Job hunters!

This afternoon our doorbell rang and two little girls (who looked very familiar) were standing there wanting to rake some leaves because they wanted to earn some money. Goosey invited them in as the leaves didn't need to be raked. He said that he was sure that he could find something inside for them to do. They negotiated and they agreed to do the dishes for a nickel each! After they were finished with the dishes (there weren't a lot), I came up with a couple of jobs for them. They carried the Christmas presents downstairs and put them under the tree. They each got a gold dollar for that job (saved me lots of trips up and down the stairs!). Then they helped add a hanging string to the ornaments that I had made for them and their sister and brothers. They each earned a dime for that job. Then they were satisfied with what they had earned and were ready to go home to take the ornaments to their siblings. I walked them over...well, Woody carried Abigail back as she had taken her shoes off...she had been trying to wear the boots that we gave her last Christmas and she finally decided that they were too small. I stayed over there for a while and was entertained by many gymnastic moves and lots of cuddles from Esther.

Woody and I both went to Sunday School this morning. Woody taught his class. We came home and have taken it easy most of the rest of the day. Woody has watched football, come up with a job for Abigail and Joy, walked around the block, worked crossword puzzles, read and relaxed. I'm planning to take Joy's quilt downstairs and see if there is a Christmas DVD or VHS to watch while I attempt to finish attaching the binding.