Conflict resolved.....

I'm of two minds on the house cleaning issue. I think that it is very important for children to know that they have a direct impact on their environment. If they don't pick up after themselves they have chaos. If they clean/straighten as they go its easier to clean up later. They need to know how to clean a bathroom, a kitchen, a bedroom. It is a fundamental truth, "these things don't just magically take care of themselves." On the other hand, there are few things more wonderful than having these things magically take care of themselves. To that end, Yolanda is starting today. She will come and do magic at our house every other week. I've decided that the kids will have to clean twice as much on the off week to keep the lessons fresh in their minds. Hey, bonus for me.