Post by Honeylioness on Jul 13, 2011 9:11:28 GMT -5
12 July 2011
Just because life likes to throw you these little curve balls ..... I got a call yesterday morning at my office. It was a local area code but I didn't recognize the number. A sweet accented voice said "Hi, it's me ... Anne!"
Holy schmoly.
Anne is the young lady from East Germany who I hosted in 2009/2010. Turns out she was calling me from Boston - just about 25 miles away from where I live. She AND her family are in the US on vacation and want to come see me.
Now, keeping in mind from reading my blog post that housework has probably NOT been a priority for me lately - just imagine the cartoon image in my head screaming "NOOOOOOO".
I was able to get her to agree to tonight instead. So last night I flew home and in sweltering heat (because I had not set the AC low enough) I scrubbed bathrooms, cleaned cat boxes, swept four stories and three sets of stairs, emptied trash, went to the grocery store for ingredients for dinner and washed the kitchen floor.
Truthfully I wish I had had time to get on my hands and knees and really do the floor right - but I will keep the lights dimmed and it will have to do.
Tonight it's run home, unload the dishwasher and get dinner prepped before they arrive at 6pm.
Oh dang it .... I wonder if I have time to run by the store for an angel food cake after work or will desert have to be just marinated fruit salad over ice cream?
Just because life likes to throw you these little curve balls ..... I got a call yesterday morning at my office. It was a local area code but I didn't recognize the number. A sweet accented voice said "Hi, it's me ... Anne!"
Holy schmoly.
Anne is the young lady from East Germany who I hosted in 2009/2010. Turns out she was calling me from Boston - just about 25 miles away from where I live. She AND her family are in the US on vacation and want to come see me.
Now, keeping in mind from reading my blog post that housework has probably NOT been a priority for me lately - just imagine the cartoon image in my head screaming "NOOOOOOO".
I was able to get her to agree to tonight instead. So last night I flew home and in sweltering heat (because I had not set the AC low enough) I scrubbed bathrooms, cleaned cat boxes, swept four stories and three sets of stairs, emptied trash, went to the grocery store for ingredients for dinner and washed the kitchen floor.
Truthfully I wish I had had time to get on my hands and knees and really do the floor right - but I will keep the lights dimmed and it will have to do.
Tonight it's run home, unload the dishwasher and get dinner prepped before they arrive at 6pm.
Oh dang it .... I wonder if I have time to run by the store for an angel food cake after work or will desert have to be just marinated fruit salad over ice cream?
