Nothing like a Grubberware party to compel a person to thoroughly clean the house. However, it is SOOOOO stressful right up till the moment people leave. Lol
“. . . we see Elly Patterson representing the multi-armed Hindu god Shiva the destroyer.”We have two Shivas in our household, a parakeet and a kid. (The budgie is actually named Shiva, but not the kid.) Thank goodness they don’t have six arms! Once I made the grave mistake of reading Shel Silverstein’s “Nasty School” to the human Shiva, and she responded by autographing the light-gray rug in the living room with a permanent marker. Mea culpa. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/books/review/nasty-school-and-other-poems-by-shel-silverstein.html
bluskies about 12 years ago
The difference between “good enough” and “perfect” is highly overrated.
kfccanada about 12 years ago
Nothing like a Grubberware party to compel a person to thoroughly clean the house. However, it is SOOOOO stressful right up till the moment people leave. Lol
bluskies about 12 years ago
As an aside- why do so many otherwise rational, intelligent people these days choose to furnish their brand-new homes with WHITE carpets?
lbatik about 12 years ago
Just yesterday I saw a comment to the effect of “cleaning your house while you have children is like brushing your teeth while you’re eating Oreos.”
NE1956 about 12 years ago
My mom always settled for “close enough” and expected me to keep my room that way too. It gave her time to bake goodies, and I was all over that.
dsom8 about 12 years ago
She’s not yelling.
danlarios about 12 years ago
come and do my place
keltii about 12 years ago
She isn’t yelling,, my mom did the same with me and my brother n sister. It was a firm command.
JanLC about 12 years ago
Love the “octopus arms” in the first panel. I really wish I had them sometimes.
tbritt99 about 12 years ago
SO with you Ellie!
Gokie5 about 12 years ago
“. . . we see Elly Patterson representing the multi-armed Hindu god Shiva the destroyer.”We have two Shivas in our household, a parakeet and a kid. (The budgie is actually named Shiva, but not the kid.) Thank goodness they don’t have six arms! Once I made the grave mistake of reading Shel Silverstein’s “Nasty School” to the human Shiva, and she responded by autographing the light-gray rug in the living room with a permanent marker. Mea culpa. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/books/review/nasty-school-and-other-poems-by-shel-silverstein.html
Daniel Aplet about 12 years ago
Children this time of year,i will not be clean long