Creating the Space
Every year when fall rolls around, I am very thankful we have a mudroom.  The kids have leaves on their shoes and the weather goes between warm and cold, so muddy boots are all around.  Living in Michigan it is a definite necessity for winter also; we need a place to put all our snow gear.
It makes me think back to the first year in our house.  I can still picture my husband trying to come in the back door. As he tried to open the door, it would get caught on the kids boots and coats stopping it in place so he couldn’t get in.  He would holler at me and I would have to come move the boots out of the way.  The look of complete displeasure on his face, to say it nicely, still makes me laugh.