesdales associated with a beverage we don't drink in this house! :) My brother in law is a horse vet, and through some connection of his - they were able to see these magnificent creatures as they came through town today. Mason told me they were bigger than my car - even bigger than a barn! He also got to hold a kitten, and was just as excited about that. So anyway - I got some much needed peace and quiet. Max slept most of the time the older boys were gone, and my house got a quick cleaning. I'm grateful to have a house that needs cleaning. I'm grateful that I have an awesome family to mess it up! And I'm thankful for my mother-in-law...she rescued me and gave me time to catch up and gain perspective on Gratituesday.