Let me tell you, its no small task to get a house cleaned up for showings, much less keep it that way, with 5 kids. Does it help that the two oldest are 5 and 7? No not really... they can be helpful but its usually accompanied by lots of whining and drama. Do you know how many times I've said "Please just clean up your stuff and don't complain about it" or "I know you didn't make that mess, but we're a family and we help each other out" or to the little ones, stuff like "Micah, I said put the toys in the cabinet, Buddy, not take them all out." Oy.
It also doesn't help that I'm pregnant. Trying to not breathe in cleaner fumes, but also trying not to hold my breath and pass out. Can't lift the vacuum cleaner because this pain strikes across my side and can't carry boxes to the attic because I don't want to lose my balance and fall. (I've had a few contractions this weekend which tells me that I'm overdoing it anyway. Great.)
We've had a showing almost every day since it went on the market. I feel pretty good about that. I'm trying to be realistic, that it could be a while. And just praying that it sells in God's good timing and to the right people. But Lord, before June would be great. :)
Today I skipped church so I could clean up for a 1pm showing. I mopped, moved laundry through, finished the dishes (believe it or not!), scrubbed a couple of stains out of the bedroom carpets, organized some shelves so they didn't look so cluttered, swept the porch, etc, etc. At one point one of the kids (who wishes to remain nameless but starts with an E) ;) somehow got all of us but Mabry locked in Micah and Abby's bedroom. Its a long story but I creatively got us all out and lived to tell about it. :) Anyway, by the time we left, I gotta say, the house looked pretty good for today's showing. Sparkly even.
Tonight we went to some good friends' house to watch the super bowl. They have 5 kids of their own so I don't think anyone did much superbowl watching, mostly just crowd control. But nonetheless, it felt great to hang out and just be. Then we came home, got kids in bed and got backpacks, uniforms, and lunches ready for school tomorrow. All the stuff I didn't feel like doing but knew I'd be glad for in the morning.
We've had a showing almost every day since it went on the market. I feel pretty good about that. I'm trying to be realistic, that it could be a while. And just praying that it sells in God's good timing and to the right people. But Lord, before June would be great. :)
Today I skipped church so I could clean up for a 1pm showing. I mopped, moved laundry through, finished the dishes (believe it or not!), scrubbed a couple of stains out of the bedroom carpets, organized some shelves so they didn't look so cluttered, swept the porch, etc, etc. At one point one of the kids (who wishes to remain nameless but starts with an E) ;) somehow got all of us but Mabry locked in Micah and Abby's bedroom. Its a long story but I creatively got us all out and lived to tell about it. :) Anyway, by the time we left, I gotta say, the house looked pretty good for today's showing. Sparkly even.
Tonight we went to some good friends' house to watch the super bowl. They have 5 kids of their own so I don't think anyone did much superbowl watching, mostly just crowd control. But nonetheless, it felt great to hang out and just be. Then we came home, got kids in bed and got backpacks, uniforms, and lunches ready for school tomorrow. All the stuff I didn't feel like doing but knew I'd be glad for in the morning.
And right now... I'm thankful. I'm tired, but not an "over it" kind of tired, ya know? I'm thankful for the Lord's provision through this season of life. Thankful that I can feel His mercies... I like to think of it as Divine anesthesia. Like- I should be feeling stressed right now and panicked and worried and and and.... But instead I'm just tired. Ready for bed. Thankful for a new day tomorrow with new mercies.
Thank you God for Your fresh mercy, good friends, and Divine anesthesia. How would I get through without these?
feeling your pain this morning! We had to sell when #5 was 8 weeks and it was misery! BUT, "this too shall pass" and our great God will continue to give you His strength when you need it most! My life saver was filling laundry baskets with all the left over paper and junk and putting it in the car whenever we had a showing! Praying now that it sells very quickly!
ReplyDeleteDabney, thats a great idea, haha, I'm totally going to do that! I always feel like there's this small pile of random stuff and I usually end up cramming it in the cabinets with the pots and pans! But a laundry basket in the car is a much better trick. ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the prayers!
I agree..... I just hit my forehead and wondered why I didnt think of that! Im so thankful that you are showing your house. ;) such a blessing.
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