I run nonstop during the week gettting the kids to school and trying and I do mean trying to tidy up the house. Its hard keeping the house clean when I have six kids running around ( I should say 4 running and 2 crawling around) the house and leaving toys and books and shoes and clothes all over the place. I often think that if I had laminate flooring the floor wouldnt look so bad. I often say if the walls had nicer paint on them then the kids finger marks wouldnt show up on the wall so much. When I get the chance I plan on painting those walls and if I can change the floors and do a complete makeover.

I need to get the kids in a routine of picking up their toys. They must think that since I am the mom that I have to pick up after them too. They are getting to an age where they can pick up after themselves. I dont think that having them start picking up after themselves is too much to ask. How old were your kids when they started picking up after themselves ?