Three hours of cleaning

Friday, June 28:  It is the day before Kaity's seventh birthday. Kaity is having an outdoor birthday party tomorrow over at her house. She has been trying to get her room clean for several weeks just in case any of her friends want to see it and play for a little while there.

Kaity has a LOT of stuff! I told her that Emma and I would help her clean her room this afternoon, and that is exactly what we did. We dedicated three hours to the task and were only one minute and 29 seconds beyond our three-hour limit. We were pretty pleased.

Diana made a good list for us about what to do with things Kaity no longer wanted to keep, or clothes that no longer fit her, broken toys, etc. We followed her wishes exactly.

Kaity helped quite a bit with decision-making and she was actually quite agreeable to throwing old and broken stuff in the trash. 

The three hours rushed on by. Pretty soon, the floor was cleared of debris, two full trash bags were out in the trash, two boxes were assembled of stuff to either give away or sell, laundry was put in the hamper in the bathroom, storage containers were stacked in her closet, the floor was swept completely, her books were organized on her shelf (thanks to Emma), and her room looked very much improved.

When I had arrived at 1:05 to start this little project, I took one look at the room as it was and felt completely overwhelmed. So right out loud, I asked the Lord to help me keep to the task at hand, be patient with Kaity, and get the job done. Thanks so much, Lord, for listening to my prayer for help and for being with us today as we cleaned.