When I Live In a Grown Up House
When I live in a grown-up house I'll be able to get out of bed in the morning without stepping on legos. My bathtub won't be filled with boats and dolls and cups. And the hallway will not be used to hold the overflowing toys and books from the children's rooms.
When I live in a grown-up house the sink won't be covered with toothpaste and the shampoo will last and last and last. I'll never find the toilet paper roll empty and the new roll resting on the edge of the tub or the sink waiting to be knocked into the water and ruined. The bathroom floor won't be covered with water and wet towels from the little wet bodies that never seem to get dried off, even with four towels.
When I live in a grown-up house the throw pillows will stay on the sofa instead of being thrown on the floor by the little people while they read or watch a movie. I'll never find crayons and yesterday's hot dog in the cushions. There will never be legos on my knick knack shelf and my carpet won't be covered with red kool-aid stains.
When I live in a grown-up house my sink won't be full of dishes and the kitchen floor won't be sticky. The refridgerator door will stay closed and no one will leave empty plates or pitchers in it for me to move the sink.
When I live in a grown-up house I will be able to read in a quiet room. There will be no one running up and down the stairs or in and out of doors calling to some one and laughing loudly. I'll never have to yell "close the door! You weren't raised in a barn!", "Turn down that music!", or "Stop the giggling and go to sleep!".
When I live in a grown-up house I'll always get a good night sleep. No one will wake me up in the middle of the night to sing or cuddle them because they had a bad dream. I'll never get pushed out of bed by a little one that got lonely in the night or awakened by coughing in the room next door.
Yes, it will be wonderful when I live in a grown-up house. It will always be neat and clean, quiet and restful. But.... I hope that the grandchildren visit often, because a grown-up house will also be awfully lonely.
