I had the semi-annual experience this week (and no it is not exactly every 6 months that this occurs because no way could I stick to any sort of FlyLady schedule) of feeling sure my house would be less filthy if I lived with zoo animals than with my children! What could possibly make me think such a thing?
The wall nearest my dining room table.
Usually I don't notice it much at all, but roughly twice a year (typically by accident rather than by purposeful cleaning) I get a close look and see amazing, disgusting amounts of food and drink remnants splattered, dripping, and crusted all over the wall!!
So, instead of writing an actual blog post today, the 409 and the Mr. Clean eraser and I spent some quantity time.
You'll be glad to know that despite my lack of quality blogging, other people have written some excellent things. I'm only going to link to two because then it's more likely you'll read them and they are definitely worth your time!
This has been circulating around the internet for several days now, but if you haven't seen Jen Hatmaker's post How to Be the Village go read it. It covers the ins and outs of how to support an adoptive family with hilarious honesty! I can relate to so much of what she shared.
Then after you read that, come back here and click through to this delightful post written by blogger Boo Mama about meeting the child she sponsors through Compassion International. We were beyond blessed to get to meet our Compassion son Mathews while we were in Ethiopia this past August and I cannot more highly recommend how awesome it is to sponsor a child! Boo Mama's account of her day with her Compassion child is really sweet and in typical Boo Mama fashion, hugely funny!
Haha...A) I've NEVER been able to stick to the flylady schedule...so good for you...B) my husband and I say daily "we must live at the zoo, this place is disgusting, and C) I LOVE Jen Hatmaker, so I'm heading over to read her post right now!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the laugh!