Trying to do anything around the house outside of playing with S&Z these days is pretty much a joke. Sixteen-month-olds are pretty high maintenance, and when you have twins there is double the chance that one of them "needs" you at a given moment. I surrendered a few months ago and came to the conclusion that my top priority when I am not working is PLAYING. Don't try to clean, check e-mail, talk on the phone, cook - basically I stopped trying to do anything that doesn't involve S&Z.
Even getting lunch together or cleaning up from mealtimes can be a challenge, and you often have to think on your toes in order to get 'er done. Sometimes I pull plastic milk jugs or flattened cardboard out of the recycling bin; on this particular day I gave them a couple of bowls and spoons, along with an awesome crockpot toy that Derek's cousin Darlene gave to the kids for Christmas. It occupied them for all of 8.55 minutes, and I spent half of it shooting this video and taking pictures :) You can see both of them getting antsy at the end of the video. Welcome to our world.
Even getting lunch together or cleaning up from mealtimes can be a challenge, and you often have to think on your toes in order to get 'er done. Sometimes I pull plastic milk jugs or flattened cardboard out of the recycling bin; on this particular day I gave them a couple of bowls and spoons, along with an awesome crockpot toy that Derek's cousin Darlene gave to the kids for Christmas. It occupied them for all of 8.55 minutes, and I spent half of it shooting this video and taking pictures :) You can see both of them getting antsy at the end of the video. Welcome to our world.
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