Weird thing happening at home .....

axisus

Oldest daughter (17) is tidying up the house downstairs! Yes, this really is weird. Usually the 4 offspring dump stuff everywhere, leave everything out, discard rubbish anyplace etc. 

I'd forgotten, but I always say that no Xmas decorating will take place unless the house is tidy. This is doubly good as I can either sit on my ass doing nothing about xmas, or I get a free tidy up.

I've always hated the chore of putting decorations up, I'm such a curmudgeonly old bugger, but it is rather wonderful having daughters as the pair of them now insist on doing it so all I have to do is fish stuff out of the loft. Happy days.

Oh well, I've been blanking the christmas thing all November (of course!) I guess it's coming to town today.

Fuengi

Embrace the tinsel! 

ICBM

I went into the oldest (also 17) daughter’s bedroom yesterday, because I had to get into the loft and the hatch is in there. To my complete astonishment I could see the carpet! I asked if she was OK, since everything was tidy and put neatly away...

axisus

ICBM said:

I went into the oldest (also 17) daughter’s bedroom yesterday, because I had to get into the loft and the hatch is in there. To my complete astonishment I could see the carpet! I asked if she was OK, since everything was tidy and put neatly away...

Yes, my daughters share an admittedly very small room, and no carpet can be seen!

Sassafras

My father in law used to keep his Christmas decorations up all year round when he was a young man.

Paul_C

axisus said:

 I'm such a curmudgeonly old bugger

I don't believe it.

roundthebend

My eldest (19) has done that a few times lately - the tidying up. It's because he's invited friends over. It gets a bit more of a clean when his female friends are visiting.

It's bloody annoying because we moan about the state of the place and he says it isn't bad and we need to chill. Then he invites people over to get drunk, eat takeaway junk, smoke in our garden then trudge mud through the house and he decides that's when the upstairs toilet needs the pebble dash removed!

Unlikely that he'll put the Xmas decorations up, though our youngest (16) will probably go up the ladder for the outdoor lights.

Phil_aka_Pip

roundthebend said:

 though our youngest (16) will probably go up the ladder for the outdoor lights.

You might prevent him by telling him that he pays for the lekky bill

MattBanshee

Imminent incoming request to invite new boyfriend/girlfriend over.

robgilmo

I had to send my two off to the inlaws today so I could tidy up for the tree erection tomorrow, it was lovely, had a good tidy up and even a nap on the couch, good times.