rule #1

There is a rule in my house... messes are ok, but you have to clean them up.  A. recites this rule on a daily basis.  She is typically loves cleaning up and actually, cleaning in general.  She mops, swiffers, puts dishes away... well, depending on the day.  On this particular day, we were putting away the fall decorations to get ready for the Christmas decorations.  She made a scarecrow with Oma around Halloween so we had a discussion that the scarecrow, Lenny, was now ready to go into the trash.  So, she set out to take out the hay and put it in a trash bag so we could save the clothes for another year.  I walked away to be with K. for a minute and this is what I came back to....

Hay all over the floor

with little tiny, tiny pieces just perfect for K. to put in his mouth.

A. was singing, "messes are ok, ok, ok, messes are ok, yes they are.  We just have to clean them, clean them, clean them, we just have to clean them, yes we do."

This was her introduction to using the dyson.  She's a pro now.