Mackay Madness: Gloomy Day = Clean House

Friday, February 12, 2010

Gloomy Day = Clean House

Every now and again, I must "welcome" a gloomy day.

I mean, one of those days that I don't leave the house ALL DAY LONG!
(which, might I add... is a very rare day)
I turn on the fireplace...

Throw something yummy and comforting in the crock pot...

Light a fresh, spring smelling candle...

Put on my PANDORA radio and blare it though the house...

Somehow by doing all of these things, it makes this job tolerable.

And even hard core, scrubbing, disinfecting cleaning look do-able.

Organizing is a breeze.

And vacuuming a snap!

Sometimes we just have to embrace that
gloomy day!
(Where is Easton during all of this you might say to yourself??? And I say, "undoing everything as fast as I get it done." But oh well, we always have that warm comforting dinner to look forward to.)

8 comments:

THE WILLIAMS FAMILY said...: THIS IS A PERFECT DAY TO ME... I VERY MUCH DISLIKE ERRANDS AND RUNNING AROUND! I LOVE MY VERY OWN COZY HAVEN, AND THE BEAUTIFUL SOLITUDE WITHIN. I'M GLAD THAT YOU ENJOYED YOUR LOVELY "GLOOMY DAY"!!!; February 12, 2010 at 1:03 PM
susan hall said...: i can just smell that candle and that pot roast???? some of my favorite times are these times in my cozy house looking over the gloom...but know the sun is shinning and its pretty nice out there..so hopefully you are done cleaning and can get out there!!!; February 12, 2010 at 1:42 PM
margo said...: You forgot to say.... "then I call my friend Margo and she comes over to play super mario brothers and eat cookie dough!"; February 12, 2010 at 2:05 PM
The Wride Family said...: I love your posts they are always soooo creative. Let me tell you what I did on my gloomy day.... Ate chocholate chip cookies and peanut butter M&M and sat on my butt all day!!!! The funny thing is I don't even like peanut butter M&M what is up with that???? I needed you on my gloomy day to lift me up where were you????!!!!!; February 12, 2010 at 5:00 PM
jenn said...: The next time it is gloomy I will be calling you to come and spruce up my house. Yours is already perfect!; February 16, 2010 at 10:22 AM
jenn said...: ps- just looked outside. Looks pretty bleak. Want to come clean?

He, he.; February 16, 2010 at 10:22 AM
jenn said...: Oh, and Pandora rocks.; February 16, 2010 at 10:23 AM
Scha&Andi said...: you freakin go girl. i can SO relate. i almost don't think it is worth it with william around but you are an inspiration.; February 23, 2010 at 11:25 PM

From the mouths of "our babes":

*Our doorbell rang. Chance ran to get it. No one was there. He said, "oh darn,it must have been a knocker-ditcher." (Otherwise known as a doorbell ditcher.)

*Chance climbed in the back of the car this afternoon, and said "ewww mom, the back of your car smells gross...it smells like fries and poo all mixed together."

There was a little boy acting very naughty in Chances primary class...he turned and told the boy that he was an "ANGRY ELF." The teacher told me that it made her whole day and she nearly peed her pants laughing. (We were visiting at a different ward, which makes it even funnier because he didn't even know the boy.)

*Chance's kindergarten teacher's name is Mrs. Rasband, he came home and told Brandon that her name is Mrs. Wristband! Close enough

*As we were driving through the farmlands, Addie blurts out from the backseat, "it's cool how HAY grows, it just randomly pops up in perfect little blocks!" (She was DEAD serious)

*We came home from camping and Addie turns to me and says, "Mom, it feels so good to be home and walk on the grass and have a cup of milk!"

*We ate at a "Thai" restaurant tonight. Addie was so sick of peanuts on all of the food. She finally looked at me and said, "what the heck, do they have a peanut tree in that kitchen or what?"

*Chance asked me, "Mom, why Jesus make me so fast?" (Basically asking why he is such a fast runner)

*Chance was looking through the neighbors fence at their dog and he came running back across the street and said " oh sick, that dog just bless you'd all over my face!" Apparently, that means the dog sneezed on him!

*Chance calls "Walkie Talkies"... "Hickey Tickies"

*Hannah told me that we are going to give her "arthritis" because we are making her camp in a tent this year. (We sold our big fifth wheel last year.) Poor kids!

*We went thru the drive-up at Wendy's and they were out of Frosty's. As we pulled away, Chance murmurs to himself: "damn, damn, damn!" (I will take full responsibility for that one!) Needless to say, we had a little chat!

*Chance says that "chocolate milk" is his favorite taste!

*Chance was picking the seat of his pants today, and I said "what's wrong son, do you have a snuggy?" And he said, "no mom, I don't have a snuggly, my bums are just stuck together.

*Tonight at dinner, Addie told us that her favorite solid food is BUTTER and her favorite liquid food is SPRAY BUTTER!

*Chance told me today that his brain was making him scared to go to school. (He just kept holding his head in his hands)

*We had a "chick" die this weekend. Of course the kids made us do a burial. Apparently it freaked Chance out, and he wouldn't sleep in his bed because he just knew there were dead chicks in the sheets, and his feet could feel the feathers!

Easton "Such a Big Miracle, in such a Little Boy"

For those that don't know, our little boy nearly drowned in a bathtub accident when he was just 7 months old. I had run a bath for myself and left Easton (who could barely crawl) in his room on the floor. I ran out to the kitchen to clean up a glass my daughter had broken. When I returned to the bath... Easton had pulled himself into the bathroom and was floating face down in the water. He had his feet pajama's on which helped him slip over the side. He was under for about two - four minutes and it took four minutes of CPR from his daddy before he took his first breath. He was taken by ambulance to "Primary's" where he stayed in the ICU overnight. He had a full recovery. We are so, so lucky! He is ONE YEAR OLD now and we're so happy that our heavenly father decided that we could keep him!!! He brings so much SUNSHINE into our lives. "We love you Eastie". I put this on my blog for my own journal, but also for people to always be aware of your kids around water...they are capable of sooo much more than you may think!