Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Not such an ordinary week . . .

We're all in a tizzy because we've got a house guest arriving later today. My sister-in-law is coming for four days. I wish it was for a happy visit, but she and Mr. L will be looking at assisted living centers for their mother.


When company comes you have an opportunity to do things that aren't in the usual routine.  We rarely go out to dinner, but SIL wants to go out for a real Western NY fish fry. She'll probably stock up on Western NY goodies (and ship them home--she's traveling light with just carry on luggage).  Things like Zweigel's hot dog sauce, Webber's mustard, etc.

Meanwhile, I still have a few things to do before she arrives tonight.  Like finish cleaning the guest room.  It really only needs to be dusted and the bed made, but that's something that's not on my usual Tuesday list of things to do.  (Thank goodness the cleaning ladies came yesterday.)

So while I'm sad about the reason for the visit, I'm glad to have a chance to connect with my SIL.  She lives so far away that I've only seen her 6-7 times in twenty years, and our phone conversations have been brief.

Have you got a house guest coming to visit in the near future?
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4 comments:

  1. We have a college student staying with us while she takes a May term class. Thursday afternoon our almost 6 year old grandson and 21 month old granddaughter are coming to spend a long weekend with us. We LOVE time with any of our 3 grandchildren.

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  2. Yes, I have two young nieces coming to stay for a few days in two weeks. My house is not nearly ready to host two young girls. Teenage males (sons, nephews friends of etc) who come and go with some frequency are no problem. Fortunately, after Thursday, I have a few days without any looming deadlines so I can do some serious cleaning.

    Alas, I don't have any cleaning ladies- which is probably just as well, theres nothing lady-like about the cleaning that needs to be done- I need hard-core cleaning mafia at this point!

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  3. Yup, our 20-something daughter arrives next week. She will be home for a few weeks in between job and graduate school. I just mopped the floor and made the beds in the guest room yesterday.

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  4. Yep, my sister with my niece and nephew. My niece promises to fix dinner for us. When my sister comes, that's when I have to buy more food than I normally buy.

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