Home Beautiful

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What was the name

of that paint colour?

Was it Midnight Blue?

I wish I wrote it down

The writer might ask

Did you fill that crack

beside the pool?

I asked you to do it

on the weekend

It might show up

in the photographs

Christ

I asked you to fix it

Where's the girls?

Could you dress them?

I laid their clothes out

last night

you don't even have to think

Actually

Make them have breakfast first

And brush their teeth

before they get dressed

Then I'll clean the sink

again

Before the crew gets here

Tell them not to spit near

the mirror

Maria cleaned it yesterday

I don't want spit marks on the mirror

Watch them

Lock Fifi around the sideway

She hasn't been clipped

in weeks

I don't want her

in any of the shots

Should we have the bi-fold doors

open or shut?

What do you think?

People often have them open

But what if the

flies come in?

Luna! Get that trike

out of here

I told you to lock the

bikes around the sideway

It's clutter

Get off that trike now

I'll have to mop

Again

We don't ride inside, sweetie

You know that

You could scratch the floorboards

I hate that vase

Your mother gave us

It's not our style

I told you

to put it in the shed

I still have to do my hair

My face

Don't tell me

it's three hours away

That's nothing

Do you know how much

I have to do?

Check on the girls

Make sure they're

not making a mess

Did you check on them?

Are they making a mess?

Have they got shit out?

Should we light the fire?

Where's that

last minute list?

I hate this picture frame

Should we take it down?

Do you have time

to patch the wall?

It's always been

too low

The girls are sitting on the floor

aren't they?

I ironed their bedspreads

already

Tell them not to

sit on their beds

We don't want creases

Maybe get their breakfast

Brush their teeth

Dress them

Go to the park

Leave me to be

I'll do the last minute things

I wish the grass looked greener

The bamboo looks dry

Don't you think the

bamboo leaves look dry?

They need more water

Do you think that swing

should be there?

Or does it look crass?

Have we got time to

take it down?

Just give them cereal

We don't want toast crumbs

I've mopped already

Make them eat on the deck

Remind them

to push their chairs back in

under the table

after they've finished

Go get them

Make sure they're

not sitting on the beds

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