Kathy and I had the opportunity to attend a prayer conference for a few days in Oregon. Today, the conference ended and we headed home, somewhat dreading AWANA. It is always hard to muster the energy needed for AWANA, and even more-so when we’ve been traveling home from a conference.
Fortunately for me, my awesome assistant Beckie had everything in hand — she had printed all the scripts, and gathered the props, and generally took charge. Jared and I (Jared is my other assistant, who had also attended the prayer conference) were able to let her mostly just run things, which was lovely.
Sometimes, when we are away, Kathy dreads coming home, especially if the house wasn’t very tidy when we left. When we were about an hour from home, she got a text from Daniel.
Daniel really knows how to enjoy a milkshake.
“How long until you’re home,” he asked.
We spent several miles speculating about why he would ask this question.
“He’s probably thinking about hiding the evidence of the naughty things he did while we were gone,” I said, rather snidely.
“Or maybe there are some bodies that need to be disposed of,” Kathy rejoined. We laughed nervously.
As it turns out, he was cleaning the house, and wanted to know if he had time for a few last-minute touches. We walked into a house that was all tidied-up. He didn’t answer the door, when we first got home, because he was upstairs, vacuuming Sarah’s room.
Daniel has always been the best at cleaning the kitchen until it gleams.
I was very impressed, and Kathy was very thankful. It was so nice to be able to relax for an hour before heading off to AWANA. Thank you, Daniel!
Even the blankets and cushions on the couch were all put away carefully.
Project 365, Day 21
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Not only that, but Daniel gathered up all the dirty laundry in the kids’ rooms and did several loads of laundry. I mean, this kid took AWESOME care of things while we were gone. Thank you, Danny Boy!
Whoa, it looks amazing! My kitchen never looks that tidy! Well done, D!
Kudos to Daniel!
Good job, Danny!