Helen & Alice

Steve has already introduced you to Eddie and Butch our drivers, so I will tell you about the maids, Helen and Alice.

Helen is more of a cook than a maid, but she also does the laundry, cleans the kitchen, feeds the dog and generally runs the household. She knows more about what goes on there than I or anyone else does, and she does it all very happily, and without complaint.

She spoils us by having fruit ready every morning, and making sandwiches for lunch, along with whatever we request for dinner. She is a very quick learner, and does well following a recipe, but she doesn't like to use a microwave, and prefers to use a toaster, instead of the oven. This works out great as long as you like all your food to be crunchy on the outside, and cold on the inside! Besides being ever cheerful and hardworking, she is a Christian and can always be found reading her Bible when her chores are done.

Alice does most of the cleaning, and with 6000 sq feet to clean, she is always busy. She also helps in keeping the boys organized, and makes sure they have everything they need for school. She is very good about keeping an eye on workers while they are in the house, and is always there when we need her.

I know that this seems like so much indulgence, and really I have to say that it is, but in a recent training class I took for handling your employees, I found out that it is not unusual for a Filipino family of 6 to have as many as 12 household helpers! Now if I could have drivers and maids, and live in the U.S. then I would have it made!