A clean
house for guests is important to me. When I’m hosting a party, I clean.
Why I clean cupboards and drawers, I don’t know. But quite often I even dust in places
my guests will never see.
This
last week I drove my granddaughter crazy with my need to scrub the kitchen
floor. First my Swiffer wouldn’t work, I texted her. She wrote, “Grandma, I’ll come
early on Thursday.” But in my mind, Thursday being the day of the party was
too late.
I bought
a new Swiffer thinking I’d get the floor done sooner. The new Swiffer wouldn’t
work. I texted and called and left a message for Savannah. She called, “Grandma,
if neither of them work, I have a feeling it isn’t the Swiffer, it’s the
operator.”
When I
complained to my daughter she said, “Did you change the batteries?”
Batteries?
Who knew a Swiffer used batteries. I looked all over the new one and didn’t see
anywhere it explained the use of batteries or how to install them. Irritated I
couldn’t figure this out for myself and husband is having fun in heaven, I
texted Savannah again. She didn’t budge on coming sooner. I sighed. Complained
and finally my son-in-law arrived to fix the Swiffer.
I
scrubbed the floor, almost embarrassed about my obsessing over such a little
thing. The day of the party arrived, I relaxed. Then only minutes before guests
were to arrive, the sweet hounds living with me, Snookie (Savannah’s dog) and
Paddy, ran outside and back inside. The slight mist helped them leave a trail
of the greatest footprints ever across my kitchen floor.
If
anyone noticed besides me, they didn’t say a thing. We had a great party, muddy
footprints and all.
Still
Lionhearted, Kat
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