It took me three weeks, but I did it. I finally compiled a list of skills I want my kids to work on this summer. These are skills that I don’t have time to address during the school year and by focusing now…we will all benefit next school year. They get a reward for each skill mastered and a bonus Continue Reading →
These are my morning buddies. They are the ones who get up most mornings and pull together something for everyone to eat for breakfast. I am not a morning person so this blesses me abundantly day after day. My boys didn’t just start throwing together ingredients one day and call it a success. It took me taking the time to Continue Reading →
If you were sitting in my home at 5:00 pm each day, you would think a silent alarm of some sort had gone off that you’d missed hearing. At 5:00 pm every day, my children know it is time to turn off all of the screens, stop their play or come inside–whatever they are doing stops. 5:00 pm signals the Continue Reading →
When I spoke with my friends at MOPS, many people wanted some ideas for things that kids can do around the house to help. I have posted this before at this link: http://mommymap.blogspot.com/2007/10/job-listings.html However, the dynamics of my family has changed slightly since then so there are a few more things they help out with. The things my kids do Continue Reading →
I don’t know how it is in your house but it sure seems like I used to have to answer questions daily like, “Who gets to pick the movie?”, or “Can I open the garage?”, “Can I go get the mail?”, or “Can I have the Costco receipt and give it to the person at the door?” Now that’s really Continue Reading →
Just to give you a jump start of ideas that you can have your kids help you with around the house, following is a list of the “jobs” my kids do around our house on a daily basis. Clean up their own Quiet Time areaSweep the kitchenCollect the trash from around the house and take it outsideVacuum the Living RoomVacuum Continue Reading →