Getting the Carpets Cleaned

It's that time of year again. Although I generally don't like it to get this close to the holidays, we have the carpet cleaners coming this week. So, the hubs and I had to get everything ready today. He says this is like the old joke about cleaning the house before the maid shows up. But really it's a matter of getting all the funiture out of the way so they can do their job. And, of course, once you start to move furniture you uncover all sorts of things...

Now the carpets are cleared and ready for their semi-annual bath. Thank goodness we aren't entertaining for Thanksgiving. Instead, we will be spending much of that day putting everything back where it belongs. While we are at it, the Christmas decorations will start going up. And, no doubt, we will be more than ready to sit down to a relaxing dinner at my sister's!