What is the best way to combine these sentences using a prepositional phrase?
mom said it was time to paint the house. she had that "don't-try-to-get-out-of-it" look.
a. mom said it was time to paint the house with that "don't-try-to-get-out-of-it" look.
b. mom said it was time, with that "don't-try-to-get-out-of-it" look, to paint the house.
c. mom, with that "don't-try-to-get-out-of-it" look, said it was time to paint the house.