Tuesday March 13

The kids all know what jobs are expected of them....mostly.

But we were still having a hard time getting things done around here, without me doing a lot of yelling.

We all know that it is no fun for me to yell.

So I decided we needed to get back onto our 'chore chart' routine.

I wrote mostly all new chores to hang on our chore chart....cause the ones we had at the old house are not the same chores we have at this house :)

So all new daily chores for each day of the week.

Then I made a clip board for the big girls.

The clip board tells them what needs to be done, by what time in the morning and afternoon.

So it has wake up time at 7 and getting hair done at 7:30.....so they have to eat breakfast and get dressed and make their beds all before it is time to do hair.

And it goes on like that through the morning....all heading up in the right direction to leave right at 8:40 to make sure Elsie gets to school on time.

On the clip board, it tells them to do their morning or afternoon chores for that day.

It incorporates the chore chart, so they will know exactly what I want done, when I want it done.

And guess what????

I think it is gonna work!!!!

There really wasn't much fighting (in comparison to the normal day anyway...)

I think I myself need to have a clip board and chore chart list.....

I am the kind of person who likes to have a list to cross off once I have done it.....so I think my girls are like me in that way.

Anyway.....I sure hope we can stick to it.

We actually weren't right on track today.

With daylights savings time I felt bad waking them up at 7....so we started it all at 7:30....

But I think tomorrow we can plan on going right along with the chart.

Having a list for after school was amazingly helpful too.

They had a time they had to have a snack by......then chores and homework....and when they got that all done, they can play until dinner time.

Then help with cleanup.....a time for family prayer and bed time.

We cut the boys hair tonight....so the bedtime was a little off track, but we will get there :)

Cassi.....after feeding the chickens and Mater.

Madi, folding her basket of laundry and putting them away....

Porter, helping Dad to spread the truckload of rocks and dirt.

Aren't they just the cutest????

Like Father, like Son :)

Elsie went along and did little chores here and there.

She did go out and help dad out in the shop while I was making dinner....she thinks that is just the greatest....

She had a rough day today....

This rainy/stormy weather gets to her and she had some pretty tight muscles today.

But she works hard and stays happy until she just can't handle it anymore.