Last week I mentioned I was headed to Son #1’s apartment (the belly of the beast) to clean. The possibility of before and after pics were brought up, but to spare him embarrassment (and there would be plenty) I won’t post any. Let’s just say about ten bags of clothes were donated to Goodwill, numerous bags of trash (I lost count), empty boxes, and a fantasy football board were taken to the dumpster. Dusting is the bane of my existence. Hate it. But I did it for him and sneezed my way through it. Sora (if you follow this blog, you know she’s his diva cat and Bond’s nemesis) was thrilled to have entertainment throughout the day and enjoyed climbing the mountain of laundry on the floor waiting to be washed. When I finished the next day, floors were clear and vacuumed, furniture dusted, clothes hung in the closet and put away in the dresser, and I left with a huge feeling of accomplishment, lol. Here’s a pic of Miss Diva on her heating pad.
I’ve mentioned Son #2 is a foodie and has been hanging out in the kitchen with me since he was around 6 or 7. He currently works at a nice restaurant here in town and loves it. Yesterday he came over and cooked lunch for us – red snapper with a lemon, white wine, and caper sauce over asparagus. Soooo good. He’s also been working on some desserts, and his chef is adding one of them to the menu this week or the next. I’ve been a guinea pig for a couple things he’s tried. Doesn’t that pic look appetizing?
I’ll be tied up for the day, so I may not get to comments and your blogs until tomorrow. Have a great week!
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You did accomplish something monumental! ❤️. I love that the cat has its own heating pad. 😂. And son #2 definitely plated an appetizing looking meal. 😋
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The heating pad wasn’t always hers. He used it for his calves while watching TV, and Sora kind of claimed it, lol. I certainly left the place in better shape than I found it, Tessa.
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You are such a good mom to do a big clean up for your son. And you definitely deserved that fab meal (even if it was made by the other son) I would love to be a guinea pig for his desserts! I just popped an apple buttermilk cake in the oven.
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Ooohhh – apple buttermilk. That sounds wonderful, Darlene. I wouldn’t mind being a guinea pig for that, either. I was happy to do it for him. He’s had a rough eighteen months, and this put a smile on his face.
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That’s what we do as moms! xo
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You cleaning your son’s apartment reminds me of a few times when my mother cleaned my brother’s car back when he was in college. How he stood it, I’ll never know. Nowadays, he’s a better housekeeper than I am.
The red snapper looks delicious!
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I’ve told him before that he could live out of his car with everything he had in it, but I admit he’s gotten better about it. Sounds like your brother did, also. And that snapper was amazing! I’ll definitely copy his recipe.
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Reading your post i think now I want my kid to learn cleaning and organizing very soon and I so wish she be a cook too. That dish looks yum. congrats on the mission cleaning accomplishment!
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That’s what’s strange, Yesha. Both boys grew up cleaning their rooms and hanging up clothes, etc, but when Son #1 got to college it’s like everything he learned went out the window. And he’s not interested in cooking at all – he only eats for energy. Funny how both boys turned out to be polar opposites. Hope your daughter leans more in Son #2’s direction with cooking and cleaning!
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Sounds like an incredible task was accomplished. The meal was a nice reward.
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Yes and yes, Craig. Sure was nice not having to cook yesterday.
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That was an accomplishment! Hope he paid you!!!!!!
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His smile when he saw the cleaning results and thanks were all I needed, Caro. Glad I could make things a little easier for him.
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Aaaaw that’s so lovely ❤️
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Damn Teri your son number one reminds me of my daughter as a teen! Now she is a neat freak 😉
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That’s so funny, Sophie! I don’t see that happening in my son’s future. Bet you’re relieved.
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Asparagus, yum!
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One of my favorites, Deby, and he cooked it perfectly.
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I’m drooling looking at that plate of food! It looks so delicious. You’re such a good mom to help out your son!
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Thanks, Wendy! I sleep better at night knowing his apartment is in better shape, lol. And the food was absolutely delicious!
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Haha! Glad you survived the cleaning. I had to laugh at Sora’s antics. Just like a cat.
And that food looks marvelous. What a great treat you had!
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You wouldn’t believe the number of cat toys I found buried under things, Mae. Sora certainly isn’t lacking for any. Sunday lunch was a wonderful treat, and we spent a nice couple hours catching up with Son #2.
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Yum! The red snapper and asparagus looks delish! Lucky you! Congrats on getting your mission accomplished at son #1’s apartment. Maybe it will inspire him to keep it better. 🙂 Or not. 🙂
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I’m really hoping it’s the former, Jan, lol. I told him he’d better not let it get in that condition again after all the work I did. He’s had a rough year, so I was glad I could help.
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Hi Teri, I love it that your son cooks, Michael also still likes to cook. That cleaning job sounds like a doozy.
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It certainly was a doozy, Robbie. I was sore in muscles I’d forgotten about, lol.
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Your foodie son is artistic, too, by the way he plated dinner!
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Plating is very important to him, Priscilla – and he also took art lessons for years, so you definitely nailed that one.
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Glad you survived and achieved the goal. Hope this time he manages to keep it a bit cleaner. Sounds like the meal was a wonderful – and well deserved – reward.
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We passed through his city a couple weeks ago and stopped by. So far, he’s keeping it clean. I thinking purging so many unneeded clothes, etc. helped a lot, Tori. And the meal was certainly a wonderful reward.
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