Late night rambling or should I say early morning.

I am planning on making an "all about Ashley and Nicole post." It's the gathering of the pictures that takes the most time. I think it's safe to say that all of you parents out there have at one time or another felt overwhelmed with parenthood. When you have kids you're on the job 24/7. I have been really bad about getting my girls to help out. They really don't think they should have to do anything. It's my own fault for letting them get away with it for so many years. Christine thinks she should be getting more allowance. Hmmmmmm, maybe she needs to do something to earn it. They have it so easy. The other day she was asking me why her dad has more modern things. She says they have a dishwasher and a dryer and it's so much easier at dad's because they don't worry about saving money by not using certain appliances. I don't use the dishwasher because it doesn't get the dishes clean, and it doesn't bother me to wash them by hand. The dryer that died doesn't need to be replaced. It's not difficult to hang clothes on the line, but Christine complains about it when I ask her to do it. She thinks I shouldn't be so worried about saving money. Our power bill is outrageous, so I think it's a good thing to conserve. I guess when she's older she will understand more about cutting costs. I told her that the reason her dad doesn't worry about those things as much as I do is simple, he has more money. O.K. where did all of that come from? I did say that I ramble on. Oh yeah, we even wash our clothes in the creek. I'm kidding :) Everyone have a good day.