LaLaGirl – Twinfinite Chaos! Parenting Multiples and Dealing with Autism

One of the things that’s great about having a teenager is that I always seem to learn new words. Words like…McGANGBANG!

Do you know what a McGangBang is? You can check Urban Dictionary for the official definition, but I’ll fill you in. It’s a McChicken sandwich placed between the two patties of a McDouble. Like so:

I really have no interest whatsoever in EATING a McGangBang, but I do want to order one! I wonder if they’ll know what it is at our Mickey D’s? I’m sure it’s likelier that they know in our old ‘hood.

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Guess what? Paul’s family is coming to visit us next week from California. We’re so excited to see them, and guess what I just realized? They were out here at this same time last year, too. As a matter of fact, let’s take a look back in time at the entry I made exactly one year ago. On March 2nd of last year, I said…

Paul’s aunt and cousin are coming out from Cali in about a week, and we want the house to look really nice. I love these “Oh shit! People are coming! Hurry!” moments we seem to have, because they really kick Paul in the ass when it comes to stuff around the house. I guarantee we’ll get stuff done this week that I’ve been nagging him about since day one. What do you want to bet by the end of the week, there will be hooks for backpacks and lunchboxes and kids’ coats, and curtain rods in place, and all the stuff on the walls that require a drill and a level for hanging.

Huh! An entire year has passed, and my house is still in a state of disarray! We do have hooks for backpacks and lunchboxes and kids’ coats, and we do have curtain rods and stuff on the walls that required a drill and a level to hang. But…we also have ten times more toys than the kids really need, which is reflected in the chaos you have to wade through in the study. Which is where our houseguests will be SLEEPING. Here’s a nice little view of the study, taken from the hallway…

Nice and neat, huh? What you can’t see in this picture is the whole wall on the left side of the room, which is completely covered with toy bins, baskets of dress-up clothes, and a dollhouse. That’s in addition to the huge bin ‘o shoes and the rack containing all the kids’ coats and backpacks. And much of that stuff gets dragged out into the middle of the room, so that you have to step super carefully wherever you can find floor space. Many days, it looks like it’s straight out of Hoarders. How, praytell, am I going to fit a queen sized AeroBed in there? This is going to be tricky.

And why is it that a year, a full YEAR after we moved into this house, we’re still bursting at the seams with…STUFF? I’m blaming my husband. We’re probably going to BE one of those families on Hoarders in years to come! Don’t tell him, but I take bags and bags of stuff to Goodwill every month, and he never even notices.

Wish me luck over the next week – like I said last year, I love having a deadline looming over us. It really gets our asses in gear! Bring it on, man!

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