I had a cleaning business for 25 years. We always dumped the water down the utility sink, if the customer had one. We would never put the water down toilets we just cleaned! If no utility sink, we would dump the water outside. Kim's Cleaning Service is doing it correctly!🎉🎉

My ❤hurts so much every time you talk about the addition, you have waited so long and worked so hard you deserve so much more

My hubby, walking out of the bedroom,closing the door behind him, so he could take care of the kids while I slept in once a week. ❤❤❤❤ SO ROMANTIC 🥰

Why are we not making that contractor pay for fixing his error? How frustrating. The murphy door would be FREAKING COOL.

You can tell him that you will seriously think about the jacuzzi if he will let you have the nice chairs for your office!😊

Kim, I was/am a stay at home mom of 3. (empty nester now) But I scheduled 1 day a month that was circled on the calendar so everyone could see! That was my day off. I got to sleep in, no cooking, no laundry, No carpooling, no extra kids over. Everyone knew and I could always point to the day on the calendar if they asked anything of me! Of course hubby had to help. But it was so needed!

Wolfgang's little hands 🥰 I'm sure your addition is going to be beautiful! However, your architect and contractor should be soooo ashamed of themselves, all of those details that they missed is absurd, especially since that's why you have them, to make sure these things don't slip through the cracks. I'm sorry you guys have had these issues. I love the Murphy door idea!

I love the hidden door idea. I know it's not ideal but I have a similar hallway that heads to the other side of the house. Being able to shut the door helps SO much with noise. My teenagers really love it.

I love your girls going to visit their grandmother!!! I am a grandmother and my relationship with my grandchildren is one if not the most important and beautiful relationship that I have. ❤❤❤

May the blessings of God never miss your doorstep. Wishing you joy and happiness on this beautiful Thursday. Have a nice day!

Wolfgang is Hilarious! He's everywhere doing everything... SO funny!

Kim, get the Jacuzzi but with the understanding your husband takes care of it! 😉

Retired teacher here… our district provided iXL for all of our students. We love it!

Oh Wolfgang. What a good pitter patter. 😂

Former health and science teacher here. In my health unit, we taught that caffeine uses energy faster. So when you drink coffee or an energy drink or soda, that surge of energy you get is you running through your energy faster and that’s why you crash. But you only get energy from food. Water and rest help your cells recover so you can utilize those energy reserves

I would also say NO to the jacuzzi, it is one more thing to maintain and more laundry/towels!

I used to clean houses full time. I would either throw the water outside or down the toilet, carefully (then I just wiped the toilet one final time). I started out using the utility sink, but cleaned for a plumber and over time the trap can fill up with sand/dirt from scrubbing the floors, so I changed the location of my disposal of water from then on. Now, I’m a stay at home mama (cleaning very parttime for others nowadays) who also dumps my own water either down the toilet or outside at home.

Wolfgang is the cutest boy ever and every time I see him I automatically smile. He melts my heart, and yours as well I know. Love your videos!

Thanks for the happy, Kim! To my Wads Fam and Party People, YOU are NEEDED and LOVED more than you can imagine! xoxo

I was thinking, could you not do a pocket door right there like a custom one even so it’s a larger opening. Then when you have it open it’s basically a hallway. Just a thought ❤❤

Kim your hair is gorgeous. Don't cut it too much. I had hair past the middle of my back and got sick of pulling it up like you do. After getting it cut in a short style, 3 days later I had a seizure and was hospitalized for a week. This has happened 3 times now, years apart. I'm almost afraid to brush it now. I guess my name was Samson in a previous life. lol!😂

As a retired teacher you are an amazing parent. Your children will go far! Keep up the good work.

I teach virtually and I use IXL every day! We couldn’t survive without it!

I love the idea of a Murphy bookshelf….makes the hallway magical. It’s fun to have things in your home that most people don’t. Loving Wolfgang, such a joy. Wonderful the older girls are going on such an awesome trip!

Sending you a hug. I'm so lucky to have my Mom close. Shes finally retired and I have a 6 month old, its my first time ever having help with a baby. Yesterday she played with the bigger kids, helped my daughter do ger class Valentine's and folded my laundry. My baby is sick with a cold and i just got to hold him and not juggle like usual. It was glorious. Take care my friend.

You are so right! When we are listless, finding it hard to do the everyday things. As a mom and wife we just keep going and the water helps!

I absolutely loved my time with my grandparents ❤ these are memories your girls will cherish forever ❤

I dump my dirty floor water down my laundry sink... and I clean my paint brushes and shoes in that sink... isn't that what a laundry sink is for??? you do you Kim... some folks give too many opinions...lol... watching from Nova Scotia Canada

I have a 16 month old who is still nursing all night and I get at most 30 mins of consecutive sleep and unless you’ve gone through it, no one will ever understand the sleep deprivation and how it affects your day to day 🫠🫠🫠

We renovated our old house before selling it, and then built a new house. And let me just say, nothing anyone says can prepare you for just how stressful, time consuming, and expensive the whole process is. I feel your frustrations in my very core. So so so glad to be done with that chapter of my life. Now we get to see our kids grow up in our nice new house, and it feels worth it. We just try to ignore the little mistakes around the place, and be grateful for what went right.

Per family members with a jacuzzi---it's a lot of work.

There is such a thing as burn out. Your body's telling you to take a break. Delegate, shate some tasks with your husband and children. Take care of you xx

Good morning from Germany 😊 Love your videos ❤ Greetings to you and your family 🙂

The reason for dumping liquids with solids (like mop water) down the toilet instead of the sink is due to the difference in drain size. The toilet has a much larger drain size than a sink, which means the liquid goes through the pipe faster, making it less likely for sediment to build up and block up the drain. Not sure if a utility sink is the same size drain as a regular sink though. At the end of the day though, if you haven't noticed your utility sink backing up often and needing to be cleared, then it's probably fine. You do you. 👍

I saw it 3 seconds in, field trip, field trip! Thank goodness for video chatting, that is how I keep in touch with my great grandkids. We chat daily, so in between visits ( they only live less than 50 miles away) it’s a lot of video chatting. It’s the best way to keep in touch when we can’t visit frequently.

Girl, i had one of those inflatable hot tubs for a couple years. My husband is the one whi wanted it. I ended up in there almost every night for fall, winter, and spring. Listening to relaxing music just 20-30 minutes and being under the stars was just unbelievable. A cold weather snap broke our pump. I feel lost!😂

You always bring "The Happy" Kim but I'm thinking you may need to up your game a little 'cuz ..... I think Wolfgang is stealing a bit of your thunder!!! Oh my, how I loved that chubby little hand grabbing a handful of flour and seeing those little fingers sneaking a taste of the cookie batter! And then I can't help but mention how cute he looked with his "bedhead" hair-do! Brings back sooooo many wonderful memories to me! Thank you sweetheart, for doing what you do ... I never watch one of your videos that I don't walk away better for it - whether you've given me recipe ideas or simply made me smile, I look forward to each & every one! With much love, admiration and lots of virtual hugs from this little old lady way over here in Central Texas! God bless you darlin' & that sweet little towhead you're always toting around too!!!

Wolfgang is just the cutest… I would squeeze him all Day long as well…make sure you do it he’s growing up way to fast!!! Can I share my fav BROWNIE recipe…it’s literally the BEST and so easy … hope u make it and love it as well 3 C sugar 3 C flour 3 cubes butter softened 6 eggs 3/4 C cocoa powder ( hersheys) Salt Vanilla Bake 350 -- 30-35 min Gooey brownies so check your ovens cooking time to what you like.. so you aren’t just eating batter which wouldn’t be bad either😛 Have a great weekend!!!

The addition is definitely looking good. I think there is nothing wrong with dumping the mop water in the utility sink. The ktchen sink is what I would have a problem with. You are awesome Kim!

I think it's great that the two oldest get to do something on their own, without the little ones and all the stress and always having to consider and include siblings - not matter how much you love your younger siblings, sometimes it's just nice to do something m9re mature and "older" alone 👍

If Alex wants the jacuzzi then he can buy it and clean it, you have so much going on and your forever cleaning, take a break and have a lie in for one day, you’ve earned it!

Wolfgang's little wave just melted my heart♡ I like the idea of a hidden door, & kids will love showing their friends! When I was a teen, I had an actual, 6-panel door inside my closet that led to a little room. My Mom bought the house while under construction, & when they said there was enough dead space to put a room, she said sure! I turned it into a study/art room, & loved it! I know w/e you do will be great, & functionality & practicality, of course, must come 1st:)

You can dump that mop water where ever you want! You have a septic, it all goes to the same place anyway. You are totally fine. I just loved all the Wolfgang moments. He is too adorable with the bedhead! Love all the baby fingers dipping in the cookie dough. Oh it brings back some sweet memories for me. 💓💗

Love the idea of a secret passage to the add on....your bookcase door sounds so fun for the family.....I will be buying IXL for my granddaughter soon, she is turning three.....It looks so amazing and it will help my daughter to check progress easily to! You are adorable, have an amazing Supebowl sunday

The door is lovely. Quit stressing. Bless you.

Wolfgang's full on arrowroot powdered hand being used as a measuring device - hilarious! #KimberlyWhisk

Have u considered a French door for the hallway door? The light can shine thru and you can still close it when it’s noisy.

Loved all the addition! It's beautiful. Hope the hallway door gets finalized soon. Note: salt in cookies takes that weird flavor out that you thought was your arrowroot.

Take your sleeping bag and a pillow and go hide out in the addition! 😂😂 see how long it takes for them to find mom 😂😂 haha

My favorite subject was reading! My grandson i turning 5 on Monday and really could use the help! ❤

I'm sorry you're so tired ☹️❤️ I can understand you just needing a little time for yourself in the morning. Hope some day soon you can get some more sleep 😴 That's so fun that your girls got to go up north and enjoy some snow. I live in Ohio and I'm actually irritated that we only got one (maybe 2) days of snow this winter. With the exception of children I'm probably the ONLY person that gets irritated about that lol. Our winters here have changed drastically since I was younger and are nothing like they used to be. I feel like that's one of the reasons to live in the north is to have all of the seasons, but lately we really don't have winters anymore, and to me that's sad lol.

Wolfgang was so sweet waving hello! Love his blonde hair!! I feel so bad for you that your addition Would be has been such a difficult situation for you! It does look beautiful so far snd I love that idea of a secret door!! I remember feeling the same way as a mother. My daughter never slept, was colic, had severe stomach issues, and very needy. I felt so bad in many ways for her and myself. I used to get up an hour earlier just so I could have coffee in peace. I literally didn’t sleep through the night( nor did she) until she was 6. After that didn’t know how to sleep as I woke up with her every two hours. Lol. You are an amazing mom!! Love how you raise your sweet family❤

Drin king a cup of regular coffee a day either black or with a non dairy natural creamer can aid in the prevention of coronary cancers, MS, and diabetes. There are health benefits to driking it as well something to keep in mind.

Morning. We have a hot tub and it is initially $$$. Family loves it but definitely needs someone willing to keep up with it. Love the idea of the bookshelf/secret doorway idea. We had a summer house project and I swear, we were fixing everything that the construction crew half assed. Frustrating but it got done!!!

We have a hot tub and LOVE it! Now, we don't have children so there maybe extra stuff for you guys in that respect. But, it pretty much cleans itself. We use the FROG system in ours and we only have to add chemicals after we use it each time. We drain it a few times a year and clean out what's left in the bottom but it's not bad at all. I highly recommend!

I loved physics! Thanks Kim! Happy Valentines Day! @LGavrilis

I loved language arts growing up and didnt realize all the components there is to it. Thank you for letting us know about IXL!

I’ve always heard utility sink and mop sink used interchangeably 😊

I love seeing Wolfgang, such a cutie. We need to see his fridge water skills😂

Love the hidden door idea with the book shelf, Wolfgang is so adorable!!

For the addition door - could it be an arched doorway without an actual door?

The Murphy door is a great idea I just wonder how often realistically would it be closed so that it actually looked like a bookcase. Maybe a pocket door or a custom sliding “barn door”.

A new door She did came out good

Thank u for the amazing view of the KitchenAid 😂😂😂😂. Come ON 2024 Make My Dream Come True and Bless Me with the CADILLAC of Stand Mixers, PA PA PA PLEASE!!!! 😂😂😂😂. The secret door sounds like a fun idea. It will all be over soon, and ur kids r gonna be so HAPPY to have their beautiful rooms. Wolfgang is getting SO BIG, time flys. All ur kids r getting so big. It's wild seeing them grow and almost feeling like their my Internet nieces and nephews lol Have an amazing weekend

Here in England, I use self raising flour for cakes, plain flour for pastries and biscuits and bread flour obviously for bread. I have never heard of cake batter extract.

You can just put your sourdough starter in another container to clean the old one usually like to clean mine every few days.. kids really like sourdough pizza

Honestly the door isnt that bad. I would just accept it and it's going to be like an insane amount of money like you have the extra space I mean aesthetically maybe it's not the look you were going for but the fact that you have more room for that bus line household full of beautiful babies is good. Also I totally think like a hidden door would be really fun there because it would be like the kids have some secret passageway and being a kid like that would just make it more exciting for them.

I would have loved IXL for my older 4 children. They are now grown adults with children of their own but I’m hoping it will benefit my 12 year old daughter as well as my kindergarten grandchildren. It sounds amazing. My absolute favorite school subject in school was English. Lol! Still is…as you can see!😂 Huge hugs from Hawaii ☀️🌴🌺🥰

That’s why it’s called a utility sink. I worked as a hair stylist for 30 + years and we had utility sinks for mops, rags, for cleaning not for food purposes

Say yes to the Jacuzzi. You are talking hot tub, I’m assuming. It could really help you relax. They don’t take much work and since Alex wants it, make a deal for him to take care of it. I had one for a long time and it finally died and I decided I was too old to buy another. I live alone and I’m old so was afraid maybe it was too much risk.

The hidden door would be wonderful. To me that would be a magical feature - love it 🇬🇧🇺🇸🌸🌸

I love the ‘NO’ answer to everything… it’s real life Kim and you’re a super mom … have a friend take Meredith and Wentworth and go out for a few hours with Alex and Wolfgang change of scenery …. Take a break and drink some coffee, try a latte to start with 😊

Use vanilla, almond and butter to make the extract

Hello Kim and family! WOW, that is trusting your children. Glad they get to see snow.......STTB

Heyyy party people! Its snowing here in the UK 🎉🎉

Wolfgang is getting so big!😢❤ He is not only adorable! But a great little helper! My fav subject in school was history. I also loved reading encyclopedias! My grand kids would benefit greatly with IXL!

Caffeine is similar to pain relievers. Tylenol doesn’t get rid of your pain, it just blocks the receptors so you can’t feel it.

Hang in there, Kim. I know it’s exhausting having littles, but it really goes by so fast. I’m praying for you and thank you for sharing your life with us…you are so amazing. ❤️🙏🏻

I'm catching up a little today so you're probably already way past the door issue, but just in case you aren't, you could put a pocket door there so you can have it completely open. It would just slide into the side wall and be hidden

Oh yes! Always make sure you get enough sleep. My mom was hospitalized recently for hallucinations and OCD type tendencies. She had not been sleeping very much, due to stress. I always drink water when I wake up. I do not like coffe.

I have never used IXL but I have heard good things about it. We homeschool so I'm going to look into it. My favorite subject in school was language arts.

Kim, sending hugs & big wishes for some darn good rest! ❤ You know you are not alone, and I so appreciate your honest look at your busy mom life! Take time for some self care…❤

So glad the girls came up here and experienced snow❤..I wonder were they here a couple weeks back at same time we got our first snow of season? I swear ur addition is stressing me out and it's not my house but it is coming along and looking nice😊 Wolfgang is so precious his👋🏾👋🏾....the Murphy door wud be great🥰

I feel you on the sleep. I have insomnia and take 7 sleeping pills nightly but I still have trouble sleeping. I get really bad insomnia flair ups especially during times of stress and I haven't been sleeping. So now I'm sick because my body is so run down. I am a 100% with you on sleep issues. You're tired all day and when you finally get to bed, your mind wont stop. My doctors say to ride it out, eventually my body will cave and sleep. Time has proven that is untrue though. I just get sick and hallucinate lol.

I totally feel you on the touched out, talked out, why am I up early always. Silence is amazing some times. But mom life still rocks and your amazing

I am always amazed at how different people are. Not good/bad...just different. I literally have anxiety when I see you just "dump" all the laundry into one load. I wish I could be that laid back.

Love the sweater!!

Ma quanto bello è il bimbo ,stupendo ❤

That precious little hand helping Mom💙

Just started homeschooling our 3 year old this year, would love ixl as an additional resource! My favorite subject was always English, I’m really hoping hers can be math or science where I struggled the most. I don’t have instagram, but followed IXL here on KZfaq ❤ Also, get the jacuzzi Kim, say YES! You deserve it haha.

I love the murphy door idea. That would be so cool! The IXL would be such a blessing for my homeschooled grands. And goodness, I've been out of school for who knows how many years, but I'm going to say my favorite subject was English. I really like geometry too!

Dear Kim, your life is exhausting to watch, cannot imagine living it😂 (trolls: You CAN be grateful for your blessings AND still be exhausted) I hope your family and friends can help support you a little bit. Tell the moms and their kids to have a great time, but don't trash your house. It always shocks us how it is totally trashed. Messy is one thing, but its so over the top. I would be mortified if my kids visited somewhere and behaved that way. Much love and support!

This is good content that's for sure!

Reading! When you read you can be anything and go anywhere!

Kim, you are amazing and I’m not sure how you do it and stay sane. I’m 70 and tired. I cannot clean the house in one day. It takes me up to three days to get it done. Oh well, it is what it is.

I also understand the sleep issue. My almost 10 month old still hasn’t slept through the night. My first was sleeping through the night regularly by 6 months I’m pretty sure. I’m convinced it’s because he’s just hitting milestone after milestone since 3 months so it’s a never ending regression. And I’ve had a dakboard for years and love it! I have a whole weather section with radar on ours cuz we’re weather nerds. lol. We have ours mounted on the wall so it’s not on any counters.

The bookcase idea is fantastic! It will definitely keep the noise down with sleepovers, etc.

Love the addition! I hope it's finished soon and you can move in. It'll be so nice! My great grandson is almost two and loved pushing the water thing on the refrigerator. He just left it run on the floor. I had to lock it when he was at my house. My favorite subject was science. 😊

We love IXL! It really helps with the kids learning!

Oh my lanta I'd be fuming!!! My husband ALONE could have had it done in 1 year doing just evenings and weekends! We did an addition as well and renovated our exsisting house and had limited help. We finished it in 9ish months doing only evenings and Saturdays because he still worked a full time job from 7:30-4:30!!!! Then came home and worked till like 9pm. And we had to do it in 3 stages because we were living in our house while doing the renos!! It blows my mind that it has taken your contractors 2 YEARS!!! 🤯 I mean our house isnt as big as yours but still! Im literally speechless! 😲😵