…And Bells on Her Toes

I entered a picture of Caity in a contest to win a house cleaning.  The theme is “Messy”.  Seems appropriate for my brood.  I’m sure there will be heavy competition.  There were so many pictures to choose from, but this seems  like a natural choice ….

This is what happens when Daddy babysits!

You have no idea how much I could use this prize.  I mean, I REALLY need this prize!  I have the world’s messiest house and no time to clean it.  Between Alex’s dialysis appointments, the kids, soccer, work and everything else I have to do, the house comes dead last.  The layer of dust and cat hair on everything is just sad.  I’m sure if the kids hold still long enough, you’ll see the dust on them too.  You know it’s bad when your youngest points to something and says “Mommy mess!”.  Yes Caity, Mommy’s a mess … If you look closely in the picture you can see how much my carpet needs cleaning too!

Alex has been fitted for his Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter (which required surgery) so he’s going to be out of commission for a while and he usually handles the vacuuming and the other heavy stuff because of my bad back.  With him being on partial sick time too, the cash flow isn’t great so hiring a random cleaning service is out of the question too.

The main reason we desperately need this prize is because of Alex’s PD catheter.  He will have a home dialysis unit installed in our bedroom – it’s the size of a small washing machine or a really large microwave.  The room must be kept clean so as to not get bacteria in his wound which would lead to a nasty infection which could make him even more sick.  We will have to wear a mask every. single. time. we handle his catheter, to prevent the spread of germs.  We also have to find a clean place to keep his supplies.

Even if they just come and vacuum and dust this room, I’d be ecstatic.  I have panic attacks when I think about how unclean my house is and, for the sake of my husband’s health, how much cleaner we must keep it.  And I wonder why I don’t sleep at night.  I’m pretty sure that when he’ll be hooked up to this machine at night, I’ll be on the couch anyway.  I’m such a light sleeper as it is…

Please go here and vote for Caity:  http://www.durhamregionbaby.com/

I would be eternally grateful…

Please …?