Gotta Love Family

My hubby and I graciously offered our house as a HOTEL to Haven's family. I don't know about you, but if I were staying as a guest at someones house (expecially a family members house), I would clean up after myself, offer to help with dinner or the dishes or something useful around the house. But no.....instead we get to clean up after, make dinner for, and entertain the faimly instead. Don't get me wrong, I love having family in town, and love even more that we have a place to offer them....but come on now, at least make your bed. Lol. My sister alwyas taught me, if there is one thing you should do every day to make your house look tidy, is to make your bed. Not to toot my own horn here, but I make my bed every day. Infact, someonce said to me "You don't always make your bed that nice do you?". My answer was "Yes!". Not only yes, but I have also taught Haven how to make the bed. Not that he did not know how to make a bed in the first place....but I thaught him the 'correct' way. Ladies...you all know what I am talking about, there is a way to make the bed, and there there is the 'correct' way to make the bed. Well, now that I have gone off on the bed making thing....back to the family. Offered our house, blah blah blah, entertain, clean up, blah blah blah....Come to find out, they decided to bring a dog with them on their family vacation. Ummmmm, we have 2 cats. 2 children more like it, and they HATE dogs. Expecially a boxer. Did I mention that the dog was a boxer, not like a poodle or a lap dog, no no, a dog that is as tall as me, oh and a bird. Who the hell not only brings a dog, but a bird - on vacation - to a relatives house - which has cats. To make a long story even longer, we told them that they dog could not stay, and that for obvious reasons, the bird was not welcome either. So the parents, and the animals are staying at the grandparents house. They have 6 kids. Thats right....6! They could start their own basketball team. Anyway...the oldest 2 and the girlfriend stayed with us, which is not too bad. The girlfriend was waaay helpful around the house, and she did make her bed every day. But of course every event has to be hosted at our house. That is where the non cleaning up, cooking, and entertaining occures. One more thing, they are staying until the 25th of July. Holy Crap huh! So to re-cap....the whole brute comes out, with a dog and a bird, then decide to stay for an entire month. Maybe it is a blessing in disguise that they brought the dog. Haha! I truly do love them all, really I do, but I think I love my quiet, clean home more. Haven and the Kitties are all I need for now. At least until I get knocked up....that is a story for another blog time. I will post some pics of the fam the next time I am on (so in like a month, lol)