I sat down to pay the bills a little while ago, and now, there they are! Nestled in neat little piles spread out across the dining room table for your enjoyment, should you ever come to visit. Then you could pick up a bill or two and pay it, all of your own accord!
Also on the table is a bottle of water, a left over mug of coffee, a dish towel, a lot of unread mail, my camera bag and a Tshirt. I think I'd better stop here.
I admire people with clean dining room tables. I really do. Imagine all the lovely meals!
Why is it that the paper mail goes unread but emails are opened immediately? The mailman is Pro Snail-Mail, yo.
Britt is in her room and she is on edge because I wouldn't let her go to Tropical Smoothie, but instead told her to get in there and Clean That Room RIGHT NOW. Th piles, they are mountainous. And scarifying*.
I might be back in a few minutes with more to talk about... depending on the weather and whether or not the bills are enticing.
Feel free to talk to me in commments. Or talk amongst yourselves....
(*scarifying... I got that word from Hoss)
If we weren't supposed to pile junk on tables then why are they flat?
Not home yet, but mine is probably still sporting the stack of junk catalogs that nobody seems capable of throwing away, piles of laundry sorted by person, but still not moved, a few books, a salt and pepper shaker (weird!), and a pair of glasses.
Posted by: FC | March 13, 2008 at 05:16 PM
I'll be happy to add to that pile of bills for you! And you ought to see my dining room. It is piled high with all the crap from the kitchen. The painter was here for 3 days and now I am left with the aftermath of sanding dust and all the paint drops he didn't clean up. It will take me 3 days to get it all back to normal!
Posted by: kenju | March 13, 2008 at 06:10 PM
ahhh, at least I know I'm normal.
Whew. ;)
Hang in there, Judy.. the job is almost done!
Posted by: Laura | March 13, 2008 at 06:21 PM
I have crime scene tape put across Big's bedroom door. I have one neat son and one slob and never the twain shall meet-or something along those lines!
Posted by: Sugar Britches | March 13, 2008 at 08:41 PM
Our Kitchen Table is similar to yours, except we usually can sit down to eat a meal. Well, maybe move over a magazine or laptop, but clear enough.
Our study table (we never dine in here) has 6 skeins of yarn drying out from the tea I spilled on it yesterday (thank goodness the yarn is already brown)
my second favorite pair of jeans awaiting some mending on a torn pocket, which happened whilst I was cleaning up the tea
a pile of stuff (also drying out from the tea) which normally resides in my crochet bag (which is in the laundry room)
and a book set up on its edge drying out from tea
Perhaps I shouldn't try to drink hot tea while sitting at the end of the couch where I crochet.
Posted by: MrsDoF | March 13, 2008 at 10:40 PM
ahhh, the poor girl, her room's a mess and so's the dining room table, yet who's in trouble? ;-)
btw...I think we should shoot pictures of our dining room tables...NOT! Mine's probably a whole helluva lot messier than yours. It's got bills, clothes, cameras, presents, boxes, Christmas stuff, magazines and Buddha knows what else!
Posted by: Janet | March 14, 2008 at 07:59 AM
Funny, but we now have all this room and we still use the DR table as the community desk! Go figure!
I'll be right over to choose a bill ... uh huh ... ;)
Posted by: Seamus | March 14, 2008 at 08:12 AM
Mine has been taken over with my 2 green tree frog tanks.Remodeling their digs and getting them ready for breeding.The rest of the table has a couple care bears,coloring books,this months cooking light mag.and a new seed catalog.
Posted by: dani813 | March 14, 2008 at 08:39 AM
Ahhh Dani, you really need a blog. Oh yes. ;) Every time I see your comment here or at FC's, I think to myself, "that girl needs a blog, oh yes."
And y'all are so normal with your dining room table treatment. whew! All in fairness to the clean freaks, I do clean it up when company comes. Or sometimes I get two big shopping bags, a long arm, and sweep it all into the bags for unexpected company.
But I ain't taking a photo of it. Janet, what ARE you thinking... (g)!!
Posted by: Laura | March 14, 2008 at 08:55 AM
LOL.I was saying that to myself at 3am when the frogs were going WONK,Woooonnnkkk,Wonk,WOOONNNkkk...Look at me I'm such a handsome froggy.
Posted by: dani813 | March 14, 2008 at 09:53 AM
Yes, yes!
Dani needs a blog!
Posted by: FC | March 14, 2008 at 11:26 AM
I got tired of looking at my stack of bills so I did something about it. I went electronic with 98% of them. Now I get them when I check my email. Makes it mucho easier to pay them and is the "green" way to go. It also makes them much easier to ignore!
Posted by: SwampAngel65 | March 14, 2008 at 06:54 PM
Dani, see? there's a story in there somewhere!
FC, yup, yes she does...
Swampie, I pay most of mine online also, but there's a bunch of 'em that I still have to write by check. I'm also organizing the last of the income tax receipts for 2007, double ugh!
Posted by: Laura | March 14, 2008 at 08:25 PM
I know all about the mountains kids can make of their clothes. It's really scarilicious.
Posted by: Old Horsetail Snake | March 14, 2008 at 09:13 PM