Mothering Many

From the front room window, that is.

High on the list of things that continue to frustrate me: my living room blinds. Remember the kids broke them? I know I said that. It’s been months now, and *cough* they are still broken, because…well, cleaning while you have kids is like shoveling the sidewalk while it’s still snowing and repairing things while you have kids is…required. But I plan to replace, not repair, and I actually plan to use roller shades, like the ones I have in my bedroom. As much as I like the Hunter Douglas blinds, and as much as I love the idea of shutters, I know that the shades would be a better choice for now.

Surprisingly enough, my vertical blinds have remained relatively unmolested. 5 years here, and we’ve still got all of them, and the slide mechanism still works. Perhaps that’s because they 1)stay slid back all the time and 2) face the boring back yard where nothing cool ever happens.