I had a dr. appt. after work tonight so I didn’t get home until six. I had my phone on vibrate while at my quarterly diabetes check up and didn’t hear that I had a message until walking out. It was Hannah, so I called her back. She wanted to know what my ETA was, and I told her about 15 minutes. Not only did she straighten up the kitchen, but she cleaned our fridge as well!
I love my daughter so much, but she is WAY more organized than I will ever be. If any of you read www.katheats.com, um, that’s my daughter in 10 years! She vacuums her room on a daily basis, has at least seven outfits ready to wear at any given moment and knows when I’ve emptied the dishwasher because the gravy boat is in the same cupboard as the glasses. I don’t think I have done her laundry since she was nine because she didn’t like how I did it!
But I love how the fridge looks when she is done! You can SEE everything! Condiments are tall to short, so you can always find the (jalapeno) ketchup if need be in a second. Sadly (much to her dismay!) I don’t always keep up with her standards!
Confession time! Okay, Hannah may or may not know this, but she always calls me after school to let me know she’s home. Now, being a single parent until she was eight, obviously I wasn’t there to know she got off the school bus okay to meet the babysitter. So I had her call every day to let me know she was home. And that continues even at 16! I love getting her calls letting me know she’s home. But, on maybe one (or two) occassions I may have suggested in the after school phone conversation that the “only” things I have to do when I get home is to clean the bathroom and mop the kitchen floor. Guess what happens? When I get home the kitchen floor is mopped and the bathroom is cleaned!
Although there is, on occasion, times when I am in a cleaning mood and she is not. This happens maybe once every three months! But I do appreciate her cleaning skills and will try to live by her “rules.”
So dinner tonight was simple comfort food – thanks Hannah! Cheezy beef with taters:
We ended up watching “Secret Millionaires” on Fox tonight. I know its all contrived, but when anyone on t.v cries, I cry along. That’s one of the only reasons I watch Hallmark movies is for the sappy commercials!
Hope everyone has a good night, I’ll see you at breakfast!
I WOULD LOVE TO CLEAN EVERYTHING AND MORE FOR ALL OF YOU!!! I love being organized, it makes life that much easier. And I love you mom, for givin me props 🙂 You deserve it, and you deserve the dishwasher award because that’s one of my least favorite things to do, is unload the dishwasher! (I’m sure you already know that).
Thanks for all of the compliments everyone!!! You can become a clean-a-phobic too!!! Once you try it, you’ll never stop!
<3 Love you Madre, du bist meine lieblings Mutter.
Wow! What a great daughter and a great mom to raise her!
Hey Hannah, wanna come to Rhode Island and clean my closet. 😀
I thought you would like the snowman family! I have to take a picture of my mom’s collection for you.
Heather
Can Hannah come over and organize *my* fridge?! lol I shuold take ap icture of it, it’s an epic disaster! But seeing your nice and organized fridge gives me motivation to get mine all organized.. thanks Hannah 😀
I think you have SuperDaughter. So THAT is the way the fridge looks after she cleans it (I remember from the lunch at Water Tower). I’m so impressed!!!!!
Hannah is a way better daughter then I ever was. My mom would makes hints like that and I would tell her thats great and wish her good luck on those ventures. 🙂 I sweat I have gotten alot better since then!
Wow, Hannah is such a superstar stud! 🙂 You must be one proud mama 😉
It makes me miss my mommy… you reminded me I should give her a call today 🙂
hope you have a good one!
She reminds me of me when I was that age. Also being raised my a single mother.. although somehow I lost my organization skills! Now I’m a mess! LOL
Tell her to start the “Ms. Organizer” blog! I’m tellin’ ya… HUGE! It would be HUGE! 😉
Aw – you and Hannah have such a great relationship!
I cry whenever anyone cries on TV too!
woooooooo….. you have such a lovely daughter!!!! I can’t imagine a teenager so organized and clean, you really raised her well. I can see how proud you are of having her! So happy for ya 😀
So much to comment on!
1 – I was thinking the same thing about the pickles before I read the comment, too funny!
2 – I see the TJ’s almond butter jar hidden back there! Do you know that big jar is $4 cheaper than a smaller jar at Jewel!?! Insane.
3 – I saw the ads for Secret Millionaire and thought it might be a cool social experiment, so I set it to DVR the series a few days ago. Forgetting about it, I was surprised to be reminded when Johnny was all disgusted the DVR took on a mind of it’s own! I told him no- that’s my show don’t delete it! and watched it tonight too!!! I love the concept and I cried and cried too!!! All of the stories were so heartfelt and the money being passed out at the end … ahh I’m a sap.
What an absolute doll, you raised her well Mom…she is beyons thoughtful…what a human being.
hahaha…my mom could only wish for me to be like that.
Mom, “Melissa, go sweep the kitchen.”
Melissa, “Sure mom, but i gotta go. can you do it?”
i’m sooooo lazy! you’re blessed!
Wow, Hannah is such a great daughter. You really are blessed!
OMG your post made me smile soo much 😀 My parents are divorced, so it ‘s just me and my momma and that is SO sweet she loves to help out, I try to do the same!!
Can your daughter come and clean our house?? I’ll NEVER be like that!