March 26, 2008

• My Last Spring Cleaning Fling

  Last night was a long one.  I didn’t sleep well.  We have to close our windows to set our burglar alarm and yesterday was warm, so the house was still stuffy and warm at night.  We just HATED the thought of turning on the air conditioners this early in the year, so we didn’t.  Restless sleep brought weird dreams, too.  I dreamed we were back living in our first (small) house.  ALL of us and ALL of our large furniture!  My little boy cat, Jesse-boy, was still alive.

  I laid awake from 4:30 until I don’t know when.  I was afraid to look, but I’m sure it was at least an hour – maybe more.  I might not have slept well because I knew the work that was facing me today.  It’s all just general house cleaning, but I’d like to get it out of the way before it gets too warm.  I think they expect it to be 75 degrees today and 80 degrees tomorrow.  Then, we’ll be back to the upper 50′s and mid-60′s.  That’s such typical Oklahoma weather!

  Yesterday evening, I put up the formal living room’s cascading valances.  They are something like 20′ of silk scarf.  They wrap around a decorative rod.  NOT the easiest thing to work with.  They slip and slide around while you’re wrapping the rod.  I gave up halfway through the second rod and have to adjust the cascades today.  I was tired and couldn’t do one more thing yesterday evening.  I messed up dinner (meat still frozen) and Jesse picked up chicken when he went to fill my Suburban up with gas.

  I got Annamarie’s birthday gifts consolidated into one bag late last night.  I think I used the last piece of forced energy within my body!!!  Since I’d been shopping a little bit here and there, the gifts were stored in my closet “here and there.”  I don’t think I need to find boxes for anything.  The stuffed animal monkey (cute!) can go in a gift bag.  I had two boxes for all of the tops I bought her.  If I get my chores done in a reasonable amount of time, I’d like to get her boxes wrapped so I only have to put ribbon or bows on them at the last minute.

  This will be my last day’s cleaning fling for a while.  Spring cleaning will be officially done!

  My list for today:

  *  clean bird’s cage (a REAL mess)
  *  sweep and mop kitchen floors (AFTER the bird’s cage is cleaned!!!)
  *  sweep and mop bathroom floors
  *  clean bathrooms
  *  put up new shower curtain liner and corner shelf in bathtub
  *  dust all of the house
  *  vacuum all of the house

  With the girls help, I should be able to knock it almost all out this morning.  I still have to declutter my kitchen bar and some of my desk area.  Those two places are a catch-all for everything my hand touches!

  Even though it’s going to be warm, I’d like to make some banana bread with some squishy bananas that I don’t want to throw away.  I know I can freeze them and use them later, but the idea bothers me for some reason.  It doesn’t seem “natural” to freeze bananas!

  Okay, I’ve just had a breakfast request.  Waffles.

  NOOOOO!!!!!  Not “real” ones (from scratch)!!!  They’re gonna get the frozen kind (from Wal-Mart)!!! 

  Toodles!

  • 10:25 am
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