The Gang's (About to Be) All Here

 I'm not done the camping posts, but I sat down earlier to dash off a quick post about how Zarah and Sophie (close friend from university and her daughter) are arriving tomorrow and I just started trying to tidy a little and then really looked around my house and had that moment of oh, awesome, precisely how long HAVE we been living in squalor. And then started rushing around like a headless chicken, moving stuff, shoving stuff into drawers, putting stuff in bags - all this despite the fact that Zarah and Sophie could not remotely care less about the state of our house and I KNOW THAT. But I was thinking that I was going to do so much cleaning and reorganizing this summer, and then my stupid friends planned all this fun stuff and what was I going to do? Be rude? 

Eve and Sophie


Anyway, I cleaned off a couple of key surfaces, made sure the spare room was habitable, and basically wrote off the living room where numerous tote bags and grocery bags and boxes are stacked, mostly for Angus to take when he leaves for NC on Monday and some that we'll take when I drive Eve back to Hamilton on Tuesday. If there are a few things in there that don't belong to either kid and instead need to be packaged up for donation, well, nobody needs to know that. 

So Zarah and Sophie were coming tomorrow until Sunday, Eve's friend Davis is also coming home from Montreal for the weekend, and my sister and brother-in-law are coming Sunday to Wednesday. We thought we could squeeze in a quick visit with them at my parents' place before Angus leaves Monday morning. 

Then Zarah texted that Sophie's plane from Victoria was delayed and she wasn't getting in until very late tonight, so could they come Friday to Monday instead. All good, Sunday would be a little nuttier now, but we would roll with it.

Then my phone chimed and my sister-in-law Laura texted that she and her husband (Matt's brother) and their kids were coming to town for a bar mitzvah, and they were wondering if they could stop by Friday or Sunday. I burst out laughing and said yes, of course they could. That's nine people in town this week-end - only two staying with us, so it's chaos in a good way. I might have to write down a schedule on my arm in Sharpie to make sure I don't miss anyone, but it's a nice, nice problem to have. Plus now I have one extra day to figure out where to put all these books and clothes and humidifiers. 

Comments

Nicole said…
I have a houseguest right now too! And I think Rob and Mark will be home earlier than planned, possibly Saturday, as opposed to next Friday.
August 15, 2024 at 4:48 AM
StephLove said…
That's quite a convergence of guests.
August 15, 2024 at 5:44 AM
Life of a Doctor's Wife said…
I have a similar-ish convergence of guests happening in early September and I am excited but also pre-anxious. Sounds like you are in for a fun and busy time.
August 15, 2024 at 8:41 AM
NGS said…
I sort of feel like it's better to have little notice for houseguests. Less time to stress out about it!
August 15, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Anonymous said…
Sounds like a very hectic and very fun weekend. Enjoy! Pat B. (And your site wants me to be anonymous. Ok so be that way)
August 15, 2024 at 6:09 PM
San said…
Damn, so many house guests - but I know you're used to having tons of people around. I'd be drained after a few days (I am not used to have anyone in my space). Loved the pictures of Eve and Sophie over the years. Precious!
August 17, 2024 at 2:50 PM
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