Spring Cleaning for Easter.......or so I tried

So our Easter weekend went by pretty fast. I spent Friday night with my mom in Fort Worth. We made dinner (and by "made" I mean defrosted a BBQ chicken pizza) and watched Mamma Mia - it was pretty great. I returned home Saturday morning and did my routine cleaning that I've come to enjoy. Since Rock works most Saturdays, it's just me and the girls..........Brisket and Halley.

As usual, Brisket was in an overactive state. I wonder how much faster I could get things done without her "participation" in household chores. Here's a quick rundown of how my Saturday morning went...

- I sweep the floors. Brisket chases the broom, simultaneously spreading the collected dust, hair, etc. back to where it came from.

- I Windex the mirrors and glass doors. Brisket runs off with the roll of paper towels, shredding them faster than a wood chopper.

- I take out the trash. Brisket attacks the Hefty bags, ripping them open to admire her new treasures of coffee filters, juicy meat packaging, apple cores, and junk mail.

- I vacuum the rugs. Brisket rips the electrical chord out of the wall and proceeds to play tug-of-war with me...........good times.

- I load the dishwasher. Brisket attempts to furiously lick each and every dirty item loaded while I swat her away yelling, "No Brisket Louise......No!"

- I fold laundry. Brisket carefully selects a special item to grab and escape to the backyard where she drags it through mud, grass, leaves, etc.

How our house ever gets clean I'll never quite understand. Eventually she tires out and sleeps while I "redo" everything she interrupted. If this isn't preparing us for parenthood I don't know what will. And still with all the craziness, I take one look at that incredible square face and hand her a new toy and kiss all over those ridiculous cheeks.

By the time Rock gets home, the girls and I are cuddled up enjoying an 80s movie. Christie & Chuck and Betsy & Jason came over and we ordered pizza and laughed hysterically at episodes of Eastbound & Down.

We met my parents early Sunday morning for church. It's a bit risky to try a new Church on Easter Sunday. Rock and I have been looking for a new church home since moving to Richardson. We loved Irving Bible Church so much and contemplate driving to Irving every Sunday. But we haven't given up hope that we can find the perfect church for us that's not far away. Unfortunately, the church we tried Sunday was not a match. A bit too funky with the music and not enough substance in the sermon for our taste. So the search continues...

We did enjoy an amazing meal prepared by Beth and it was so peaceful to just sit in their backyard once the weather cleared. Not a bad Easter for 2009...