Clean Expectations

Despite not being in work today, I've got oh so much other stuff to do it's not funny.

My parents are paying a flying visit to us this afternoon, and consequently that means that I need to clean the house so it's "parent perfect" so to speak. So I'm cleaning by 8.30 am and by 1.30 pm I'm finally done, having spruced up the place from top to bottom, washed and dried 3 loads of washing and done a mini shop to stock up on the essentials such as milk and bread.

I then have a quick shower (cos even though it's 3 degrees outside, my activities have still made me sweaty) and relax for about an hour when my parents ring me to tell me that they are somewhere in the town, where do they go now.

So I then have to go find them, and guide them back to the house. No great shakes, but with Christmas shoppers on the rampage the traffic was a bit troublesome.

We spend the rest of the afternoon generally chatting and catching up, and my parents telling me about the great time they had in France and how wonderful the food was etc etc - I think France may well now be on there destinations to retire to list. And in the evening we go out for Bangladeshi food (which is really just a different name for Indian so far as I can see). The food however was nice, and after noshing we head home where my Dad insists on putting a DVD on. Baring in mind it's now about 10 pm I wondered what the point was knowing full well that he'd be asleep within 30 minutes of hitting play, and sure enough he was :)

So we call it a day and head to bed - I just hope my parents are OK on the futon guest bed we have.

Posted by Abi on the December 2, 2005 11:43 PM