laundry day

Laundry the torment that never ends. I cannot stand the task of folding and putting away clothing for more then just myself. My girls, at least the two oldest have been taught to fold and put away their own but their attention span's aren't very long: And so only half the basket ends up hung up or put away well the other half is shoved in the closet corner out of the line of sight. After they have hidden away the evidence to their satisfaction they return the empty basket to me and rush out to play with friends. This has been the pattern for a few years now and honestly i am not all together sure why i allow them to go out before i check their work. Instead I embarrass them in front of their friends as i drag them back in to get an ear full about responsibility and lying. Maybe its the hope that the last ear full sunk in and this time will be different the clothing will be properly but where it goes and i wont have to go hunt them down. And when i say properly I do not expect perfection at their age or really any other, i just want them to work on putting their things back in the right area not the closet floor. This is not my only problem with laundry. Why when i am washing clothing for my children do i constantly find folded recently washed clothing in the hamper? I'm sure I'm not the only mother who has noticed this magical transference of clean to dirty with out ever touching a body. When no one admits to being the maker of this magic I must only assume that there are evil spirited laundry fairies loose in my home. What else could it be? The pile grows even as I am washing, and i fear one day this horrid pile of dirty socks and underwear will reach out and drag me under. And because today is laundry day this is going to end here and i promise i will have more coming and more interesting topics to discuss. If you have any topics you would like my opinion on or just think it would be entertaining to read me ramble about leave a comment and i will write as on each in the next week. Remember as we all enjoy our weekends to get out and play with your children, your grandchildren and shower them with love its the best gift you can give.