5 FAQs….

In an effort to save myself some repetitive email and comment responses, here’s a few answers to my recent Top 5 FAQs: 

1. "How in the world do you keep you house "spotless"?"

I got this one several times after posting these pictures last week and it made me laugh audibly. You’ve GOT to be kidding me!  Maybe I should have posted a picture like this one instead:

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There is that better?  Personally, I do function better with order, structure, and cleanliness. I don’t feel like organization is optional in a higher-order multiples family,  but I’ve learned post-quads that I HAVE to let some things go.  I still have about 1 1/2 rooms full of boxes from our move.  My list of things to clean, organize, fix, etc. is unreasonably long. However, there are some days that I feel like if my boys were changed, fed 3 meals, and asleep for the night, then MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!  My list will still be there in the morning, right?

 

2. "Did you find ever find a leak-proof sippy cup?" 

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Did Ponce de Leon ever find the Fountain of Youth? =)  However, we’ve settled for the closest thing to leak-proof with the Playtex Sipsters after trying almost every sippy on the planet. They only leak when pounded upside down, or when thrown forcefully 3 feet onto a hard surface. Reasonable price, not too many parts to clean, durable, easy to use and if it can withstand 4 boys, that makes it a winner in my book!

 

 

3. "I’d like to email you, but I don’t want to leave my email on the comment section for the entire world to see…Could you post your email?"

I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to hear from you.  Sometimes when I’m blogging I wonder who’s on the other side of my computer screen, so it’s always a treat to read a personal email from a "reader".   Please do not take it personally if it takes me a few days (or sometimes longer) to get back with you. I often procrastinate returning emails – working on that one! Our blog email is quatro_mama {at} yahoo {dot} com

Checking my inbox now to see if you’ve written!

4. Do "the twins" (Clark and Brooks) still share a crib? 

No. Sniff. Sniff. 

Around the time of our move, I decided to make the switch to one nap versus two.  Aaggh!  What a transition!  In an effort to get the boys to sleep and not party the entire nap, we reluctantly assembled the 4th and final crib that had been collecting dust in our garage for 18 months. Shortly after the nap separation, we took our trip to Michigan and used the Pea Pod Tents (each of them sleep in their own individual tent). We brought the sniffles home with us from Michigan, so they remained separated through the illness. After that, we realized that they were sleeping fine by their lonesomes. Thus, putting them back together would be only to satisfy our need for the cuteness, rather than their need for security or comfort.

So after 18 months of co-bedding, we are finally a 4 crib family. 

Here’s what our temporary nursery looks like with the 4 cribs set up; It actually came out looking less crammed then I expected.

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For sake of the cuteness, here’s some sweet pictures we use to remind us of such precious times:

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5. How do you get the watermark on your pictures?

I’ve been trying out a blogging s
oftware called Live Writer (it’s free!) that allows you add watermarks to your pictures.  Yes, I know that people are smart enough to remove it if they want to steal our pictures, but it takes a little more effort than right clicking and clicking save. People can break in your house even with the door locked, but you still lock your doors, right?  It’s precautionary.