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The benefits of new sponges

Yesterday I bought 3 new sponges, one of which happened to be purple. Yesterday evening after supper as I was getting the traffic report from Michael, I heard Eleanor ask, "Mom! Could you please clear your dishes!" By the time I was off the phone (maybe 1 minute later) the table was covered in soap suds except for the dinner dishes. I quickly cleared them and then Amanda found a sponge. Then Luke wanted in the action.

By the end of 10 minutes of more or less concentrated cleaning, the table and all the chairs had been soaped down, wiped down (by me), soaped down and wiped off again. They are pretty clean.

I wonder if the magic of the new sponges will still be in effect tonight?

p.s. Has anyone ever seen good rubber gloves for children? I have googled a few, but nothing really looks good quality---the Dora ones have cloth cuffs, there are some latex throw away ones... A few minutes of scrubbing made Amanda's hands hurt =(

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Anonymous said…
You might look for rubber gardening gloves in children's sizes.
March 6, 2009 at 7:30 AM
mathmom said…
Thanks for the suggestion! The ones I've seen so far have fabric cuffs, which make them less than optimal for washing things, although probably something would be better than nothing...
March 6, 2009 at 11:34 AM
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