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Dear Family, I had to fire the maid.

Yes, I know it’s going to be difficult but there is no money left in the budget to pay the maid mom her pittance every week for doing housework.  So let’s do a refresher on what everyone who lives under this roof is expected to help out with.  Oh, and let me say, the delusion you may have about some magical fairy is false. 

The macaroni and cheese noodles and popcorn kernels stuck in the sink were removed by me today.  Painfully hand plucked from the little groves in the drain.  This can be avoided if you would take a minute to clear your plate in the garbage before rinsing it in the sink and putting it in the dishwasher.  (Yes, plates go right into the dishwasher….that’s why we have a dishwasher!)

The soap scum in the tub has, once again, been cleaned by….ummm let’s see….me!  I don’t mind cleaning my own scrum out, but I do mind cleaning yours.  See, once the tub drains, there’s this yucky whitish stuff stuck all over the sides of the tub.  That is scum.  The reason you may not know what this is, is because when you get into the tub….there is no scum.  Continue reading

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