{"id":3811,"date":"2014-06-19T04:18:31","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T04:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abeandlily.darais.com\/?p=3811"},"modified":"2014-06-19T04:18:31","modified_gmt":"2014-06-19T04:18:31","slug":"cleaning-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/2014\/06\/19\/cleaning-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleaning marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aside from taking my girls to story time at the library and then going to the gym for a swim, I literally cleaned all day long. Well, I took a forty-five minute break to play the piano, and I fed the kids a couple times, but other than that, all I did today was clean (and bake cookies). I don’t think the house has ever been this clean, and I feel so happy! The only thing I wish I’d done is mop all the floors, but at least they’re all swept or vacuumed.<\/p>\n

I have another final project to do tomorrow, and there’s nothing I hate more than doing school work in the middle of a mess. I anticipate highly enjoying my project tomorrow thanks to today’s efforts.<\/p>\n

And, best of all, my friend Candace is coming in tonight and will stay the weekend with us! She got a mini-pass to the Alt Summit to hear Martha Stewart present. I was supposed to buy a pass and go too, but I never had my wallet with me when I was at the computer, and by the time I finally got around to it, the event was sold out. I was bummed. But at least the good news is that, as I mentioned before, I have a final project (and a final exam) tomorrow. I’m pretty sure I would fail both if I were going to see Martha too.<\/p>\n

Here are today’s pictures:<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The girls woke up and wanted to build a nest for themselves in their princess tent. They had a blast.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"I<\/a>
I told Mary to say “Hi Mommy!” She opens her mouth pretty wide when she says “hi”.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The girls were really affectionate with each other this morning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"IMG_8262\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Oops!<\/a>
Oops! (A tumble.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"We<\/a>
We have gotten our money’s worth out of this dress. Lydia wears it at every opportunity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"IMG_8300\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Mary<\/a>
Mary makes life pretty easy for everyone by putting herself in voluntary time-outs so she can have her binkies. She’s only allowed to have them in her pack-n-play, so she spends a lot of time like this.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Also, I’m linking to my favorite Christian song of late. It’s called “Build Your Kingdom Here,”<\/a> and this is what got me on the Christian rock kick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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