Ala King

Last night we got the reminder call that Ala is coming today to clean the house. She is Polish and doesn't speak much English, and her husband Tony doesn't speak much more.

(my phone buzzes)

"Hello?"

"Alooo!? Alooo? Dis Dabeed? Dabeed, dis Tony. I remind...Ala is comink tomooroo?"

"Yes", I say, "tomooroo is fine, I mean, er...tomorrow is fine". And thusly it is done. Our lives will once again be transformed by Ala's cleansing powers.

All Praise Ala

Our new housekeeper "Ala" starts tomorrow, and judging by reports from my brother who recommended her, our lives are about to change. She is from Poland and apparently works like a mule team on caffeine and uppers. She often stays for 12 hours and reorganizes his whole house during the day, which also includes doing all the laundry.

She seems very nice, but in a "get the hell out of my way so I can get this done" kinda way. We're spending tonight making sure all clutter, dogs, and small children are way out of her way by tomorrow.

I'll give a full report from the new crib after Hurricane Ala...