because, post baby, it doesn't get clean that often. there's something happening every day but it's usually done by an 8 year old with vague ideas of cleanliness while i sit nursing the baby on the couch saying, 'go back! you missed that whole nasty pile of dirt!'
the decorations were for b's birthday, put up by an 8 and 5 year old. they did pretty well. there are no balloons because they filled them all up with water and jumped on the trampoline with them 'til they broke.
and, most of the stuff on the flat surfaces are not meant to be there. or maybe i mean, I didn't put them there. but baby w slept for a few hours on thursday, and thanks to my lovely friend i didn't have to do any driving, and so i cleaned. well, first i cleaned up. then i cleaned. and it felt good.
