BUBBLE NIGHT

I have always wanted dark hardwood floors. The beauty in the pictures always show such a beautiful shine. Something about brazilian cherry really does it for me. Well, the new house doesn't have brazilian cherry, they are not even mine, we're renting, but the floors are a nice dark oak wood floor. They glisten when they are polished. The shine when they are swept mopped, and then someone walks on them and it's over. The sun hits the floor and suddenly little foot prints are marked everywhere! Then there is eating. More food ends up on the floor then in the mouth I think, I really can't get over it. We left Buster(the dog) behind and he was the biggest help I've ever had for helping me clean the floors. So I have now taken up mopping quite frequently these lovely floors. This week was busy and there were quite a few popsicle dippins, dried cereal, ketcup, ranch dressing, you know, splattered on my floor. I was starting to dread the thought of scrubing the floors when along came, no not my fairy God mother, but a briliant idea. The kids could HELP me! Yes that's right stop the play, actually put all the toys away- and HELP. Everyone had a chore and then they were to meet me in the kitchen. Isabelle couldn't handle the suspense as to why she needed to come to the kitchen when we were not eating. So I finally said "Because tonight is bubble night." Everyone ended up in their bathing suits chores done in five minutes and we had the greatest time with bubble night. We all mopped Cinderella style, with a bucket and rags, Calina too! She stayed at the bucket for about 30 minutes just putting the rag in and wringging it out. The others were skiing, and made a homemade slip and slide right in the house!! It was a blast.
While the floors inside where drying we all went outside and washed my car! Yes Bubble night continued! We had so much fun washing the car, the kids brought out their bikes. Once all that was all bubbled up (and rinsed) we all went upstairs for a huge bubble bath. What a night! On the way up the stairs they all said "Thanks mom for having bubble night!" "Bubble night rocks!" Okay so I got my floors and car washed out of the deal, plus a thank you? Who would have thought?! And I didn't mind a little bubble night either!