Yesterday we worked hard to surprise my mom. We were supposed to meet at her "old" apartment @ 4:30 p.m. to clean it completely and turn in the keys to the landlord. I decided to surprise her since she would be coming straight from work and be already tired. Angie, Emma, Pedrito and I got there at 1 p.m. and started the messy assignment. 3 hours later the carpet had been, first sweeped then vacuumed, bathroom and walls cleaned, shelves dusted, tile floors sweeped and mopped, nails and pins taken out of the walls, dishes washed and put away in boxes (yes, there were some still left over), Pedrito was sleeping on the floor, Angie having "facetime" with a school friend, Emma had a nap and woke up to watch sister have conversation with friend, and I was collapsed on the floor tired and thirsty. We wanted to see my mom's face when she came in the house and saw how clean it was. The only problem was that she didn't get there until 5 p.m. and I was about to leave before my kids and I were dehydrated. It was worth it.
I told Angie: 'It's Monday and your lesson for today's Family Home Evening was -"When you are in the service of your fellowmen, you are only in the service of your God". Hope you learned this lesson well. :)
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