Looking Around
July 8th, 2008It is now the intersection between “the middle of the night” and “the wee hours of the morning.” There are baskets of dirty laundry on every piece of furniture in the living room. And there is a used diaper in a little bundle on the kitchen counter. It doesn’t matter which one of us put it there this time. What matters is that none of you will ever eat at our house again. And that’s cool by me, because I don’t like to cook.
As many times a day as I wipe that counter with a Clorox wipe to sanitize it because there is a FRAGILE BABY in this house, that counter is now experiencing the equivalent status of a bathroom floor onto which a toilet has overflowed, and that fragile baby is the reason. But oh man is she ever forgiven.
July 8th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
How is this possible? How does she just get cuter and prettier each moment? This is a mystery of life to me. But one I just love to be part of.
Each of our grandaughters are growing so fast and so adorable each day. Whew!
July 8th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
3 weeks & 3 days to go…..
July 8th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Now, Sue, surely you remember that as a teacher after July 4th you wanted to count backwards because doing otherwise meant that your summer vacation was going by!
But, back to Miss Violet and her disruption to the lives of my son and daughter in law. Yes, it is worth it but you still wonder how one little person can make such a mess and require a larger car and two large handbags every time you go out, not to mention a compete wardrobe change for everyone. And don’t worry about your house. Chlorox fixes everything. How much worse can a diaper on the counter be that eating tomatoes or ground beef or spinach.
July 9th, 2008 at 12:53 am
I heard that allowing your children to run around in animal feces and dusty barnyards will ultimately strengthen their immune systems and make them less likely to suffer from allergies and minor colds as adults. As a sufferer of terrible allergy symptoms year-round, I sure wish I had eaten greater servings of intestinal “parasites” and worms as a little child. Apparently I would be much healthier now. Though I hear we inherit most of our intestinal flora and fauna not from barn poo, gutter animals, nor spinach, but from the deluge of kisses and cheek-pinches bestowed upon us by our own relatives while we are soft young babes. SO, watch out, granny and gramps! Next time you visit, you might be getting the Clorox spray-down!
July 9th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
I’m so glad, that after all you went through, Violet is happy and healthy and SMILEY!
July 14th, 2008 at 8:49 am
I for one will not be afraid to eat at your house…remember that I too have little mess makers and you (my dear sweet sister) have eaten at MY house!!!