Complete and total CHAOS

We received a letter mid December about the property management coming out to the house to do their quarterly inspection. Some might find it a little extensive but I actually like it. It makes me do those things I tend to skip out on (like cleaning the base boards for example) and will in turn make the move out a lot easier. So I have had the date January 9th stuck in my head for this to occur. Since I've been home I've been doing my thorough cleaning but decided to leave showers, finishing up putting the Christmas decorations and reorganizing the playroom for today. I had started on all these projects last night but decided I wanted to be lazy and hey, I have all day tomorrow. So this morning around 7:30 am while I'm putting the kids in the bath since they didn't take one last night, I find the letter and see it says they are coming January 8th at 9:40 am. I'm freaking out. I have the kids room all a mess, laundry everywhere since I was taking it to the laundromat after I take Hannah to school, kitchen not so clean; basically morning mess plus a huge disaster upstairs. I seriously make a mad dash, put the laundry all in the car, strip the beds since I'm washing the linens, shoving extra things that are out in cupboards, closets, a dining room hutch just to make it look clean. I run the vacuum quickly and then tackle the girls room by shoving more things in drawers, cleaning my shower doors and when I look in the playroom and see no hope in getting that done, because remember, I have two kids in the bath I need to get ready for school and it just so happens to be hair washing day (we wash every other day just so you all know and don't think it's less then that) and I need to find uniform stuff and Hannah this morning has magically forgotten how to dress herself....I kindly write a surrender note to them that states:

Sorry the house isn't as clean as I would have liked it. I just came home from the states and still trying to organize and put away Christmas things. Could you please make note of the plaster problem in the master bath and the water heater settings? I keep reading the manual but we still have a hot water problem. Original curtains for the lounge are at the dry cleaners and sorry I didn't have time to put up the mirror. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to call...

So as I'm scribbling this note, I have kids running out to the car since we are running so late. I leave the house at 8:39 to get to school by 8:50 to read to Madison (parking, walking, putting things up in the cloak room all take time), well it was 8:48! We did make it on time just before the bell...thank goodness although Madison was not too happy she had partially damp hair (I know I know mom....that's not good when it's cold) and we didn't read and I forgot my purse. So I speed back home, pick up the purse and then head to Hannah's school. I finally feel this burst of relief as soon as I'm headed back to my car from dropping off Hannah. I can finally breathe!

Here is our messy messy playroom....seriously, I think my kids have too many toys sometimes.

This is why I have a calendar and usually write down important dates for some reason, I spaced!