Savoring as Clean as It's Ever Gonna Get

That was me this afternoon.  Savoring as clean as my house was ever gonna get - that is the "company" rooms in the house. (I try not to think about the rest of it.)  Anyway, as a glass-half-full person, I chose to savor the moment rather than lament that my house might never be that clean again.  Because let's face it, I have six pets.  Short of torching the place, there will always be fur, dander and heaven knows what else lurking in the dark places.  Or, the well-lit places, for example here:


This is a hair tumbleweed that I found
 on a lampshade this afternoon.


Oh and there will be no "training" post today either since I ditched training last night for a date with Mr. Clean and a Magic Eraser.  [What the heck is in those things anyway?]  Magic Eraser didn't fare too well:


Magic Eraser after "erasing" dog grime
 from lower two feet of kitchen walls


Oh, and Mr. Clean thought I should get rid of the abstract wall art by the dog gate.  See:

Hmmm, the coffee (aka: hen session) went well.  No one choked on a hairball or broke out into hives or anything.  I did get a few comments about our recent redecorating, like:

"That's not a baby gate, is it?"
"Wow, you really have puppy-proofed [referring to x-pen in family room]."  (Obviously that person hadn't seen the cabinets, carpet, chair legs, rugs, etc...)
"Oh, Elizabeth!"  [long pause]  Me - "Yeah?"  "Look at your cabinets!"  Me - "Yeah, I got over that months ago.  You should see the one over there!"

And my FAVORITE comment (actually took this as a compliment on my cleaning):
"Do your dogs shed much?"  :)

So I sat in my kitchen after everyone had left and basked in the pet-free - well 30 seconds of pet-free - sorta clean space.  Here's a peek at what I saw:

Don't worry, he only had one cup of decaf. :-)

OMG - she's gonna set her tail on fire!

Cat redecorating. :( 

This is the part where I snap back into the real world.  Oh well; it was nice while it lasted.  :)