Cleaning and the Desire to Knit

Why does it have to be so hard to get kids to clean up after themselves? I remember when the girls were pretty good about cleaning up. These days, there is nothing but standing over them ordering them to pick up THIS and put it away. Right now I’m wondering if they will get enough done to deserve the movie I am dangling in front of them…

I really, really want to start working on my fair projects. The problem with knitting is it takes time. Sewing is a breeze time-wise. Here are some pictures of where we are with the projects right now: