Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Gathering

Why does it take company coming for one to finally get to straighting and tidying things into some type of order? I'm actually putting some things away that needed to be put away for months. Deep cleaning is another entire project, but hey it's only Tamara visiting so she'll get over it. Things don't need to be super tidy for the special friends.

On another note our polls are closed and results are in. Now we need to get some addresses of a few splendid folks who shared their food events with us all and used books will be on their way.

Thanks again to all of you who entered, voted and read along. It was fun and, who knows, between Okie and I something else may come about.

Now off to your updates and let us know if you have any problems or questions.

Enjoy the evening,
Elisa

12 comments:

Tamara said...

You'd best deep clean that toilet.

E said...

I thought you were gonna help clean? I was saving that for you.

Tamara said...

I promised to help paint. And I said I would mop and clean carpets. I did not sign up for toilets. I live in a house with three males. I get more than my share of toilet time.

E said...

Okay, point on the toilet. I will get the done tonight. No painting though...dampness of Seattle has returned (which is a good thing).

Anonymous said...

Uummm, or you could just hire someone else to clean...I was in my office working, then it occurred to me as it always does when I don't want to work, that I should clean my house. How could I work if my house was dirty? And I saw a bit of that horrible TV show, "Wife Swap"--one of the houses was horribly dirty. It occurred to me that I might die and my house would be dirty and everyone would know; thus, I had to stop work so that I could clean--didn't I? Soooo, I called my neighbor's housecleaner and presto changeo! Clean house--unfortunately, I still had to work...If you can't hire someone else to do it, I hope your cleaning goes well.

Tamara said...

Oooh...I saw that Wife Swap. When that prissy gal stepped in the dog hair I was right there with her. That was gross!

E said...

One note here...I am not THAT bad of a house cleaner. I may have piles of stuff to put away or organize, but my house is clean to some basic level.

Anonymous said...

See, the problem is the "basic level"...what exactly does that mean? Until the "prissy gal" showed them the way, the folk in the dirty white house didn't know that their standard of living wasn't everyone else's. So, E., is your "basic level" the same as T.'s "basic level"; and, for that matter, everyone else's? Hmmm?
P.S. T., what did you think of the dirty white house folks' 'home schooling'?

Anonymous said...

Hey, how did you all get avatars by your names? I want one too...

Tamara said...

I'd say E's "basic level" is far beyond mine. I do live with three males who are routinely oblivious to the messes they make. I alternate between being resigned to the clutter and being a horrible, screeching shrew who makes people scramble. Plus I do read way too many comics...and they're everywhere.

The Messy Mom was a terrible home schooler. Prissy Gal Kindergarten teacher was right to be appalled when they couldn't whip out their math facts. An hour of teaching and then a sandwich and tv break?

I must admit that I found Prissy Gal's obsession with appearance as revolting as the dog hair on the feet. "Step away from the trowel!"

Little pics can be had by signing up with blogger I do believe.

Tamara said...

Getting up at 4 am is just wrong. E does it quite frequently but she's sick. Getting up at 4 am to run 5 miles before work is...just so much better than I'll ever be. My hat is off to you and I'll send you some positive thoughts when I get up for my 4 am pee.

E said...

Yes...being the single part time lesbian mom...not males often in my land. Daughter seems a bit cleaner at this point, but I am sure once she hits that older girl level I will pay with a vengence. At least as a 5 year old she is a not a "princess" she loves being the firefighter.

As for a regime in the morning: get out of bed, shower, clothe and get ass to work. Hopefully in that order. Now if I have my daughter on said day then she is a few more steps in between, but not many.

As for curling irons...keep hair to my usual dyke cut and all is good.

As for 5 miles a day...WTF? Are you nuts!