New routines and hair

A friend posted some parenting tips on her blog in response to a giveaway contest. She was talking about letting the calendar be the "bad guy". Her girls' birthdays are on an odd and an even day, so that's how they assign who gets to pick the movies, etc. That person is also assigned to wipe up the table and dustbust under the table on their day. I read that and thought, "Dustbust under the table?!?!? I never even thought about that. What genius!!!"

So after dinner that night, I gave Miriam a wipe to clean up the table where she sat and her chair. She was so excited, she cleaned up the whole table. Lizzie was rather put out that she didn't have anything to clean when she finished, but I reassured her and got out the dustbuster. I was really nervous that she would be afraid of it (my children have a deathly fear of the vacuum and loud noise in general) but she was so excited to clean that she dustbusted the whole rug under the table!! So this is our new nightly routine and we are still lovin' it.
Also, this morning I got my hair cut. I have been thinking about coloring my hair for the last little while. I've never actually colored it before and have always been a wimp and a cheapskate. But this morning I bit the bullet and did blond highlights. I know, it's very drastic and a huge change, but maybe someday you all will get used to it. It's also more on the short side, which I asked for and I love. Anyway, it's great to be blond again. Hee, hee!