Every year we would all gather at the home of my mother's younger sister. She specifically asked me not to write about her in the blog so she shall remain nameless. Actually, Dorothy (my mother) had two younger sisters and this sister was the middle one.
I can see the setting in my minds eye. The formal dining room had ten or twelve adults sitting around a beautiful table, the kids at an appendage, usually a folding card table or two secured on the end. While the parents sat in one room their offspring were 'pushed' into another, the den. It was a good set up. My older cousin Larry could tell stupid jokes out of adult earshot.
Now, it's not Thanksgiving I want to talk about but the house itself.
I digress. I know many family members read this. I do hope no one got the idea I'm anti-Thanksgiving after reading yesterday's blog entry. I love getting together with our little band of holiday celebrators. The company, food and setting couldn't be much better. I always miss Younger Daughter Rebecca and her husband Tim but living up in Portland makes travel selective.
The Thanksgiving house of my youth was, if I'm not mistaken, built in 1948. It was a beautiful brick home with lots and lots of windows. Think of stained glass without the stain. It had two main floors with a basement and attic. It had five bedrooms.
The house had a half bath and I don't understand why it's called a half bath. There was nothing to take a bath in, half or whole. The room had a toilet and a sink. The upstairs had a full bath, or shower, a sink and a toilet.
We watch "House Hunters" on HGTV.
Can anyone tell me why having TWO sinks in a master bathroom is so necessary?
Two toilets I can understand. When you got to go, you got to go. But two sinks? Why can't two people share? It's not like the man of the house is going to pee in the sink, the shower OK, but not the sink.
If a house is expensive and big it's bound to have another sink somewhere.
Also, is it just us or does En suite sound pretentious to you?
En suite, connected to the bedroom with a private door, a private not communal bathroom.
I was in the service and I can tell you a dozen commodes along one wall across from a dozen on the other wall, with no doors or dividers, THAT'S COMMUNAL.
Wanda and I are starting to think there's something wrong with us. We don't much care for stainless appliances, we don't care for much of the granite (too busy) counter tops and we just don't need two sinks in one bathroom. We have three sinks in this house which is one more than needed for two people when brushing teeth.
Really, how often do two people get ready at the same time where one can't use a different room?
I can think of reasons why a woman would want her own sink and they all have to do with the man being a slob. Maybe he leaves globs of toothpaste in the sink? Or, fingernail clippings or beard trimmings. Someone is going to clean it, eventually.
Oh, the need for his and her sinks....is his growing fungus?
This is from home improvement web site www.houzz.com
"With two sinks, theoretically no one will ever again spit toothpaste on your hand as you're trying to wash up. Also, your very own sink means you can keep your makeup, moisturizers or shaving kit out as necessary without having your partner knock anything over."
"And by having your own designated sink, you don't have to stare at your partner's toothpaste residue while you're brushing your own teeth. Even in the best of partnerships, there are some things neither of you want to see of the other."
I'll have sex with you and see you naked, but, I do not want to see your toothpaste residue.
I get it now. People are inherently territorial.
A large percentage of new builds have two sinks in the master bathroom. The growing trend is not just 'his and hers' sinks but 'his and hers' bathrooms.
Are the desires for the bathrooms of today a microcosm of modern life?
It is a sad day in Falls Church, Virginia.
Most of the 13,229, now 13,227 residents of this small idyllic town are reeling with the news of the senseless loss of life uncovered today.
It had been two days since Sarah Marcum had been seen and fellow workers were concerned. Cheryl Bainbrige said. "We never really saw Sarah since she worked from home but we would exchange Email, texts, and teleconference almost daily. Some of us got worried so I called the police."
Meanwhile 34-year-old James Marcum was also reported missing. He worked at the First National Bank and Trust as a loan officer.
After several attempts to reach James and/or Sarah local authorities entered the home and what they saw was shocking.
Sarah was discovered in the shower, dead. Cause of death has not been determined but a hair dryer was on the shower floor. All indications are she was electrocuted.
Not only is James missing but the bank is reporting a substantial shortage.
A friend of the couples said she knew they were having problems. "Sarah told me she was sick and tired of looking at James' toothpaste residue and was considering a divorce."
Police now suspect James embezzled several million dollars, killed his nagging wife and fled to Tunisia.
Maybe two sinks in every bathroom isn't a bad idea.
Disclaimer: I know some of you readers have large homes with en suites, duel sinks, granite counters and stainless steel appliances.
I hope you know all of this is very tongue in cheek.
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