Cleaning Day

When I woke up Saturday morning, Chad had already left for work. Caleigh asked for "pink" pancakes for breakfast. So, with the magic of food coloring I managed to turn ordinary pancake batter into pink pancakes. As we ate our breakfast of pink, I tried to get Caleigh excited about the idea of cleaning the house. It was actually working in theory and I was getting myself psyched up to keep my cool with Caleigh's version of "cleaning" as I planned to do some much needed heavy duty housework. Then, the phone rang. It was Caleigh's Nonnie asking if she could take her to the movies to see the new Winnie the Pooh. OF COURSE! Then I would have a few hours to clean without having to "re-clean" behind my little "helper". Cleaning with a small child is almost impossible- or at least with my small child anyways. Within the hour, Caleigh was gone and I set to work. I went to the computer, loaded the Birthday Playlist Chad had created for my 30th birthday party onto the Zune and cranked the speakers. I proceeded to clean for the next 6 hours- non-stop! And no, the Winnie the Pooh movie is not that long. My very gracious mother-in-law gave me the day to finish my cleaning without Caleigh. And no, my house was not THAT disgusting. I just did some heavy cleaning. I mean it is not everyday that I wash the baseboards and light switches and scrub down the door and doorknobs in the house. Or after vacuuming the house, proceed to steam clean all the carpet. This is what I mean by heavy duty. These were the tasks that I had planned on trying to accomplish with Caleigh in the house but thankfully I was able to do them with her out of it. By the end of the evening I was tired and sore (that carpet cleaning is no joke!). I finished just in time to shower and fall onto the bed and have Chad come home from work and ask "What's for dinner?" I was too tired to cook and still needed to pick up Caleigh so I suggested we meet up with my sister and her husband for some hot wings and then pick up Caleigh. It was just what I wanted! Those wings were SO good! Just typing this has me wishing I had a few more right now! I say all this to say that I was extremely proud of my clean house. I believe that I worked harder than anyone else in my family this particular Saturday! And while I did receive a compliment from my husband as to how nice the house looked, the best part was Caleigh's reaction. She walked around the house from room to room with her hand over her mouth saying "Oh my gosh!" She seemed just as thrilled as I was to have a wonderfully clean house. Now, to tackle a few more projects, like the attic and the yard and I will feel even better!