Meara, thanks for the questions. I have hired them for monthly cleaning to start with. The first cleaning is more expensive but I can cap the time, as that is done hourly while the normally cleaning is proceed by visit.

I have a cleaning service, y'all. Now I just have to get the young audit in my house to have their rooms navigable (CJ, I'm looking at you) by the 27th.

Happy birthday, little guy!

Woo clean house! It is always frantic time here the night before or early morning of cleaning day. So much stuff on every surface makes her job too complicated.

Happy birthday to the little guy! Watch out, mine got very much in motion after that one year mark.

Jesse, the link I just posted to good stuff, feel free to delete and create your own post.

Our every-other-week cleaning person comes tomorrow! We keep the house pretty tidy (except for creeping piles of books everywhere) between visits, but it's such a pleasure to have everything mopped and not just swept, polished and not just hurriedly dusted, etc.

Laura,

He's already pretty active, crawling all over the place. He's also pulling himself to a standing position and moving around while holding on to things. Walking's probably not too far off.

I haven't cried that much at a musical since I saw Sunday in the Park with George live. I couldn't even really describe the ending to my husband because I would have started crying over dinner.

{{Dana}} No! I take those hugs back. You just saw Hamilton! Seethes with jealousy.

Indeed Sheryl, you and Gary have a whole new exercise program about to commence. Chase the little guy!

Dana!!!! I am so happy for you and also jealous.

I am really glad I got to see Daveed Diggs.