We should really have people over more often. As it is, I can count on one hand the times we’ve had people here for Something. There was the housewarming/anniversary party in October 2004, my MIL joining us for dinner last Christmas night, and tonight we’re having Matt (Dave’s coworker) and his fiancee Sara over to eat pizza and watch Elf. Okay, so I guess I can count on one Simpsons-after-a-meatcutting-accident-hand. We aren’t very social. (I count my MIL and not my family, since my family is here all the time, and my MIL has only ever been here that once. My folks are informal guests; my MIL, formal.)

So, today has been spent cleaning, really cleaning not just decluttering, although there was a lot of that, too. I have chocolate chip cookies in the oven, and a citrus candle burning, and of course, an 8 foot balsam fir in my living room, so it smells mighty delicious in here.  I wrapped all of the gifts I have for people today, minus stocking gifts, and they are under the tree. My grandma’s gift arrived today, and is waiting to be deposited with our belated anniversary gift.

Tomorrow, I’ll finish more of the reorganization upstairs, at least enough to make the guest room guest-able again. I’m meeting my Dad halfway to pick up my Mom,who will be going with me to see ‘The Full Monty’ at MCA. She’ll stay the night, and then go to my appointment with me in the morning. She hasn’t heard the heartbeat yet, beyond the .WAV file I uploaded in the pregnancy journal, so she might find that neat.

Either way, the house is clean! YUM.