we found out a few months ago that two of my dad's sisters (from northeast missouri & iowa) would be traveling through southeast missouri during their summer vacation. they wrote stating they would like to stop by to visit and see our home. as excited as i was, i was just as nervous thinking about cleaning the damn thing :)
we have 14 rooms in our house that we do actually use. therefore, each one is far from tidy. i do semi-well keeping up with the kitchen and ryan keeps the living room tidy. other than that - it's a free for all. ha! when people find out where we live and ask what our decor is... we honestly tell them "sticky". tiny handprints are on every glass door/window (most likely a few tongue prints) and door jambs... cheerios can probably be found under couches... tupperware and pots & pans clutter the kitchen floor (the only 2 cabinets ellie is allowed in)... shoes and laundry are piled on the backporch/mudroom... and don't EVEN get me started on the upstairs.
we tackled our home with fervor the past few weeks. one room at a time. forgot to eliminate cobwebs or vacuum the stairs - but other than that, ryan did a great job! ha! it was honestly fun having the house practically showroom ready. made us anxious to spend more time there and a bit proud of what we have. too bad it takes having company to make us clean!
i was able to leave work at noon and prepared our meal and dessert. cut fresh flowers to put in vases and even remembered to order 'the anvil's' famous onion rings for snacks (the other famous delicacy in ste. genevieve is liver dumplings... ugh... must be an acquired taste). left at 4 to get the kids and our guests had arrived with mom while we were gone.
we all had a FANTASTIC visit and i laughed more than i could explain. the kids were well behaved, for once. and i honestly never thought about the house one they were there. they made me feel so comfortable, i never even worried about it. now that is the greatest kind of company to have ever!
we decided wed. that we would take the kids and visit ryan's grandparent's in bismarck. we were to have a late lunch, then stop by mom and dad's to see his sisters again, have dinner and go home and crash. we left at 1 - got home at 10. was a hot, long, weary and wonderful day.
i took some photos at ryan's relatives but when i got the camera out at mom & dad's the batteries died... just my luck.
the kids slept on and off during our car rides, so ellie was up until 1145 last night! i was miserable this morning with warren fighting taking a bath and ellie pooping her pants right before we were to walk out the door.
i'm now looking forward to a weekend of nothing to do. at least the house is picked up (so far)...
after our recent visit we're thinking about taking a little trip up north next month to see my grandparents. they have never met ellie. yeah, i'm certain i'm THE worst grandchild they have. ryan and i are putting our heads together to come up with a sensible vacation plan, therefore those of you in houston, columbia and kahoka may see us soon!
grandma and grandpa counts
aunt theresa helping ellie clean up
ryan grilling for our lunch
ellie and her juice cup she wouldn't let anyone take away
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