Cleaning

Spent the morning over at the new house cleaning. All I can say is: D-I-R-T-Y. Dust from the tile installation is everywhere. Despite 3 1/2 hours' worth of work, I didn't even get the upstairs done . . . the master bath is clearly going to need several rounds of scrubbing to get the residue out of the tiles. I did get the kids' bedroom and playroom pretty much done (the cork floor fortunately only needed one round of washing), including cleaning the three windows in each room, which all had paint spatters and plaster on them . . . the window washing cloths my mother sent really did a good job on the dirt (thanks Mom!) but nothing other than scraping gets rid of the paint flecks. I also filled up an entire vacuum cleaner bag doing only half the house. Still, it's a start, and satisfying to see the rooms emerging from their cocoon of grit . . .