Cleaning....

When I was in the second trimester of pregnancy with the twins, I could barely bend over, and I felt like I had run a marathon within an hour of arising in the morning. So, my wonderful husband got me these two lovely maids that came twice a month. H-e-a-v-e-n! I still had them after the twins were born because... well, I was nursing every two hours around the clock. So naturally when we moved to Colorado I thought he would still let me have a maid come twice a month. Nope.

At first I was a bit annoyed. How was I going to keep the house clean? I think Jimmy knew what I now know - I already HAVE maids! Six of them to be exact! So I've spent the last six months or so training them to clean our home. It's been difficult at times - you have to keep on them like white on rice. Three words are of vital importance in training children to clean - inspect, inspect, and inspect. But now, finally, I have some pretty good workers on my hands. They rarely complain about chores (although Eli has feigned injuries a few times as soon as I said it was time to clean) and they work hard, and I have to say, they clean pretty darn well. The only thing I do is mop the kitchen floor and clean the sink, countertops, and stove, and they clean the rest of the house.

Well, today I got to witness even more fruit from my labor. I was cleaning in the kitchen, and I hear Eli in the bathroom saying, "See, like this... Good, Riley. Good. Right here, see? That's good, Riley!! Now over here..." So I peek in the bathroom, and I see Eli training Riley to clean the toilet! I was so proud of my little man. He ain't no spring chicken - he's working himself right out of some of his chores! Here's some pics of him training Riley....