8.10.2008

Spending her Allowance

The girls get 4 quarters a week for their allowance. They've been saving it up for a couple weeks, so Matt took them to the Target dollar section to unload all that money.

Sweetie chose 2 spray bottles-one as a present for Aunt Lisa (so sweet) and the other to help me clean the house. All day she kept asking me when she could start cleaning the mirrors and windows.

But we had a busy day yesterday-a family wedding reception for my younger brother, with lots of cousins, aunts, uncles, friends, grandparents... The girls ran and played for hours and were wiped out and fell asleep in the car on the way home.

As we pulled into the driveway, Sweetie stirred. Groggily, she croaked, "When can I start cleaning?"

I wish I woke up with those words on my lips! We went in the house and I poured some Windex into the bottle and gave her a towel. She worked hard for about 20 minutes until I made her put the cleaning supplies away and get in the bath tub.

This morning she woke up and said, "Mom, can I clean some more today?"

Sure, babe. Right after breakfast.

8 comments:

A Farmer's Wife said...

WOW!!! I need her excitement for cleaning the house to rub off on me! How cute!!!

Cathi Hamen said...

cute... my girls love cleaning the windows too!! maybe it wont end!

Nyla said...

That is so precious Chrissie! They are welcome to come clean my mirrors anytime! :)

Cathi Hamen said...

I miss u and them!!!!

Jill Duarte said...

my girls love cleaning too...especially with spray bottles on windows and mirrors. i need to get over the end result of their "cleaning". very cute post.

Alyssa Low said...

okay...that's amazing! em is in the same sort of stage. today it was cooking. she put on her apron, brought the footstool over to the counter to help flip the chicken.

Jill Duarte said...

Heard it's your birthday today. Have a great one!

Cathi Hamen said...

hey chrissie... call us when u are out here.. there is a farmers matket in ps on sunday night we should meet up there!! call my cell it will be a nice change in the week! love to you 4!