On Saturday, Glen's aunt, uncle, cousins and spouses arrived to (I thought) help me move the furniture from what is now Glen's room to what is now the family room. And they did. I figured cool, we'll have a visit, and Kev and I will work on the tidying, etc, later. Seriously people.. I have two golden retrievers including a 2 year old pup, and a 20-something male child. It doesn't take a huge leap to guess there was.. well.. stuff under and behind the furniture.
So first we sent Uncle Nando and Auntie Nancy off for a walk with Glen, which was a great way to avoid stressing him out too much. I forgot to specify a route for him, so he took them on the longest route he has. Oops. Bless their hearts, they kept up with him and got him (and themselves ) home safely.
So it took a fairly short time to move the chairs and tables, and place them in the family room. We'd already moved the dog crates, and tv stand. Next thing I heard was "where's the vacuum?" I got as far as "oh you don't ha..." and got a slightly sterner "where's the vacuum". OK, yes ma'am.. I got the vacuum. And the broom. And the trash bags. And the... well you get the idea.
Have any of you read "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie"? Because that's what it was like... while Michelle was cleaning Glen's room, Steve and Grant started on the front yard.. Michelle eventually joined them. In the meantime, Mel was power cleaning my kitchen... she found cleaning products under my sink that I didn't even know I had!! (Sorry, hon.. I'd used up the last of the cleanser Saturday morning after breakfast!) Kevin said to me later: "I was surrounded by this blur of activity and all I could do was sit there and watch! And find things." That was exactly how I felt. We both felt so... taken care of! It was wonderful.
They brought a GORGEOUS lilac plant. Oh, and Michelle planted it in one of the sad looking empty pots on my porch, and watered it, and now my porch looks much happier! Might have to get rid of the "go away" door mat! While people were working, I got a chance to just sit on the steps and visit with Auntie Nancy and Uncle Nando. It was lovely... I used to sit on the steps and watch the kids and dogs play..it was something good. So last evening I was sitting here with the front door open to let in a breeze and the smell of that lilac was soooo pretty.
And they brought FOOD... the tortilla soup is long gone.. it's one of Kevin's favorites, and it was Sunday lunch before he went to work! And pasta, and pasta sauce, and iodine-free cinnamon bread that was really moist and tasty!
And mostly.. they brought love. For a whole morning/afternoon, Kev & I did not feel alone and isolated! He and I talk often about how having people vaguely say "let me know if I can help" sometimes feels like extra work. I did have something I needed help on, but they came and did so very much more.. and the kid and I didn't have to think, we just had to soak it up!
If anyone's wondering.. yeah, we can always use help! The lawns keep growing, the floors get dusty (oh I can't WAIT to have a landscaped yard! Big paws bring in big mud!) and sometimes we just sit and stare at it all. Because the order of priority around here is: Glen's health and safety, Kevin's job, Kevin's school... everything else.
But for one wonderful morning... we were taken care of... we love you guys BUNCHES!!!
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