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As some of my family might know now (due to the posts on both of my sister's blogs), my mom has recently made the pledge to clean the house of all it's craptastic contents. Unfortunately, this means, I have to help my ... "roller-coaster" like mom through all this. Lemme break down a conversation I might have with my mom when cleaning a portion of the house:

Mom: Son, can you pick up the trash by the door?

Me: Sure mom. (runs to go grab the dust collecting pile of old Pokemon cards and pencils)

Mom:(2 seconds afterward) Also, take out the trash, and make sure to open the lid before you put it in!

Me: (While still rummaging the crap by the door into a bag) Okay mom.

Mom: (11 seconds later) Also, bathe Flint! And make sure to brush and shave him, BEFORE you shower him.

Me: MOM! (while taking the garbage out to the can) I'm still doing this!

Mom: Hurry up! You still have to hook up the T.V., and wash my work clothes!

Me: (in a slower, much more annoyed pace) Mom, OKAY!

Mom: (5 minutes later) Wow, you are so slow!

Me: (After finishing the above listed in less than 5 minutes) Thanks mom...thanks...


Although that may be exaggerated a tad, that is A LOT like how things have been running down lately. And, although I'm hating every moment of this, I'm starting to like the way the house is turning out. As my sisters are sure to know, mom has a...hmm...habit of buying things, in many case, a surplus of pastries, or holiday napkins, based on the clearance price. So, it's nice to know I can finally invite my friends over to spend the night, without fearing one of them might find a year old muffin in the cupboard.

So, to end this post, I'd like to list 10 things I've learned about mom, family, and life the past 2 months since I've been back from AZ.

10. A.D. call's at the most unreasonable times...for instance, 10 minutes before I leave for Seminary.

9. Mom is, undeniably, bipolar in times of cleaning and painting.

8. Everyone should be more like Abel, according to mom.

7. Even at the worst peaks of cleaning, Flint always seems to cheer me up with his funny jokes! Thanks bud!

6. Relating to the above number, Flint positively, knows EVERY Christmas song, and Disney song ever made.

5. Many people at Seminary are impossible to reason with, and as such, makes them the best people to laugh at.

4. Donuts, plus Pizza, plus Chinese Food, plus Australian cheese crackers, and Fizzy Aldis Soda mixed together, is not yummy.

3. Mom is awesome when she isn't working! For some reason, she always feels the need to buy little snacks for us, which is amazing after a hard days painting and cleaning.

2. The people at the thrift store must hate us. We went shopping there for some pants and light fixtures, and I'm positive that almost all the clothes in the store, was ours.

1. Having Sonny donate half of your good clothes by "accident" is not fun...at all.


---Ethan


P.S. Adrian and Bucky, your guys' blogs are so funny to read! xD