Summer Help

This summer I hired one of my old young women, Kate, to help out once a week.  She can drive now and would come over for 3-4 hours to babysit, clean, do projects or whatever I needed done that day.  Usually, it was babysitting so I could get out of the house and go shopping or get something done without all 4 kids in tow.  She'd come prepared with fun projects and crafts to do after the kids got their piano, cleaning, and workbooks done.  The kids loved her and it was a small break each week I could look forward to.  I'll be hiring summer help again in the future, it's a small price to pay for a little sanity.