I obviously don't adhere to the child labor laws enforced in this country. Chickie and her friend just cleaned the dining room, living room and sunroom today. I was amazed. It looks wonderful.

I guess that will teach Chickie to call me at work and tell me she is bored. Seriously? We did pay them, but I put a bit of a twist on it. They have a tendency to start the work and never finish it, which quite often means, I have more of a mess than when I started. I told her that if she wanted to receive compensation for her work, she had to complete all of the tasks. They worked really hard and it shows. My furniture is even polished, the rugs have been vacuumed, and the sunroom floor mopped. To top it off, all of the Christmas decorations are now packed away, waiting to be put up.

The bonus? They even cleaned the guest bathroom, all except for the shower.

I could get used to this. Maybe I won't have to hire a maid after all.