Birthday time!

We are all busily preparing for JR's 14th birthday. this is the first party we have hosted since we came here. Funny how my home looks fine on an everyday basis, but when I know company is coming, I view my home from someone else's view and I see all the things I can ignore on a daily level. I won't go into detail about the carpet spots ,the unwanted wall decorations, or the Christmas things still not in the attic at the end of May. But I will say trying to clean and organize a house with 4 kids as my only partners is a challenging endeaver. I have discovered that white vinegar is a Godsend. I put some in a spray bottle and it works on carpet spots, and mouthy kids. They hate being sprayed with it more than they like to fight.