My exotic mother Loula is visiting me this weekend. Her motto in life
is to “live and love your life away”. Yet every time I speak to her on the phone, her last words are: “I must go and wash the kitchen floor”. She seems obsessed with washing her kitchen floor!
But this weekend she can leave her mop behind and have some fun with me. It starts tonight with a 25th wedding anniversary party given by a couple of arty friends. It was Chris’s second wedding and her two sisters apparently turned up at the register office carrying banners pleading with Chris not to tie the knot again.
They warned her that while she might sink into his arms to start with, she would later be up to her arms in the sink. Thankfully, she ignored them and they have two lovely kids. Perhaps I should have bought her a pair of rubber gloves as a present.
Tomorrow we head off to Wembley Arena for the Strictly Come Dancing tour, a Christmas present from me to my mum. My mother really loves this show and I have a couple of recorded episodes on tape. I play them whenever she feels low because she misses dad who died five years ago and she always says exactly the same thing at the same time, eg: “He is fantastic, he is God’s gift, she is a bitch, I love her dress, you can’t beat Russian dancers, he has no sex appeal.” I think you get the drift.
If she gets the urge to wash my kitchen floor, I shall just play her favourite Strictly tape and she will soon be in another world….
Hope you have a smashing weekend Ellee!
Have a fab week-end Ellee…my addiction is hoovering it always makes me feel better…infact my dyson is in need of repair must get it done soon but will have to borrow a hoover first 🙂
Have a great weekend Ellee
but some women find cleaning very calming so in the name of relaxation and therapy then…. can I borrow your mum? Only kidding, but I now feel very guilty, my kitchen currently looks like a bomb’s hit it! Guess what I’ll be doing on a sunday 🙁
How lucky you are to have such a wonderful relationship with you Mother. Have a great weekend. She could wash my kitchen floor if she wants a trip to Canada.
Amazing, Ellee, amazing.
Now you’ve done it! You’ve made me miss Q! I’ll be looking at airline tickets today I’m sure. Your Mum sounds delightful, and should she care to scrub the floors in exotic Morocco – send her along, I have a spare bedroom.
Have a brilliant week-end! Huzzah!
Have a super time!
Hi Ellee, if your mom wants to wash your kitchen floor, just let her do it and have a cup of tea ready for her when she’s done. I love Strictly Come Dancing and the American version Dancing with the Stars. Never miss it!
I’m glad your mother’s feeling better Ellee. Hope you had fun.
What a wonderful Christmas present, ellee – look forward to hearing how it all went!
We both enjoyed it and the arena was packed. Everyone was tapping their toes and swinging along and really desperate to get up and dance themselves. The show was recorded for a dvd, so I’ll have to buy a copy and see if I can spot us.
Matt and Flavia were definitely the favourites, everyone cheered like mad when they came on, and they did end up as the overall winner.
It’s definitely a show with a feel-good factory.
Sounds like you had a great time. Your mother nust have Sicilian blood with all that floor washing!
The Strictly Come Dancing Tour sounds fabulous, great idea to treat your mum.
Welshcakes, it has become a habit for my mother, but I think she had plenty of distractions over the weekend. It finished today when I gave her a facial and she left looking radiant.