I have become disorientated with yesterday's bank holiday and for some reason thought that today was Monday. It isn't of course, a fact that has thrown chez Trelawnyd into a bit of a disarray for today is in fact, the day that my mother-in -law arrives.
.....and as Terry Wogan always said......" there's not a child in the house washed"
.....and as Terry Wogan always said......" there's not a child in the house washed"
Dog snot on windows........harder to remove than concrete |
Regular readers of Going Gently will know that Operation Dog- Snot Removal (O.D.R) is about to begin.
This event usually comprises of a few hours of slightly hysterical scrubbing, buffing and dusting, accompanied with moments of bad temper, yelled phrases of " DON'T WALK ON THE FU*KING....FLOOR I'VE JUST MOPPED IT!" and of course periods of excitable weeping
It's a well walked road which most children-in-law in this world will recognise.
Being prepared and making the effort before a visit equates to being respectful.
It may be old fashioned
But it is as ingrained in me, as deeply as childhood memories.
Luckily I have already made a cake, so I only have 100 things to do..........
I must be quick though, I have got to lather Eric's arse with antibacterial spray before the kitchen gets bleached............and I have just spied a substantial mound of cat puke behind the toilet...............