Monday, April 25, 2011

puttin' the smack down

this is what mom always said when she was on a discipline kick or a chore kick. (and she didn't mean extra coins) basically it was whenever she wanted to take the reigns back from the six of us kids.

i've been there for a few months now.

last week i used a small wall by the garage door to hang:
scripture of the month
calendar
miles family rules and consequences (the kids had input here)
a summer schedule (very relaxed with blocks of time for certain activities.)

i started the summer closet with books, games, summer movie tickets- free popcorn shirt-$1 soda cups for harkins, bubbles, card games, etc. i still need to grab some things including the light brite a friend suggested. it's a good start.














in the laundry closet i hung:
Laundry : how to
Laundry Schedule

saturday I had alex read the how-to's to bailey while she did a load of wash.
then bailey read the next half to alex while he switched the laundry, added the dryer sheet, removed the lint, and started the dryer. i told them when the baby comes, it will be their responsibility to do the laundry while i recover. if they follow the schedule of 1 load of colors and 1 load of whites a day, they can stay on top of it.

they actually seemed to enjoy it. we'll see how long that lasts. but at lest they did it without a problem.



the family rules are going well. this is the first time i've bundled adam in with the "big kids" and held him to the same standard. i took his TV privilege away for a day last week when he hit alex for drinking the last of the o.j. the next morning he woke up and said,

hey! i have all my priviges!

and he's said it every morning since, even if they weren't taken away the day before.


4 comments:

Connie Miles said...

Nesting is taking on new meaning!

Anonymous said...

I'm LOL!! Does granny get any "priveges"? I think he must relate priveges-- losing or regaining-- with being a "big kid". Probby loves that!! You're awesome!!

Rhonna Farrer said...

LOOOOVE this, Ame!
You are a great mama...mia!
xox
r

Lacey said...

I'm impressed! I can just see your cute little house with these signs hanging in them!

I didn't realize you have to have a c-section. Me too. My recovery with each baby got easier and easier! And when I had my mind set to get over it, my recovery was quicker! I was so determined to get back into a normal routine! That definitely keeps me from going crazy! Good luck! I'm sure Bailey will keep those boys in check for you!