It’s Tuesday morning after the Memorial Day weekend.
We didn’t go away on vacation. We did not attend a parade or a church service. There were no cookouts at neighbor’s houses to enjoy. It would have been a great weekend to straighten things up a bit, but as I look around at the toys on the floor, some in the same place they were in on Friday, I realize I was quite neglectful of this particular duty. I’m partly proud and partly embarrassed by this fact.
Below are some of the reasons (excuses) why I never managed to clean everything up.
- My son found the Luna Moth in this photo on the side of our house near our garden. We had to photograph it and then research the moth to learn more about it.
- We had to attend my daughter’s softball game Friday night. After the trip to Dairy Queen, it was much too late to do any straightening up.
- One of my daughters had a friend sleep over. I was busy making sure that our son didn’t harass the girls too much.
- I went out jogging each day. I figure my health is more important than the cleanliness of my house.
- We had campfires Saturday and Sunday night in our side yard at dusk. I can’t be inside cleaning when there are three children under the age of eleven sitting outside by the fire.
- My husband and I spent time drinking coffee and talking about the veterans that serve our country- some of whom made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom- and how much we appreciate them.
- We had some amazing thunderstorms yesterday; we had to stop what we were doing for a good hour and watch Mother Nature’s show.
- I caught up on sleep.
- The weekly supermarket ritual ate up a couple of hours of my time.
- The kids and I took our first trip to the beach down the street from our house. It took an hour to get the kids ready, we spent a few hours there, and then I had to treat them for minor sunburns when we came home.
You see, when Life speeds by us all at such a rapid pace, it seems a shame to spend it making beds. And Life is way too short to dust- ever.
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