Blog Snafoo!

I came today with the intent to update you on my families first week of choring, only to find out that the blog I thought I wrote a couple weeks ago with pictures of my awesome chart is no where to be found. It was a mobile blogging that apparently got lost :( So I will have to re post pics after this but I am currently too lazy to get up and retake lol.

The girls are really excited about the prospects of "prizes" they can receive, but I'm obviously elated by the thought of a clean house lol. The chart is interactive and fun for them. Its been the first week and of course day 1 started out with a bang - over zealous children doin a thousand because they think its gonna get them more treats...WRONG lol but I let them indulge anyway. They say it takes 21 days to make some a habit and that is the goal so that come time for school and new bambino, we will have this down to a science. In my charting system, the girls don't get paid with money. Instead they each get to write down "treats" they would like to earn. My oldest tried to bust out with video games and Nooks....ummm yeh not gone happen. It has to be under like $20. At the end of the week, IF they have completed their chores daily (not half assed) they get to pull a paper from their tins and whatever they pull is their treat for that week.

My hubby actually questioned the NUMBER of chores I gave G1 and I quickly gave him the "when i was growing up speech". I mean I hate to pull the race card, but in this instance its just necessary. My husband (1/2 Caucasian) grew up in a house without chores/structure/and his mom did the basics for him. Ummmm my family don't play that lol. We were doing chores before we could fully learn to make a mess and it was second nature to us. As the mother and foundation to my legacy, ALL my children (male and female) WILL know how to cook, clean, wash clothes, and be respectful!! Woooo I digress LOL. Bottom line is children need structure and can only appreciate it as they get older, but we are off to a great start! I am SURE the thrill will die down soon lol.