"Hi, Connie."My sister-in-law's familiar bright and clear voice greeted me from the other end of the phone line early one Monday afternoon. "Mom and I just finished baking banana bread, and we'd love to bring you out a warm loaf. Can you have the coffee on in half an hour?"
Since thoughts of my mother-in-law's freshly baked banana bread clouded my sensibilities and made me unable to think of an excuse, I replied in my cheeriest voice, "Of course, come on up. I'll be here!"
What was I thinking? I can't let my mother-in-law see the house like this! She's under the impression that I'm perfect. I had to attempt to clean the house within thirty minutes. The past week, however, had been even busier than usual with running my five very active kids back and forth for extra-curricular activities. As a result, the house was neglected.
To add to my awkward situation, I had spent the morning sitting in the garden drinking coffee in an effort to recover from the rushed weekend of activities. But I told myself, "Where there's a will, there's a way. Then I put my words into action!
I cleaned up the kitchen in ten minutes. Things were looking good, and I still had twenty minutes remaining. I quickly swept the living room, throwing toys into the toy box as I worked my way across the floor. Glancing at the clock on my way upstairs to the kids' bedrooms, I was relieved to find I had five minutes to spare. That gave me just enough time to tidy up the bathroom and run a brush through my hair.
Whew! I did it! I put on a fresh pot of coffee, and since my guests hadn't yet arrived, I decided to wipe off the chicken eggs I had gathered after taking the kids to the bus stop. It would be a nice gesture to give them some eggs in return for the banana bread.
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I was finishing the last egg when I heard a knock at the door behind me.
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But that smile was short-lived when my oldest son ran through the front door.
