Cleaning Swap

I have a very sweet friend named Amber. She lives in my neighborhood and is one of those friends you always wonder how you would live without. Amber is so generous, so helpful, so kind......I am always learning from her. She helps me strive to be a better person.

Amber and me

One of her amazing ideas was to start Cleaning Swap Monday! (And to those of you that have a friend that lives close by, I suggest you do this!...Esp if you have kids!) Everyone knows that once you starting having children, you tend to put other things on hold, like the dishes, laundry, mopping, dusting. Some days I can't think straight because my house gets so dirty.

On Mondays, Amber and I take turns cleaning the house and watching the kids. I bring James over to her house by 6:30 or 7 am. She watches him with her kids, while I go back to my house (all alone!) and clean for about 3 hours! With NO DISTRACTIONS! Then around 10am, she drops her two kids and James off at my house. I watch the kids, and she has a few hours to clean! We try to get it all done before afternoon naps! It is incredible and gets our week started off on the right track.

The bonus is that these three kiddos love each other and play hard together! They are best friends! Here are some pictures of them playing at my house while Amber takes her turn cleaning.

James and Taylor play in a plastic bin.

Law hanging out just as happy as he can be :)

Hugs and Kisses!

Having lots of fun!