Friday!

We are having a fun, relaxing summer and soon will be going to the beach (yay!).  David wanted some extra spending money, so he asked what he could do to earn it.  Well Mamma has plenty of stuff for him to do!  Today he dusted the house, dust mopped the downstairs, cleaned the kitchen counters and breakfast table and - the doozey of them all - vacuumed the house.  I hate vacuuming, so it was my pleasure to pay my sweet first born to do it - and he did a fantastic job!  He even backed out of the room while vacuuming to make the lines look good (Dad is so proud!).  He earned a lot of extra money today so he is excited and I got to get a lot of other things done while he was doing my normal Friday cleaning job!  Win-Win situation!

Jason, on the other hand, is not as motivated by money.  He did dust the baseboards in the house - but that was about all he wanted to do.  He did do his normal chores so now my house is sparkling clean!  Rick's mom bought him this huge dog for his birthday this past week - according to her he "fell in love with it and she had to get it".  Grandmothers are such suckers.  Here he is with his favorite pet.  We are already arguing about taking him on vacation.....he cries when I say it won't fit in the car.  Trust me, it won't.  But I'm not sure if I can take him crying all the way to the beach without it!  Stay tuned.....