Tidied-up little treasures

-But, Mom, weeding is so good! – Pa says, her big eyes rolling over her new “little treasures” box.

And exactly!
Recently, the two of us sat down and decided that instead of calling in the aunt who usually rushes to help us tidy up at the end of summer, WE WOULD DO THE WEEDING OURSELVES.
And the money we would have spent on the cleanup—we’d split it between us.

For two half-days, we went on our knees, puffing and sighing as we loaded buckets with those pesky weeds.
Weed after weed, which My regularly scattered around.
We wiped the sweat off our brows, but kept marching determinedly toward our goal!
And we achieved it!

With our dirty hands washed and feathers fluffed,
we dashed instantly to the store for our promised reward.

Running between the shelves, Pa stopped:

“And you? Aren’t you going to buy anything with your share?”
I shook my head.
“Alright,” says Pa, “you can use my makeup set too.”
We weeded together.
We’ll put on makeup together too.
And next time we go weeding, at least we’ll look pretty. 🙂
Pa said that blue and yellow eyeshadow would definitely suit me.

We worked like oxen.
We’ll be beautiful, like gazelles. 😉

#motherhood

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