tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421475838864238344.post4245387379971140680..comments2023-10-24T06:40:27.247-06:00Comments on 11th Heaven's Homemaking Haven: Can Someone Just Come and Tell Me I'm Not Alone?Mom2my10 @ 11th Heavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813012011182498512noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421475838864238344.post-80419044476205014662012-01-26T11:38:41.790-07:002012-01-26T11:38:41.790-07:00Hah! Love that we're not the only ones who ha...Hah! Love that we're not the only ones who have to toddler-proof their homes. Our little one enjoys opening and closing cabinets if we forget to put the little locks on them. Then giggles when we look her way and tell her she isn't supposed to be doing that.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07804714640290197144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421475838864238344.post-43468566946953628442011-02-12T10:08:34.048-07:002011-02-12T10:08:34.048-07:00I have just spent over an hour exploriing your del...I have just spent over an hour exploriing your delightful site after finding it through a happy accident. I have laughed, cried, and generally enjoyed you sharing your life.<br /><br />I'm facinated by the fact that you live in Mexico. We had the pleasure of taking a trip to Alamos, Sonora a few years ago and were so impressed by the Mexican people. Unfortunately we hear such horror stories of the dangers in Mexico on the news that we have put off any further exploration of that beautiful country. I am, however, attempting to learn a bit of Spanish in anticipation of returning.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing your stories.<br /><br />Jenny in AZUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775575824021447851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421475838864238344.post-14816494338507274302010-01-10T08:48:46.697-07:002010-01-10T08:48:46.697-07:00You are not alone. I have five children, the olde...You are not alone. I have five children, the oldest being 7, a 5 year old, 3 year old twins, and a 20 month old. We had locks on the outsides of doors too. We also only decorate the top 1/4 of our Christmas tree because our kids will pull a chair or toy over to the tree to get to the ornaments. We have locks on all of our cabinets and drawers and even most of our doors. Our front door has a dead bolt, a safety chain, and an alarm on it. Our sliding glass back door has a lock-bar, a lock chain, and an alarm. We also have to keep an alarm on our refrigerator plus a fridge locking strap. Trust me, your house looks absolutely lovely with nothing out of the ordinary compared to mine!shannonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421475838864238344.post-28377076074241314762009-12-23T11:41:02.299-07:002009-12-23T11:41:02.299-07:00Thank you for sharing this, I just discovered you ...Thank you for sharing this, I just discovered you blog today. My twins are almost 18 months old and the only way I have a tree is because it is behind baby gates. My kitchen cabinets are locked by totlok brand locks, which are magnetic and the greatest invention! The bathroom cabinets are tied shut with elastic hair bands. Love your kitchen by the way, it is beautiful.Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567282327927356266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421475838864238344.post-73235844181800211332009-12-17T08:49:34.359-07:002009-12-17T08:49:34.359-07:00Andrea, thank you for your sweet compliment! Reall...Andrea, thank you for your sweet compliment! Really, the only problem is trying to keep it clean!<br /><br />Anonymous, I, too, think my twins look so different, but many cannot tell them apart, even their 17-year-old brother! He just always calls them "baby". We don't know if they are identical or not, but I think they are because there are so many similarities. <br /><br />Thanks for your comment!Mom2my10 @ 11th Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813012011182498512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421475838864238344.post-17762320210600066172009-12-17T08:43:12.174-07:002009-12-17T08:43:12.174-07:00You've reminded me of so much! My twin girls a...You've reminded me of so much! My twin girls are almost 12 (yes, pre-teens - I'm bracing myself) and we went through the same thing.<br /><br />One other thing you've reminded me of though - when mine were little they looked so different to me that I couldn't even fathom it when people would say they had to be identical (even though the pathology report on the placenta also suggested identical. Sorry if that's TMI). It was so disturbing to me that I had a DNA test done and they matched in 99% of the genetic markers they tested. So yes, they are definitely identical, but I've never mistaken them for each other (at least not in real life, in photos I can see why people can't tell the difference).<br /><br />Feliz Navidad!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421475838864238344.post-42810634890676764332009-12-17T05:06:24.439-07:002009-12-17T05:06:24.439-07:00I don't have any children yet (we're just ...I don't have any children yet (we're just recently married and young!) but I do have two young nephews and a niece who totally TRASH our house whenever they come over. I often wonder how their parents stay sane! I love them so much but goodness--my house can be pristine and they'll turn it upside down in a matter of a few minutes.<br /><br />I'd also like to say that your home is SO beautiful! I know this post was about it being messy ;) but WOW--I am in love with your kitchen. I have a lot of family in Mexico, including my mom, and your home reminds me a bit of hers!<br /><br />Okay this was long... Sorry. I'm going to subscribe now.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15635979226426260912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421475838864238344.post-76373561889313970952009-12-14T08:34:09.262-07:002009-12-14T08:34:09.262-07:00While I can't say I've dealt with twins, I...While I can't say I've dealt with twins, I think we can all sympathize with this post!<br /><br />We have had trees decorated with small stuffed animals, baby toys Playmobil people. If they are going to use the decorations as toys, you might as well use their toys as decorations!Keeslermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346431440867437806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421475838864238344.post-43383367782032307032009-12-14T08:32:36.118-07:002009-12-14T08:32:36.118-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Keeslermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02166926769703197548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421475838864238344.post-5510498059354512922009-12-14T05:06:06.872-07:002009-12-14T05:06:06.872-07:00We finally gave up on breakable ornaments and deco...We finally gave up on breakable ornaments and decorated the tree with dough ornaments the kids help me make. You can make some salt dough ornaments with cookie cutters and paint them. It is a home spun look for sure. They lasted two or three years at least. <br /><br />Friends put the christmas tree in the playpen too. <br /><br />My youngest is now 6 years old and we finally got rid of the plug protectors. I could never get those darn things out! I feel free!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03755201514713025969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421475838864238344.post-7799067366907352282009-12-13T23:51:21.848-07:002009-12-13T23:51:21.848-07:00During the past 5 months I have had to make change...During the past 5 months I have had to make changes to my house due to the 20 month old I babysit. I am dreading puttins our tree up! LOL.... But like Bobbi said before long they will all be gone. YOU ARE NOT ALONE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421475838864238344.post-75093125871493731182009-12-13T10:42:14.335-07:002009-12-13T10:42:14.335-07:00You are not alone lol!
Our house is built for 1 m...You are not alone lol!<br /><br />Our house is built for 1 maybe 2 children, we have 5 crammed in here with an addition that we have been working on for over 19 months. It started simple with just a bedroom for me & my husband, and then a few weeks after we finalized the design, I was pregnant with #4 so we changed the addition to include 4 bedrooms...and then after the framing was done I was pregnant with #5. We have piles of random things all over the place, our book case with drawers is now a play center for kids my queen sized front loader washer is now too small for us. there are piles of both clean and dirty clothes that seem to migrate from room to room, my 19 month old has turned into a climber and gets into everything, I spend my days picking up tiny toys and telling big brothers to be more careful. We have 2 bathrooms that will be in the addition, but for now we are all sharing 1. <br /><br />I could go on and on...but you know how the story goes lol. <br /><br />We put all the plastic ornaments on the bottom of the tree and keep the broom handy for the broken glass ornaments. It is what it is and I have worked hard to let things go and not worry so much. In a few years there will be no more diapers, no more little ones to follow around all day...as sad as that is, knowing that day will come is what gets me through the day lol!Hazel Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356591002559889575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421475838864238344.post-58512098123673739672009-12-13T10:36:25.793-07:002009-12-13T10:36:25.793-07:00i like how you take after ed and call them the &qu...i like how you take after ed and call them the "great rooms"Bethany Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014268786633948499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421475838864238344.post-18309461881232026952009-12-12T21:25:02.574-07:002009-12-12T21:25:02.574-07:00Oh I remember those days. My youngest was quite a ...Oh I remember those days. My youngest was quite a climber and got into everything. He broke a t.v., two lamps and a vcr all before he was two.<br /><br />We put our Christmas tree in a play-yard which we already had, otherwise we would have used the playpen.<br /><br />I bought a few cheap things at the $ store, so that if he broke them I wouldn't mind. <br /><br />Eventually he grew out of that breaking stage and it was so nice to take the locks off the cabinets and the drawers and doors.<br /><br />~ Nanmomsthewordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14519343990735608713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421475838864238344.post-89283115753060501072009-12-12T08:49:11.265-07:002009-12-12T08:49:11.265-07:00Thanks anonymous. The towels are actually on a cas...Thanks anonymous. The towels are actually on a cast iron griddle, but still not a very safe thing, and as I mentioned to Dee with the firefighter relatives, I'm definitely going to change! :)Mom2my10 @ 11th Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813012011182498512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421475838864238344.post-45738416720077289002009-12-12T08:43:58.154-07:002009-12-12T08:43:58.154-07:00Putting towels on the stove is not a very safe ide...Putting towels on the stove is not a very safe idea, it only takes a turn of the knob to catch them on fire. keep them in the drawer it may not be your ideal picture but atleast what you value won't go up in flames.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421475838864238344.post-72630403041696106122009-12-11T23:08:13.667-07:002009-12-11T23:08:13.667-07:00Oh wow, I never imagined tying a rope around the c...Oh wow, I never imagined tying a rope around the chairs to the table! I get so frustrated with my daughter because all she ever does is push those chairs ALL over the house when she wants something she can't reach. I get so tired of chasing her down. Your tree makes me laugh because only moms know why it looks like that, anyone else would think we were just crazy! If they only knew....Heather Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421475838864238344.post-70715943399229804142009-12-11T19:47:29.401-07:002009-12-11T19:47:29.401-07:00Oh, you are definitely not alone! I don't have...Oh, you are definitely not alone! I don't have twins, but mine are considered Irish twins and we actually call my youngest "Dante the Destroyer". He has singlehandedly eliminated all the plastic balls from the bottom half of the tree, broken every snowman ornament and frequently pulls the tree skirt out so he can hide under it. My older son joins in the fun, though he realizes he shouldn't wreck the tree . . . he just takes all the ornaments off and hangs them on one branch. I've given up on a semi-organized tree this year . . . maybe next year!Expat Momhttp://www.expatmom.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421475838864238344.post-86132881552927990002009-12-11T12:03:38.722-07:002009-12-11T12:03:38.722-07:00At least you have a tree...we're putting ours ...At least you have a tree...we're putting ours on the porch so we can close the door.<br /><br />You are so not the only one!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07043862331439827080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421475838864238344.post-69643675152725497582009-12-11T11:08:55.388-07:002009-12-11T11:08:55.388-07:00Jen, you started with, "Can someone just come...Jen, you started with, "Can someone just come". I would be honored to! I will bring homemade peanutbutter cookies (made with Skippy smooth peanutbutter) dipped in chocolate. And we shall grant the children two each (one for each hand) and then talk and share all sorts of stories about our children and their shanagins while we eat our cookies (always secrativly replacing one with another so that it always appears as though we too only have two cookies o;-p)and laugh and survive life together.<br /><br />As all of the others shared, no, you most definetly are NOT alone!!! F-a-r from it!!!<br /><br />The challenge in that for me,was that I had a few to many 'well meaning'people always/continually advising me that if I would "just"... . And I believed them to the point that I thought I pretty much was the only one. Trust me, I have most definitly learned differently!!!<br /><br />Where will I start in sharing stories with you? Hum mmm<br />~ when 15 month old son #3 moved a chair, pulled out drawers, opened cupboards and fought his way to the top of the fridge where I had just placed something he wasn't suppose to have, before I returned to the living room to nurse son #4 ...<br />~ having to place a hook andeye lock on the basement side of the basement door due to the boys "needing" mom, the challenge of climbing narrow wooden steps, carrying a full laundry basket, and unlocking a door to fight your way through witing little bodies ...<br />~ Installing spring loaded hook and eye locks up so high I had to reach up to work them on the inside of storm doors, because son #3 would patiently stand there bouncing the door just right till the regular hook and eye locks would come free and he could escape.<br />~ I read one commenters remark about putting presents under the tree ... when did that start? ;-p<br />~ The three and a half year old whom took the two minutes while I ran back into the house to get the forgotten item to decide he would put the fixed tire back on the car for me. And in that short amount of time had actually got the jack out of the back of the car, jacked the (full size station wagon) car up to the very top of the jack, and had even managed to start loosening the lug nuts .... YES, he WAS only 3 1/2 years old!!!<br /><br />I'll save more stories to share over our cookies ;-><br /><br />To quote Red Green - "I'm pullin for ya (Jen), remember, we're all in this together!"Cheryl B.http://www.xanga.com/thehousethatlovebuiltnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421475838864238344.post-17197198321209841632009-12-11T10:02:03.745-07:002009-12-11T10:02:03.745-07:00three words........ I soooooooooooo understand.......three words........ I soooooooooooo understand....... :)Amanda B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08611282164381411546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421475838864238344.post-24281660662697454122009-12-11T08:20:32.111-07:002009-12-11T08:20:32.111-07:00This time shall soon pass, but boy I think we can ...This time shall soon pass, but boy I think we can all relate...I think the worst we had was when we had to place 4 baby gates locked together to surround and old furnace in our old living room in order to keep the kids safe...<br /><br />In light of that, I am proud to say we just removed the locks on our cabinets last night and honestly don't know what to think about the newfound freedom... :) I'm sure that will pass soon as well! hehehehe!<br /><br />Hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444167029166973953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421475838864238344.post-13123887574273255432009-12-11T08:13:14.994-07:002009-12-11T08:13:14.994-07:00Deb, I got really confused for a minute. I thought...Deb, I got really confused for a minute. I thought you meant you had 4 kids and 41 grandkids! But then I realized you meant you are 41 years old!Mom2my10 @ 11th Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813012011182498512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421475838864238344.post-61891553185097816692009-12-11T07:39:41.106-07:002009-12-11T07:39:41.106-07:00Ok, you had me rolling on the floor ,your post was...Ok, you had me rolling on the floor ,your post was so funny! I have no experience with twins or 9.5 for that matter. That fact did scare me enough to stop laughing for a second....but I remembered I only have 4 so I could laugh again. But I am racking up the grankids at 41 so I am installing cupboard locks again. Unfortunatley Im still not smart enough to open them but the toddlers can. I guess I will just keep myself out of the no-no's!Debby S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13938198298978445929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421475838864238344.post-12163831907056025022009-12-11T00:23:27.106-07:002009-12-11T00:23:27.106-07:00Dee, point well taken. Thank you, and I'll go ...Dee, point well taken. Thank you, and I'll go move my towels!Mom2my10 @ 11th Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813012011182498512noreply@blogger.com