It was our turn to clean the Holbrook family cabin at Hebgen Lake. Unfortunately, Bryan didn't have time off and the weather was nasty so we decided we just had to go up and get it done on Memorial Day. We did it in one day 3 years ago but we had 2 college age boys and Mom and Dad Holbrook were 3 years younger. This time the kids were all gone (why is it that as soon as they get old enough to really help they leave home?). We tried to talk Mom and Dad out of coming but Dad is pretty convinced that we can't do it without him. So they came up to our house after church on Sunday and we drove up together. We pulled out our sleeping bags and slept in the bedrooms that were in the 30's that night or maybe 20's. It was cold!
Next morning it was work, work, work: washing windows and screens, moving furniture and vacuuming, getting out all the cobwebs and dead bugs, etc. Poor Mom got worn out from the trip there and didn't get up until 5 pm. By that time we just had to clean up their bedroom and then wait and clean out their bathroom and then wait and clean up the kitchen and then we were out of there. It took a couple of hours longer than we thought but it is done. I am utterly exhausted today. I really missed my boys who would move furniture and do whatever we needed them to do but I love going up there and knowing that it was really well cleaned this year. The big question is -How come I never get it done in my own house?
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