start 'em young

I do love a clean floor!

and girls to help me clean them?

priceless

~

on that note...

Everyone knows

how much I love a good tool, too.

For the past 5 years

I've chosen lightweight vacuum cleaners

so my little ones would be able to 'help' vacuum.

You know - to encourage working and all.

Problem is

those little bitty vacuum cleaners

aren't meant to handle all the dirt

of a 2 dog, 8 person, mostly carpet house.

and

the littlest ones

shh - aren't really all that great at vacuuming.

Oh

their hearts are good

but they lack talent.

The big ones greatly dislike vacuuming.

So

to bless them

I usually do the bulk of the vacuuming around here.

At least once a day.

every

single

day.

It really should be done twice a day.

For about 5 years

I've been using what amounts to a toy!

I know - I'm pretty slow sometimes!

~

For my birthday

I asked for a real vacuum.

No frills needed,

just powerful suction.

And probably a bit heavier

than the little ones would be able to handle.

How many gals have a vacuum that matches their phone??

and - I don't have to fight Lily for this one anymore