tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157778168837032666.post7411651549881157699..comments2023-06-11T10:01:39.072-06:00Comments on How Does My Garden Grow?: If Your Room is Always Clean, I'm Jealous of Youmarymaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348610804363906463noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157778168837032666.post-43839171679081980992011-12-13T11:04:18.046-07:002011-12-13T11:04:18.046-07:00It is interesting to me, that most of my children ...It is interesting to me, that most of my children are neat and tidy. It is the natural order of things for kids to not want to grow up to be their parents in at least some ways. I'm grateful that my kids have become like me in all the really important ways--love for the Lord and the Gospel, love of family, and a willingness to make do and work hard. I hope they all continue to be willingGrandma & Pop-pophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04415432867614259339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157778168837032666.post-79267272801812572402011-05-14T06:33:59.899-06:002011-05-14T06:33:59.899-06:00I don't think too people are "always neat...I don't think too people are "always neat." I think they clean like mad before someone comes over. I know I do. :) You know you are good friends with someone when you no longer feel the urge to clean like mad before they come over. <br /><br />Last summer, I was laid up with knee surgeries. Husband left town 4 days after my biggest surgery. (whole other story....) I wasn'mermaidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02191626105987019163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157778168837032666.post-31979289592210964932011-05-13T16:54:51.615-06:002011-05-13T16:54:51.615-06:00Wait. You mean you're not perfect? You mean yo...Wait. You mean you're not perfect? You mean your home is not always a paradoxical haven of creativity AND order? I still don't believe it. :)Julie Q.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13737557893649934725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157778168837032666.post-16253059124754329602011-05-12T13:54:42.770-06:002011-05-12T13:54:42.770-06:00The loving relationships in your home trump any oc...The loving relationships in your home trump any occasional untidiness in the physical arrangements.Tracy Hall Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08718499621475544183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157778168837032666.post-90345959825824843842011-05-12T12:03:14.205-06:002011-05-12T12:03:14.205-06:00I keep meaning to tell you that Mary Ann McF was t...I keep meaning to tell you that Mary Ann McF was telling me how even if you post pics of your kids' messes on your blog, that the background always looks nice and neat, and she was impressed by how clean you keep your home in spite of your kids. I said I thought you would be happy to hear that. :)<br /><br />My window-seat-type windowsill in my bedroom has had boxes of unsorted outgrown or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157778168837032666.post-80059197962538959822011-05-12T11:52:22.575-06:002011-05-12T11:52:22.575-06:00I was looking for the "like" button. Oop...I was looking for the "like" button. Oops. <br /><br />My daughter likes to point out how messy my room is when I'm telling her to clean hers. I tell her I'd be happy to clean mine if she'd clean the rest of the house so I had time. (Although the rest of my house is also a mess, unfortunately)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01088563877584991228noreply@blogger.com