Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Its my mom's and daughter's fault!

I don’t really feel that I have too many issues from how I was raised. I have a fairly laid back family and we’re pretty close so I don’t spend my days sorting out things from growing up. Until this week.

We didn't travel a whole lot when I was growing up because we lived on a farm and it was hard to get away. But we did have a lot of company. Because of that I learned one thing from my mother that practically gives me panic attacks every time we have company. It’s this: Your house MUST be spic-and-span before company arrives.

I know why we always did it, and it is really nice to have a clean house for when company comes. I have been busy at work so I have sent myself into a mental frenzy for weeks trying to decide how I am going to get the house clean. I bring this up now because we are are expecting company in a few days for a whole week including my daughter and her family.

So will the house be clean, you ask? You bet! I have had my fair share of running around the house making lists of what I needed to clean before everyone arrives this weekend. Today I mowed the lawn, washed the outside windows, cleaned off the deck, finished planting my flowers AND I made sure I scrubbed the bathroom floor this time. All thanks to my daughter who comments every time she visits that my bathroom floor is dirty. Check it out Amy when you get here!

6 comments:

Heidi Pender said...

Very funny! I did a double take trying to figure out if I was somehow re-reading Amy's post or if it really was your blog! I know you'll enjoy the time together.

Bevy said...

Yep, it was really my blog. Just sort of getting back at my daughter.
Fun times!ai

Michael said...

This really is one of the funniest and most clever things I've heard my mom say (or write)...

Way to go...

Amy said...

Ha Ha! I too was trying to figure out what you were doing. And, I'm still laughing!
Now I'll have to target another area in your house!

And by the way, I only said something about the bathroom ONCE!!!!

Heidi said...

I agree Bev, very funny! I also double checked, thinking I accidentally moved to Amy's blog! Very cute.

Audra Hiller said...

ok so now I am going to HAVE to clean our redneck home before we leave... Oh the pressure of those around us. I can here my mom saying the background... Audra if you do it now you won't have to do it when you get back... This generaational curse or something about cleaning. I think I am my mother cause now I can't sit down during a movie I am always getting up to do something.... What is going on here an epidemic?