Thursday, July 29, 2010

Excuse This House


Some houses try to hide the fact
That children shelter there,
Ours boasts it quite openly,
The signs are everywhere.

For smears are on the windows,
Little smudges are on the doors
I should apologize, I guess
For toys strew on the floor.

But I sat down with my child
And we played and laughed and read
And if the doorbell doesn’t shine,
His eyes will shine instead.

For when at times I’m forced to choose
The one job or the other,
I’d like to cook and clean and scrub,
But first I’ll be a mother.
-unknown

4 comments:

Tracey Jacobsen said...

boy can I relate to that! :) (and I've only got 1!) :)

Hang in there Mama!

Maribeth said...

This is precious. Love it.

Jenny said...

LOVE this! Although I must say, your house is incredibly clean compared to mine. :)

Dave said...

I'd take the time with your kids when they're young over a clean house any day. I mean, c'mon, you can always have a clean house, but you can't always have your kids there with you.