~ It's All For Free ~

My niece (Kayce 7) and nephew (Caleb 5), have spent the week with us so they could come to our VBS. Since VBS has been going on all week, I have fallen behind on absolutely everything. I needed to get a lot done this morning before I go to meet Jason & Jessica to give the kids back.

So, I put the kids in their swim suits and let them swim while I start washing the truck. Before long they were all helping....(I wish they did that when I was doing laundry too!)

Here is a conversation I had with Caleb:

Caleb: What do you want me to do Aunt Tracy?

Me: Would you like to wash the wheels?

Caleb: Sure....I can do that.

(after finishing the wheels)

Caleb: Aunt Tracy, when you go to church everybody is gonna say,

"whoo whee, who cleaned those wheels? They are so shiny!"

Me: They are very shiny....you are doing a great job.

(After a few more minutes of washing on the truck)

Caleb: Aunt Tracy, can you believe I am doing all of this hard work for free?

Me: You are? You don't want me to pay you?

Caleb: No, I like hard work....but if you want me to catch snails, it will cost you a whole

bunch....`cuz they are dross (gross).

(His Grammy pays him to catch snails in her flower beds)