Aaaaand so I’m taking one. We are going on a short 3 day vacay starting tomorrow so I won’t be around for the next few days. Lots of relaxing, swimming, reading, hiking, knitting, and just general playing around is in our immediate future and I can’t wait!
I just wanted to update you on the household chore thing: something seems to have clicked in my brain. Whereas before it was almost hard to ask my kids to do things, but now I just TELL them (in a nice way) that I need help with xyz, and lo and behold, they help! Sometimes it takes a wee bit of prodding, but for the most part they haven’t given me any flack about it. Just today I told my 12 year old son that his room had to be cleaned before bedtime, or else Mr. Nintendo DS would go into timeout for a week. I told him at 2pm, and the room was clean(ish) by 8:30. Of course he started at like 7:30, but I didn’t nag him – I was totally prepared to repossess the Nintendo DS, but I’m glad I didn’t have to.
Okay, well I still have tons of laundry to do before we leave tomorrow, so I better get to it. Have a good week and don’t forget to enter the applesauce giveaway! 🙂
That’s so great to hear about the kids. Keep it up, Supermom! And do you know how happy it makes me to see you list knitting on your vacay activities?
Hope it’s a great vacay Jill. Your chore posts have got me thinking. It’s time I get my kids going on helping around the house. I know they would, if only I’d ask (tell).
TTY when you get back!