math lesson

Tonight at dinner I gave the children a math lesson. 

I started out asking, "How many hands does mom have?"  "TWO" yelled Brenna.
"That's right" I said... "and how many people live in our house?"   "SEVEN" announced Preston. 
"That is right again!!... How many hands do seven people have?"   ...Ooo Ooo...  "FOURTEEN" exclaimed Wyatt.

"FOURTEEN,  That is a lot of hands! ...  Fourteen hands sure can make a lot of messes... am I right?"
 "YES" (their enthusiasm fading)
Does it seem right that mom's TWO hands clean up after the mess left behind from  ALL FOURTEEN hands in this house???
Uhhh... "No mom, it doesn't" ...    ---Well I'm glad you all agree!!    :)

So we worked out a system to help with dish duty after dinner.  I personally am very excited about this and it went very well.  Riley cleared and wiped down the table, Preston unloaded the dishwasher and Wyatt and I loaded the dishwasher.  As we were working on the kitchen Brenna cleaned up the family room.  It was lovely!  :) 
          Many HANDS Make Light Work!!