My kids are givers. Total givers. Yours are too, right? These sweet little cherubs just do the sweetest things to test Mommy’s limits, to see just how close I can get to crazy. Here is a short list of some of the things they do that I just love…

1. Never flushing the toilet. We have two bathrooms. Every single time I need to pee or shower or I’m just putting some towels away, I get to flush a toilet! I know how much fun it is to push that little handle. My kids are sweet to think of me and let me always be the one who gets a turn! Sometimes I even get to smell it and need to spray the button on the air freshener! I just love buttons! I especially love when they have all gone over and over again and left it for me, like a big fluffy nest of toilet paper. Its nearly like staring at the big, beautiful sky filled with soft clouds, except on a blanket of s*** instead of sky. So sweet.. Oh! And don’t forget, thats when it usually gets clogged too! I LOVE working a plunger and I have become SO good at it. I need to remember to add that to my resume now that I think about it.

2. Food in the sink. We have no garbage disposal. I love how my kids make sure they always leave a little something (or alot) on their plates, especially since it is nearly impossible for me to get to the dishes every day. I believe they are so concerned about the mice and ants and fruit flies, seeing as they were an issue this past year. I apparently have been inhumane in trying to kill them or make them stop coming. Much nicer to feed them and all live in harmony! When I do get to the dishes, my kids know I always enjoy a good challenge. I love the caked on food. That makes scrubbing fun. Oh, and that time I paid a plumber nearly 300 bucks because the tub and the kitchen sink were clogged and it all needed to be snaked and he showed me 16 plastic straws that had somehow gone down the kitchen sink drain…well that was super fun!!!!! Who knew disposable straws cost so much?? What a treat though for the kids and I to learn about recycling in such a nice way. Yes, I love my givers…

3. Laundry. Not sure if your kids are as sweet as mine, but my kids do know how much I love exercise. They make sure to put their dirty clothes right NEXT TO the laundry bins on the floor. This way I always need to bend and reach to pick them up! I have been working on my bikini bod for the summer. So sweet!! Oh, and when I have no towel after a shower, but there are 13 dirty ones on my daughter’s bedroom floor, well thats just perfect! I heard that air drying is much better for the skin anyways. Or if I manage to find and use a face cloth and its nice and wet afterwards, I could just reuse it to wash the baby’s face and really be saving the environment in just so many ways! My children really do care about nature.

4. My girls “borrow” my things. Who doesn’t LOVE running late and looking for their hairbrush, but not finding it ANYWHERE because their 12 year old put it in her backpack and took it to school? Come on now! You know you all raised your hands! The other day it was a total treat when I walked around the house for 10 minutes with no pants on because the same 12 year old was wearing the ones I was looking for and wouldn’t answer when I asked if anyone had seen them. She knows I just love a good mystery!

5. Leaving trash all over the house. If I ever need to wear an orange vest and carry a stick, I will have that s*** mastered! Under the couch is the best. I mean, since you don’t really look there every single day, that stuff can really add up and fester. It can be an entire hour of community service practice! Oh and again, I love when the trash is on the floor right next to the trash can. Mama’s workin’ those abs, baby!

These kids really do care about my health. All this extra exercise will really pay off. I love how they give me all these extra reasons to sweat! Just wait til you see me on the beach this summer! We will be the family with no towels, surrounded by trash, and leaving all the food around for the sweet, beautiful seagulls that we all just love so much!