good luck, mommy!

as i was driving my girls to school on wednesday, i let them in on my big plans for the day.

"i want to clean all three bathrooms today!" i told them with some trepidation because i wasn't really sure i could pull it off.

yes, you see, that would entail a herculean effort on my part. i have been SO tired, and dare i say it? LAZY!!

they both looked at me and said, "good luck, mommy!"

since i have been home this semester, it seems like i'm calling eva (the woman who helps me clean) more than when i was taking my crazy and record five classes in the fall and spring semesters.

what have i been doing, you might ask?

well, i have been trying to organize my girls rooms, my kitchen, their bathroom linen closet, and other things. i also have been reading, eating, and sleeping. my three faves!!

what i haven't been doing is clearing out the forests of paper that i have from my school work, their school work, and everyday mail.

so, on wednesday, i thought to myself, "no, you can't call eva today. you must do it on your own, save money, and be industrious. In opus, maiestas."

but, is there really dignity in cleaning three toilets? can you clean toilets summa cum laude? i will not get a transcript with grades for housework, fortunately for me.


well, i came home, took a nap, and then gave myself an impromptu pep-rally when i woke up! "mommy, mommy, she's our toilet bowl-cleaning-girl! if she can't do it, no one can!"

ladies and gentlemen, i cleaned all three bathrooms, swept and mopped my entire house, AND i did it better than eva!" the last bit is probably because this is my house, and i have a vested interest in a sparkling toilet, thus, i use more elbow grease.

throughout the day i kept hearing my girls wishing me luck as they scurried toward the school crosswalk. i guess they knew i needed it! :)


good luck to all the mommys that are facing a house full of chores!

now, martha...

i've been reading "the path to power" by robert caro. it is an interesting book about lyndon b. johnson. eye-opening--and that is just the introduction.

but, i guess because i've been reading about people moving to texas, i was remembering an old co-worker named andy. i always remember him saying to me, when on occassion i did not want to (um...um.) let him in on something. or just plain didn't want to answer his question. he would always say in in west-by-God-Virginia accent, "now martha, you can go to hell for lying, the same as cheating..."

i always found that hillarious!!!

here is to Andy Anderson! (wherever you are!)