Child Labor

 Our rental house here lost its tenant.  On the one hand, it is good I'm here, I can do the cleaning and all that and not have to pay someone else to do it.  On the other hand... I get to do the cleaning!  I asked the kids if anyone wanted to come and help.  I was astonished that every single one of my children wanted to come!  I was even more astonished that nearly all of them were really good workers.  I may have to keep my niece, Sarah, because she was amazing and worked hard.

 Sarah, working on the stove.  She scrubbed off all the grime and she cleaned out the fridge as well.  Did I mention that she was phenomenal?!

Delaney's method of "cleaning" the floor.

Callie was the official window washer.  She washed every window and wiped the panes and walls.  

The yard is ginormous.  Big enough that we'd have used the riding lawn mower if we could have brought it.

Joshua buckled down out there in the 90 degree heat and he mowed that yard!  Yes he did.

 Callie helped with the stove after she finished her window washing.  Marian took over the wall wiping.  Marian also cleaned all the ceiling fans and did all the mopping.

Rylee helped to cross the completed jobs off the list.

 Marian also helped to scrape the ugly wallpaper off the bathroom wall. That was a job she really enjoyed!

Rylee also helped with the wallpaper.  She thought it was great fun to spray the wall.  And isn't that awful wallpaper?!!  I mean, to have in your bathroom?! (Not that I can think of where it would be good to have that wallpaper, although it is kind of fun.)

No worries!  The wallpaper is gone, as is the hideous tub surround.  Give us another week and we'll have fresh paint and surround and it will look fabulous!  Then we'll just need a new tenant.......