Dust Bunnies and sand nightmares

My Mum arrives tomorrow so we have been madly cleaning in preparation. How much dust can be in one house !!! Its terrible , I can't even imagine how much we must inhale daily. Probably best not to think about it. I know that we live in the desert but can't believe how much sand there is everyday , its like we live in a sandbox. Doesn't help that Yonatan does actually have a sandbox which happens to be his favourite activity. Today for instance , he had two friends over and usually when Yonatan is alone I can turn him upside down and give him a good shake before he comes inside , but forget it with three kids. In and out constantly , so in the end I gave up. Maybe I should keep a vacumn by the back door and vacumn them off before there come in , a bit like a security check before entry, checking pockets,socks and all hidden creases for sand. In the end I opted for a walk over to the petting zoo to play with the guinea pigs, turtles, goats and bunnies. The chincillas bit, as does the ferret so we avoided these and had a nice time otherwise. Can't avoid the sand under foot much londer so I am going to have to wash the floor tonight, oh well at least no carpet and can pour the water straight out the door. So my Mum arrives in less than 12 hours and thinking about poor old Jules saying goodbye to hers. Don't worry Jules at least your house doesn't resemble a small , badly assembled sand castle.