Happy 70th Mom

My Mom is 70, I can't believe it. She is beautiful, smart, fun and full of life. She raised seven children on her own, which I can't even imagine doing. She earned a college degree while raising those seven children. She loves her family and the gospel. I love her very much! Happy birthday Mom!

Here are just a bunch of pictures of the celebration. It is always fun to get together with family. We actually had a lot of our family there, even some from out of state.

Is it ever done?

This is my best friend!

If you don't have one you should get one. Best $100 dollars I've ever spent!!!

So I pretty much neglected our house over the summer. There was just too much fun to be had. Of course I did the weekly scrubbing, but anything more just didn't get done. Now here I am all the kids back in school and I'm noticing how much my house needs a deep cleaning.

I started to scrub... walls, baseboards, you know just all that stuff you only get around to about twice a year. The thing is the more I clean the more I find that needs to be clean. Closets are a mess, light fixtures are disgusting, cabinets need organizing. I'm quite sure that I will never be done.
I have to admit that I do love a clean house, so I guess I will just keep at it, little by little. When I get discouraged I just go sit in the rooms that are already done and that motivates me to do more.