Every once in a while (OK, every day...) I get to wishing that dinner would just clean itself up for once. Like I could finish eating and then go do whatever and when I came back, it would all be washed up, cleaned up, and put away. Like magic.
Well, last night, it happened. I finished eating, left my plate on the table, and then went to read Little House in the Big Woods on the couch with Miriam. When I looked up, the table was clear and the dishes were done. How did this happen? My mom is in town, that's how.
She and our family friend Carolyn arrived on Friday and it has been fun fun fun ever since, interspersed with the occasional work period since the semester still isn't quite over. They came to the UAE bearing belated Christmas gifts from our families in the US as well as a bunch of things Jeremy and I ordered on Amazon and had sent to my parents' house. (One of those Amazon things is a Kindle Touch, by the way. I'll get to that another day.)
When we're not gorging ourselves on Kirkland Signature natural peanut butter, York peppermint patties, instant breakfast, and Tillamook cheese (!!!!!!!), we're enjoying our time out and about in Sharjah with our guests. It's always nice to have visitors. Especially when they clean up dinner.
Well, last night, it happened. I finished eating, left my plate on the table, and then went to read Little House in the Big Woods on the couch with Miriam. When I looked up, the table was clear and the dishes were done. How did this happen? My mom is in town, that's how.
She and our family friend Carolyn arrived on Friday and it has been fun fun fun ever since, interspersed with the occasional work period since the semester still isn't quite over. They came to the UAE bearing belated Christmas gifts from our families in the US as well as a bunch of things Jeremy and I ordered on Amazon and had sent to my parents' house. (One of those Amazon things is a Kindle Touch, by the way. I'll get to that another day.)
When we're not gorging ourselves on Kirkland Signature natural peanut butter, York peppermint patties, instant breakfast, and Tillamook cheese (!!!!!!!), we're enjoying our time out and about in Sharjah with our guests. It's always nice to have visitors. Especially when they clean up dinner.