Things that make you go "Huh???"

You know when you're watching a movie and a young girl realizes she is turning into her mother and has a freak out moment? Yep, that just happened to me...

Ma - I love you and I hope you aren't reading this but if you are, I write this with a lot of love and admiration for you...

But every night before my grandparents would come to visit or we'd have a family outing, my mom was like a crack addict that just had their first taste of heroin. She was cleaning the house like a mad woman, and she always insisted we cleaned areas that no visitor, friend or even the closest family members would ever have any chance of possibly seeing. I remember one night going downstairs well after midnight and finding her in our laundry/utility room in the basement, trying to organize her old play costumes. I mean, really?? What reason would my uncle have to take a peak in there? Or why would my best girl friends over for a sleepover want to see in my brother's closet? God bless her though.. The house always looked great.

And now, the night before she arrives to visit and stay at my house, I just found myself scrubbing the death out of the bottom of my soap dispenser. I'm not really sure why, but it still had some sticker residue on it and by God, I was going to get it off.

And that's when it hit me.. I am my mother's child. For sure. No doubt. Definitely.

But I didn't freak out. All in all, she's a pretty cool broad and I'm excited to see her tomorrow and give her a safe haven from the horrible winter that Iowa has been hit with.

But Ma, I'm leaving my bathroom floors dirty. There is hair in the corners and dust, but as much as I love you, I'm not about to get on my hands and knees at 12:30 am. If anyone knows I'm not perfect, it's you, and I'm pretty ok with that :-)

Happy Friday, y'all!! It's been a long week -- enjoy!