Posts Tagged ‘mess’

Here’s one from my GoodHousekeeping.com days that, sadly, still applies:

“Did you try on the coat?” my mother asked.

The coat…um, which coat?

She had given me several coats and some sweaters that she decided she didn’t want anymore, so I wasn’t sure which coat she meant. I figured it must be the “expensive one” she mentioned when she handed me the pile of stuff in the school parking lot on Halloween, while I, dressed like an Oktoberfest waitress, was busy rushing off to run the party in my son’s fifth grade class. (more…)

I have passed by it every day since Christmas, and yet I didn’t notice just how inappropriate it currently is until today. There on the bench in our foyer (aka the front hall where we abandon packages left at the front door and leave plants to die), was this:

It was lovely during the winter and well into March, when when still had snow on the ground. But once Easter passed and the leaves returned to the trees, it really had overstayed its welcome in my front hallway. (more…)

I was making a Staples run to pick up the tickets for my upcoming Kiss Cancer Goodbye event when they made their request. My boys wanted a stapler, some Wite-Out and some modeling clay. I didn’t ask questions. I figured that my sons had some sort of school project. Besides, I was in a hurry, so I dashed out the door with my list and bought what they’d asked for. (more…)