. . . saturday is a special day . . .

. . . it's the day we get ready 

for thanksgiving . . .

. . . i had a list . . .

. . . stuff i rarely do . . . 

. . . rid outdoor light fixtures 

of bugs . . .

. . . dust screens . . . 

. . . vacuum window tracks . . . 

. . . wash windows . . .

. . . scrub exterior door jambs 

and hardware . . .

. . . sweep cobwebs 

from porch ceiling corners . . .

. . . spray off concrete . . .

. . . done and done . . .

 {i even vacuumed out the doggy door, 

even though it hasn't been used in nearly five years}

. . . i was a messy worker . . . 

. . . but i cleaned up nice . . .

. . . all these chores make me 

love my sister 

for hosting thanksgiving 

at her house every year . . .

. . . all these chores also make me 

hate my sister 

for having the nerve 

to be out of town this year . . .

. . . oldest daughter's 

marching band competitions 

in fresno 

are overrated! . . .

{good luck, hope!}

. . . one more thing 

i checked off my to do list . . .

. . . get a new baby swing . . .

. . . the old one's been broken 

for a couple of months . . .

. . . elliott has been 

reminding me of this fact 

every time he comes over . . .

. . . "OH NO! SWING BROKEN!" . . .

. . . it will take him 

approximately 1.3 seconds 

to notice this tomorrow . . .

. . . thank goodness i got 

my thanksgiving groceries 

bought yesterday! . . .

. . . cooking will commence monday . . .

. . . and truthfully, food 

is all anyone wants . . .

. . . no one really cares 

if the windows are clean . . . 

. . . but i feel better anyway . . . 

. . . after all that cleaning, 

one thing's for certain now . . .

. . . in the next four days, 

there will be 

a haboob of epic proportion . . .