Thursday Thirteen - What I should be doing now to prepare for the arrival of the Parental Units.
1. Folding laundry. All 10 loads.
2. Cleaning off the kitchen table. Or doesn’t junk mail, canned goods, crayons, paper, and purses belong there?
3. Vacuuming. It’s late. Don’t want to wake the kids. They actually went to bed before 10. Shhhhh…
4. Picking up toys. What’s the point. Really?
5. Cleaning the toy room. See #4.
6. Preparing shipments for tomorrow. Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow?
7. Cleaning my dogs’ asses - OOF - they stink.
8. Putting away luggage. We JUST got back 4 weeks ago.
9. Take a shower. See #4.
10. Clean out the garage. Oh, Lord. Don’t get me started. Don’t EVEN get me started.
11. Cleaning my car. Oops! Can’t! HockeyMan took the T&C to hockey with him! I guess he’ll have to do it. But he won’t.
12. Unloading the dishes. Yes, they actually made it into the dishwasher. See #4.
13. Deodorizing the dog cage that sits next to the foldout couch where the Parental Units will be sleeping. See #7.
HAPPY PLACE. HAPPY PLACE. HAPPY PLACE.
HAPPY PILLS. HAPPY PILLS. HAPPY PILLS. I will be doubling up - that is FO SHO.
It will be a great weekend, once they get past the initial shock of messiness, but I have accepted and embraced this.
I’m happy! No worries! It’s a good thing!
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Totally agree with you on #4.
Happy TT.
I feel like I spend all of my time picking up toys…It never ends! Good luck with the parents!!!
Will you be able to drink while your parents are there? LOL
MY TT is up, too. This is #4 for me!
Hey. Just keep one thing in mind. You. Have. Kids.
Of course your place is going to be messy!!
Hope you’ll be able to enjoy the visit.
Why bother cleaning. Just put funny stuff in the brownies and stock up on WINE for YOU!
Happy TT!
“HAPPY PLACE.” Ha! Why not put THEM to work? When my mom visited me back when I was your age, she always started right in cleaning.
great post.
mine is up on
http://momworksathome.blogspot.com
It’s all a vicious cycle i prefer to ignore, but occasionally someone comes over and you have to actually make the place presentable.
Could the kids help?
Haha! Sorry. Just kidding.
For me I’m always picking up paper, crayons, markers and scissors. Give Gracie five minutes and any of those things and she’ll make a prestine room a disaster area!
We have a rule in our house, if any toys are downstairs or not in their room, they go in the garbage. Took them losing a few toys to get the hint, but they come running when I’m cleaning and announce the discovery of a misplaced toy! Also a nice way to not have so many to pick up since they go in the garbage…
that’s funny….#4 is actually my motto. seriously…why should i pick them up when they are just gonna end up in the same place!
we just sold our house a month ago, and when we had viewings scheduled i would be madly putting toys away, and Logan…the one with P-GAS!;-)…was following behind me pulling everything off the shelves, out of toy boxes and bins….little bugger!
What kind of Happy Pills?? Can I get some???
I hate preparing for company! Have fun while they’re there!