Mom and dad are out of town for awhile so I've spent the last two days cleaning their house. When I cleaned their house for Christmas it was apparent to me that they can't keep up with that big house anymore. At that time I only had time to do some basic cleaning but knew I'd need to come back and really get my hands dirty.
At one point yesterday I was sitting on mom's bedroom floor dusting books and a table that sits next to mom's bed. Tucked in one of the books were letters from the dean from the university where mom graduated. She had a 4.0 GPA all through school and was on the deans list. I never knew. I also found a book with some of the poems mom wrote tucked between the pages. They made me cry they were so good. On the other hand I found a rejection letter from a magazine mom had sent one of her poems to for publication. It made me angry because I knew the rejection had to hurt my mom.......and I don't like her hurting.........and then I wondered if she gave up or if she continued to try to get published..............................and I wondered why she never shared any of this with me........................and then I felt a little guilty for reading her stuff. So I put it away. As I was sitting on moms bedroom floor thinking of her I heard noises down the hallway and in the living room, or maybe the noise was coming from outside. I cautiously walked down the hallway half expecting to see an intruder. I looked down the steps and through the glass at the sides of the front door. Two cop cruisers were out front.
I went outside. No cop around. So I yelled out.....HELLO! HELLO! and from the back yard came the police.
Dad signs up to have the police do property inspection while he is out of town. I guess the police actually do check things out.........so,
They called in to whoever they call and checked to make sure it was okay for me to be in mom and dads house. I was a little scared that maybe dad forgot to put me on the list, and I briefly saw myself being handcuffed and taken away. Of course things worked out and the police went on their way.....
When mom gets home I'm going to ask her about the letter from the publisher...........if she tried again......if she still writes.............ask her to hang her letters from the Dean so that her grandchildren and great-grandchildren can see them...................I also want them t o know that she was the very first woman to complete each and every course offered in the Women's Studies program at the university she attended.............
Mom and dads house is now sparkling clean. All that's left to do is take a quilt out of the dryer and fold it........and put a vase full of flowers on the breakfast bar a day before they're due home. It felt good doing for them.......
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A 4.0 gpa and can't clean her own house? I'll let you know when I go off to play and you can come and clean my house. :-)
I didn't know that cops did that anymore.
She has advanced stage congestive heart failure, Billy. She doesn't have the energy or stamina that you and I have......
The cops do still do that here....maybe it's a small town thing.....maybe they do it in big cities too. I just don't know.
You should be getting the DVD's in 2 or 3 days. I sent them today, priority mail.
My place needs to be cleaned cuz I've just become a slob. :-)
Do you want the DVD's back?
keep the dvd's Billy......or pass them on to a friend!
my place needs to be cleaned too, Billy..............i wish i lived in a tent.
The DVD's arrived this afternoon, you have beautiful penmanship.
Tenting is okay for camping but living in them sucks.
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