Adventures in Room Cleaning (or "Given the choice between staring down a load of terrorists vs. Getting Raven to clean her room: terrorists, easy.)

So, I need some advice. How do I get Raven to clean her room. Imagine my room as a kid, and multiply that by about five. I have tried everything: No TV until your room is clean, we can go to the park if you clean your room, time out, spanking, "throwing away" her toys. Still nothing. I am at my wits end. What do I do? Mommy Kelly suggests helping her clean it. Good idea dear, one problem. it winds up I clean the entire room!! I realize this is revenge on my not cleaning ways as a child, but COME ON!! Isn't there a statute of limitations on that?!? There has to be. In other news, we got Raven into Eugene Field Elementary Eugene Field. Hopefully she will do well here because if first impressions are all those teachers look at, yeah, neither of the Kindergarten are going to want anything to do with our daughter. Another dance season is over, and in other news I think it is safe to announce that Raven Kelly is heading for dance team. Its not the Dance Moms dance team, thank Heavens, its just a rec team. I don't think I could deal with our daughter the Diva if she were on a dance team where they would go to Nationals. Now, before I go on, let me say that I love Raven, but OMG, there are times I wish that she would just listen to me when I tell her to do something for instance clean her room. Other than that, the weather has finally turned around, but do not tell Mother Nature that because apparently, every time she hears it coming from me, its like she says "Oh really, here have about 30 feet of snow there, Sioux Falls." Anyway, that is about all that's going on here in the Falls. I will see most of you in about two weeks assuming we don't get lost somewhere between here and Fayetteville (my moneys on getting lost in Charlotte). From the "shh don't let on to Mother Nature that we are aware of the nice weather" tundra, this is Daddy Kelly saying I love ya'll and see you in a couple of weeks.