Have any of you wondered what it would be like to have 600 people walk through your house? Well let me tell you it was an experience I will never forget. We have been preparing our house for the Michiana Humane Society house tour for the past few months. It has involved more work than we ever thought. Some of the things that we did had to be done for the house such as new granite for the bar in the basement as well as a beautiful new built in entertainment system. Then there were the extras such as temporary railings up the front of the house as well as christmas decorations in every room. I can honestly say that this tour was exhausting. We have been working nonstop with the help of many friends and family for so long that I can't remember not saying the phrase "Well we need it finished for the home tour...".
Its over now and we have been sleeping all day. It turned out great. The house looks amazing and I think people really enjoyed themselves. I had to give tours all saturday and sunday from about 11am till 5pm. I can't really put into words how odd it is to take 600 people through your bedroom as a museum exhibit. I talked about my Peace Corps service a lot as well as all the animal rescues that I have been involved in. I even met a woman who had been to Senegal many times and knew a little Wolof. I'm glad its over and I'm glad my whole family is in agreement that we will never do anything like this again. My mom keeps saying that this is why they have the law of perpetuities. I will never do a home tour and I will warn my children about the danger of doing one, thus they will never do one and they will pass on the stories to their children. Our house looks like Christmas threw up and their is a Santa Claus in the shower. We have no idea where things like spices or toothbrushes are and the dogs can't find any of their toys. Midnight especially hates it because the furniture is moved around and she doesn't know her way around any more.
We had to send the dogs to chicago for the tour because the Humane Society didn't want them in the house for the tour. It was so sad waking up without a wet nose in my face. They are back now though and my room was the animal room so they have new toys under the tree in my room. Martha and Pape are having a blast with their new squeaky toys. This tour has taken the best out of all of us. I learned that my Uncle is amazing at cleaning outdoor areas because he uses the time to think of smart remarks to say to me. My godmother Jan should give up her law career to be a decorator because she is amazing. She put together these garlands that everyone gasped at. My other uncle duffy can put together a floral arrangement with the best of them and all our friends and family can clean with the best of them. One day when my sister and I were hauling hundreds of pounds of dirt to the roof she dropped her bag and exclaimed "Stupid animals! If they would just stop having sex we wouldn't have to do any of this!" And I can honestly say that if it weren't for the animals we would never have agreed to do this. But since Mom says she will go nuts if we bring any more pets home, we have to help in this way. So I can honestly say never again, but at least it was for a good cause!
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