Tuesday broke the streak.
My nine-year old answered the phone around 11am.
I hear, "Yea. Uh-huh. Sure. Ok, see you then."
Me: Who was that?
Annika: Oh, someone is coming to see the house at 5:30.
Me: Dear, please don't answer the phone anymore.
Who makes appointments with 9-year-olds? Not that I wouldn't have let them see the house! ...but if they had asked to stop by in ten minutes, she'd have probably said the same thing...and it took me cleaning from 11 until 5:30 to get the house in buy-me condition.
The horror. I'd rather have been working on this:
...or one my secret Christmas presents - instead of packing them all away!
I'm sorry you had to spend all day cleaning - but glad it wasn't an "I'll see you in 10 minutes" appointment. I tell my kids that if the person on the other line doesn't care that you're a kid, then hang up the phone (unless it's family, of course).
ReplyDeleteSo happy for you that you didn't have to show your house with ten minutes notice. Good luck with all the projects.
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness, I can imagine!!! I can hear the hectic flight of the bumble music playing in the background while you clean
ReplyDeleteSo, were they interested after you worked so hard to clean?
ReplyDeleteWell my hat is off to you--I don't think MY house would have been ready by 5:30!
ReplyDeleteBeth: Loved it. They spent a long time trying to figure out where she could have a dedicated quilt/craft room...and decided they need more space. :) Irony?
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