The broom fell...company's coming!

What is it about the knowledge that you will be having company over that makes you finally open your eyes and 'see' the mess that your house has become?  It was fine (as far as you were concerned) just yesterday, but now...no, no, no...it will NEVER do to have someone ELSE see your house in this manner!!

Just tonight Darren says to me, "I think the secret to a happy home is having people over."  He meant that, even though we keep the house relatively live-able...it's never as clean as when we are expecting company.  Not to mention the perks to having friends in the house.  It seems to lighten the day and strengthen the soul.

Our friends Dave and Denise Highfill (and their children) will be coming over for dinner tomorrow night.  Earlier in the week I had noticed that the house needed a little straightening, but today, I noticed FAR more that needed to be tended to.  Now all of a sudden I am able to see the cobwebs in the corner.  I can now see the fingerprints on the sliding glass door.  Huh, how long has it been since I dusted my nightstand?  LOL!

When I was a small child, if my Mom told us it was time to clean the house we asked, "Who's coming over?".  We did very little house cleaning, that I remember, unless company was coming.  Well heck, there were 4 children living in the house.  I am sure at times, housecleaning seemed like an exercise in futility.  As I got older and the number of children in the house was only 2, our house was cleaned much more often.

Was my mother a bad housekeeper?  Before I had children I would have said a resounding, "YES!".  But our house was not foul.  It was cluttered, yes, but not scary.  Now that I have my son (and only 1 child so far), I can already well appreciate the mad dash cleaning ritual.  

I like to think I am a pretty good housekeeper.  My house is not filthy.  The dishes are done nightly, and the rest of the household chores are done on a weekly basis if not more often.  Still, there is that lull that happens, everything is pretty much picked up.  The house has been dusted, for the most part.  You know how it goes. 

If none of this is ringing true for you, perhaps you have no children. Better yet, perhaps you are a housecleaning goddess, in which case I need you to be my mentor for about 6 months.

Cheerful cleaning ladies!!

I'm on a roll

Thanks to my friend Jen's wonderful blog Lipstick and Laundry and her tutorial, I was able to make her 'No Sew Pumpkin'.     

I also made the jar covers below for my MOPS Moms.  I will fill these jars next week with homemade hand moisturizer!

I am so excited!!  I have never been a crafty person.  My mother and my two sisters have always had an amazing knack for things of that nature, but I never felt like I did.

I am also blessed with many friends who are crafty.  I have always been so overwhelmed when looking at their latest creation because it was so intricate and beautiful.  

However, the other day I decided I was going to get up off my duff and learn how to do some crafts dag nab it!!!  All my friends had to start with the simple stuff too, at one point in time, so here I am.  Simply happy with my simple creations!!