Friday, November 21, 2008

How About Thanksgiving by Candlelight?

First of all, most of you guessed correctly - my invention was for getting cobwebs up by the ceiling.  Secondly, I LOVED all the clever names you came up for my invention!  In fact, there were so many great ones, I'm going to give linky love (and/or fame and glory) to those who offered a name for my invention.  However, I promised for the best answer I would also add their link to my blogroll, and after much thought, I decided this was my favorite, and most appropriate name for my new invention:
  
 

 The Thrifter
Named by Michelle Gartner of  

  
(And that is indeed a "swiffer" cloth rubber banded onto the top of a sturdy yardstick we have.)
  
But I have to share the others too, they're great!
  
The Web Wipe by Mary Ruby of Mother No's Best
    
The Nook-Cleaner by desperateblogger of Manna from Heaven
   
The Web Whacker by Carol
   
The Smoosh (if you're going to use it to kill bugs) 
by Anne of Small Town Mommy
   
The Dust & Measure (Accomplish 2 tasks with just 1 tool!) by Lynne of The Sewing Mom
    
Handy Dandy Duster Buster by Cedar of Adirondack View
   
and
   
Kevin even provided a name for two different models, 
one for men - The Webinator, and for women - The Foof Away
  
So the whole reason for the cleaning is not surprisingly, because we're having a house full of company for Thanksgiving.  So of course as I am moving about my house, I suddenly see 3,000 places that need cleaning.  Everything from black residue from the hinges on our doors, to dog hair in places I couldn't imagine, to crap on the white face-outs of our staircase that you see right when you walk in the front door... The list goes on and on of all these little places I don't normally think to clean that somehow I suddenly notice when company is coming.  Gah!
   
So I go to thinking, maybe this year we should start a new tradition.  How about "Thanksgiving by Candlelight"?  That would save me soooooooooooooo much cleaning if it were nice and dark and no one could see my dirt!  I could give everyone their own Garmin GPS and tell them, "Ok, the turkey is at these coordinates, the bathroom is at these coordinates, the pumpkin pie is at these coordinates..."
  
That's what I dread about Thanksgiving - it's not the cooking or the dishes, it's finding and cleaning all those sneaky dirty spots!
  
Thanksgiving is an AWESOME holiday, but is there one thing YOU dread about Thanksgiving?  Is it the 4 hour car trip to the second cousin's house?  It is green bean casserole?  Digging the neck and gizzards out of the turkey?  Tell me!
  
The end, but not really - I want to hear what you have to say!

12 comments:

  1. I love all of the names!

    I always say, I need to have company come several times a year, that's then only time I get my house cleaned!
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  2. Great suggestions. You have clever readers!

    I wonder. If I have company over more often, would my house be cleaner? I'm like you - I start freaking out and taking care of things I put and am willing to live with, but not let other folks see.

    The Sinister-in-Law. No clue what my BIL sees in that witch.
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  3. I crochet a littledooday that does this. It fits on the end of a broom and when it needs to be washed ya just throw it in the washer. Soooooo cute and works great. Love your invention too! Swiffer can be a beautiful thing lol.
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  4. HEY HEY- thanks for picking me and the link... saw it my reader this am. But couldn't comment earlier- my house was calling my name... it kept saying

    "I'm dirty- help your 5 kids are trashing me..."
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  5. Thanks for the mention. You have a great blog.
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  6. The cleaning up before Thanksgiving, to me, is not as bad as the cleaning up AFTER! This year it's a treat that my sister-in-law is in charge of Thanksgiving this year. Whee!!
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  7. A little something for you over at She Lives, Carole. You can tie it to the end of a toothpick and clean between your 'puter keys or something. heh.
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  8. I know you were joking (I think) about the candlelit thanksgiving, but I actually like the idea! It would give a different feel to the meal, and I know my kids would think it was fantastic. So maybe we'll do that this year.

    The main thing I dread about Thanksgiving is CLEAN UP. Actually, I dread that about every meal.
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  9. Awesome invention. I need that myself! I really like 'The Foofer'.

    I got called over to my sisters the other day to 'notice' all those spots for her (her house is for sale and she had a serious buyer coming over). All the little things you don't 'see' when you live there.

    I made her hose off her garage door. Now there's a task you'd never imagine doing unless someone else noticed!

    Enjoy the holiday with your guests.
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  10. great invention! Hmmm, lessee. Thanksgiving at my folk's house is fun, but I hate cooking. I don't like it being all about the FOOD. We eat, and its over. Its just food, people! LOL. I like food ok, but the whole day dedicated to cooking and eating, well its too much. Dh thinks I am NUTS to say such a thing. Hee hee.
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  11. My favorite is the Foof Away...you can't be too careful about getting rid of foof!
    Isn't that a band, the Foof Fighters? (Foo Fighters, actually) Oh, that could be another name for your invention...the Foof Fighter! LOL
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