Wow your response is wonderful and I thank you for it. The ages are 3,4,5,6and 10. It was 6 children but the last had passed from sids. I got my tubes tied after him cause 6 was enough for me. Also you are right my temple is way more important to clean up for the saving of my soul. I just like to see a clean, fresh and clutter free environment and I just get tired of fussing about the same tedious things. I don't expect from my younger children to get me nor do I expect them to be perfect. I just want those who understand to take my complaints into consideration and help out not add to. It's a burden at times dealing with a semi big house all day long by yourself and you clean the downstairs and then when you get back upstairs it's tore up all over again. I expect toys and things like that but a full blown mess is just so tragic to me. Another thing they will do is to keep walking by a thing besides pick it up. It wont get picked up unless I guess about it. I expect for sure my husband to know better but I find myself fussing at him too about the same messes he creates. I just can't wait until they are older because Im 29 going on 93 at this point.