My brother and I are home alone this weekend. *BWAHAHAHA! * My parents went to a conference downstate, and evidently decided that Patrick and I were mature enough to stay home and take care of the animals, keep the house clean, and generally maintain order. *Eyebrows go up and down* Strangely enough, they didn’t make us promise not to have friends over or not to stay up late watching movies or surfing the net. *Pumps fist* I suppose they trust us enough, now that we’re 16 and 18, to be responsible young adults. *Giggles*
Seriously, I’m actually feeling pretty good about this. I remembered to feed the cats, I reminded Patrick about giving hay to the cattle, and the kitchen sink is mostly free from dirty dishes. Last night I remembered everything I had to do… lock the front door, let Bo out for one last run, turn out all the lights, and, even though I only remembered after I had been in bed for 10 minutes, I shut the cats in Mom and Dad’s bedroom so they wouldn’t roam the house and leave me any surprises for the next morning.
The only thing that potentially could have gone wrong was yesterday when I sprayed some cleaner on my carpet to freshen up some dingy spots. I tend to be a little sensitive to cleaners that don’t come from the organic co-op, they give me headaches and the smell bothers me too. It turned out that this one was a real doozy. It had been on the floor for all of 30 seconds when I started feeling faint and was getting a bad headache. Thankfully I had enough sense to open up a window and go to the other end of the house for some fresh air. I’ve never passed out before, so I can’t say if the fumes were actually bad enough to make me do so, but I certainly felt like it!
So, all in all, I suppose I did okay. Hey Dad, would you and Mom like to go away for your anniversary, too?
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