Oh, how the humility continues to rain down upon me. As you recall from last time, my lack of any actual skills has me a tad worried about impending motherhood.
Cleaning is another area I apparently lack in. My mother has been helping us clean the house ever since we moved in. At first, I thought she was just being nice. But lately, her offers are becoming more persistent. She keeps looking around the house and begging me to pick a date when she can come over and dust, vacuum and mop. The sad thing is that I have done all of that....ok, most of that.....ok, I have vacuumed. Recently. Fairly recently.....whatever. Mom, I know you are reading this: I will see you tomorrow at noon.
Unfortunately, the lack of cleaning skills isn't confined to just the inside the house. The Saint has been all about power washing the house ever since we bought it. She wanted to spruce up the appearance by adding new light fixtures as well. Both tasks have taken on a new sense of urgency because, God forbid, we bring those babies home to a house with some dirt on it and ugly light fixtures. After being cramped in what is surely an impeccable womb for 9 months, how gauche would it be to come home to such a hot mess?
Of course, these tasks required both knowledge and tools that I did not have, making me feel doubly inadequate. Enter LG and CB with their big truck of equipment and their big brains filled with all the knowledge needed to wash the house, change out the outdoor lights and install a ceiling fan in the nursery for good measure (and yep, they're gay).
When I started thinking about all of this, I felt pretty stupid looking at the laundry list of things I couldn't do. But looking at all the people who have come to our rescue makes me feel pretty good about all the wonderful friendships we have cultivated throughout the years. Who else can say they had five showers?!?!!! Perhaps we have had the one necessity for parenthood all along:
We have our village. (Or in our case, our Village People.)
- The 2nd Mommy
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