Saturday Cleaning

Saturday is our day of cleaning in the Handy Household. Friday night I asked Jon to bring home the Rug Doctor from Sears, so I could clean the carpets. Saturday bright and early, the kids and I cleaned up our rooms and I sent the kids off to occupy themselves while I shampooed the carpets with the Rug Doctor.

Two hours later, a few cuss words, 2 layers of clothes shed, I finished the three bedrooms. All I had to tackle was the couches. *ahem* Between cats and kids, there had been a few pee accidents, so the couches NEEDED cleaned.

I'm sitting on the floor wrestling with the Rug Doctor upholstery attachment trying to not say cuss words out loud when James walks by asking me questions. I knew I was at the limit of my patience, and I'm not a screamer, so I quickly took a deep breath and had the following conversation with James.

James: Mommy, blah blah blah blah???

Me: James, what does it look like I'm doing?

James: Cleaning.

Me: Does Mommy like to clean?

James: No.

Me: Do you think Mommy can handle answering your questions right now?

James: No.

Me: Then can you keep the questions to a MINIMUM until I get done?

James: Yes.

.........

I knew it was coming. I saw the gimlet gleam in his eye, saw his mouth twitch up and I braced myself for the inevitable question I knew he had JUST thought of...

James: What is minimum?

Me: As little as possible.

James: Oh. So I can ask a couple of questions.

I had to leave the room I was laughing so hard.

Love that kid. Sometimes he is better than rum and coke to get me out of a bad mood.