Preparing for Fabulous Uncle and Aunt To Come Into Town...

Checklist in preparation for Fabulous Uncle and Aunt's visit...

• clean Dear Farmer and Wife's bedroom with a black trash bag.
• vacuum bedroom and vent grates.
• remove cobwebs that have been turning hallway, stairwell, light fixtures into "haunted house" look.(Because if I leave them there small children will be scared to get out of bed and come to mine.  Well, it was worth a shot.)
• clean stairs(Smallest Farmer's Daughter painted them with nail polish.  She's a very abstract artist.)
• repaint stairwell and hallway(would you look at that, she didn't keep it to just the stairs...and nail polish remover removes paint.  Learn something new every day.)
•  Get the laundry under control...it's over flowing into the hallway.
• Change the bed-sheets.
• Make breakfasts to pull out in mornings(Who wants to cook in the morning?)
• Lecture children on manners.
• Remind children to load dishes into dishwasher as soon as they are done eating(So Fabulous Aunt doesn't spend the whole visit washing dishes by hand.)
• Plan out meals.  Really easy, child friendly meals.
• Make sure everyone knows their chores and jobs for the week.  
• Lecture children on not arguing with chores and jobs.
• Set out towels, washcloths, and soap for Fabulous Uncle and Aunt.
• Write note reminding them not to leave out soap or children might use it to make the slide "go faster!".
• Lecture children about not using soap to make the slide "go faster!"
• Pray the mud dries or freezes before Fabulous Uncle and Aunt get here!
• Be the first one to get hugs from Fabulous Uncle and Aunt!!!