A Tale of Two Moms: Extreme Homemaker

On June 22nd I posted the following on Facebook

I got some replies that flew right over my head. i.e

I seriously didn't think twice about these comments. I was like, duh, yeah there's a show. It's on ABC, they makeover people's homes. I'm not sure if any of you have caught on yet either but in my post I said "Extreme Homemaker" not "Extreme Home Makeover" as I had intended. A friend of mine pointed this out several days later. No wonder no one was volunteering.

extreme |ikˈstrēm|adjective

1 reaching a high or the highest degree; very great : extreme cold.

• not usual; exceptional : in extreme cases the soldier may be discharged.• very severe or serious : expulsion is an extreme sanction.• (of a person or their opinions) advocating severe or drastic measures; far from moderate, esp. politically : their more extreme socialistsupporters.• denoting or relating to a sport performed in a hazardousenvironment and involving great physical risk, such as parachuting or white-water rafting.

homemaker |ˈhōmˌmākər|
nouna person, esp. a housewife, who manages a home.
makeover |ˈmākˌōvər|nouna complete transformation or remodeling of something, esp. a person's hairstyle, makeup, or clothes.
Obviously I was volunteering for the t.v. show, not to be an extreme homemaker, as for those of you who know me, there is nothing "extreme" about my homemaking except for maybe the "extreme" lack of homemaking. Anyhow, I went, alone from 8 pm- 2 am and volunteered doing odd jobs. When I arrived at 8 pm the house was framed and they were working on drywalling, painting, roofing, and landscaping. I was able to help by picking up trash, providing the manual laborers with water, shoveling dirt and carrying bricks. It was a great experience and I was glad I was able to help out a family in need. I'll let you know when the show airs. Here is what the home looked like the next night.

Home in Daybreak, South Jordan, UT for the Gomez family

We took the kids on a walk around the area the night after and took some photos by the lake across the street. Although it would be nice to have a home makeover, I'm just thankful I have a home, an awesome "extreme homemaker" named Christy, and 2 happy healthy kids. I am the luckiest person alive.