{"id":22620,"date":"2014-05-13T18:03:59","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T23:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=22620"},"modified":"2014-05-13T18:03:59","modified_gmt":"2014-05-13T23:03:59","slug":"the-glass-ceiling-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=22620","title":{"rendered":"The Glass Ceiling and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

You all……It has been a whirlwind rat race around here lately.\u00a0 Basically, I haven’t had time to scratch.\u00a0 And even though I could be excommunicated from Blogland, I am admitting publicly that I haven’t purchased the first annual, herb, or veggie for my courtyard garden.\u00a0 Yes, I’ve been that<\/span> busy.<\/h3>\n

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It all started when Mr. Right and I went to his home in Indiana to begin the process of moving his mother from the family farm in the country to a townhouse near his sister in town.\u00a0 He bought the townhouse and hired a crew to completely repaint all surfaces, lay hardwoods, install new appliances, lay new bathroom flooring, etc.\u00a0 You get the picture.\u00a0 I helped in the selection process, and we’ll be sharing photos of the revamped space soon.\u00a0 Jordan will be visiting Grandma next week to help, and she’ll take photos for us of the clean, fresh look.<\/h3>\n

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Mr. Right and I were home a day, and then we drove to St. Charles, MO where we, along with our bicycles, hopped on the Amtrak train.\u00a0 We got off near Clinton and spent last week riding our bicycles back to St. Charles.\u00a0 We took five days to pedal the 250 miles and stayed in bed and breakfasts and hotels each evening.\u00a0 The weather was perfect.<\/h3>\n

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As soon as I washed off all of the dirt from the ride, I got to put on my Sunday best and attend a fashion show put on by the Lexington Philharmonic Guild, an organization I have belonged to for over 15 years.\u00a0 Over 200 ladies were there, and it was a great\u00a0 time. (I’m still trying to perfect the selfie, by the way).<\/h3>\n

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The venue, floral arrangements, silent auction, style show, music, food, and company were the best.\u00a0 Aren’t these little tuxedo desserts the cutest things ever???<\/h3>\n

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And I wouldn’t be a good blogger if I didn’t show you the rose purse centerpieces.\u00a0 They were mixed in with very tall arrangements.\u00a0 But meanwhile back at the ranch<\/del> townhouse, my laundry room is stacked to the ceiling with dirty clothes and needs clearance from the E.P.A., the house is in shambles, and not a project has been completed.\u00a0 I did find time, though, to wash my glass ceiling.<\/h3>\n

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You can sort of get a look at it in this old photo that I showed you on Monday<\/a>.\u00a0 (This was taken before the tree was chopped down).\u00a0 The top of the sun room is glass, and pollen season takes its toll on it.\u00a0 The sun has a real hard time getting through all of the residue.\u00a0 Two years ago I paid a man $50.00 to wash that baby, but I decided that I am handy enough to do it myself.<\/h3>\n

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I took a sudsy bucket of water to our master bedroom, which is on the second floor overlooking the sun room.<\/h3>\n

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Then I opened the windows as much as possible.\u00a0 Don’t worry.\u00a0 I didn’t crawl out onto the roof.\u00a0 (That’s our neighbor’s courtyard you are seeing in this photo, by the way).<\/h3>\n

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I loaded the mop with some of that sudsy water.<\/h3>\n

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Then I leaned out the window as far as possible and scrubbed away.\u00a0 It was actually fun.<\/h3>\n

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Once it got to the point that I couldn’t reach any farther, I took the bucket and mop down to the courtyard and carried in the ladder.\u00a0 Then I just climbed up there, scrubbed the rest, and hosed it down until all of the suds were gone.\u00a0 Presto.\u00a0 The glass ceiling shines like a diamond ring.\u00a0 Unfortunately, taking a photo of it in all of its clean glory is easier said than done.\u00a0 There’s a glare, so you’ll just have to take my word for it.\u00a0 Whew!\u00a0 I have a huge feeling of accomplishment.\u00a0 Now I think it’s time to go buy some flowers.<\/h3>\n

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Take care.<\/h3>\n

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