Getting Help

Today I was so on top of "it" (what is "it" anyway?)! I got up at 5:15 and went to the Rec Center to work out and then ran to the Grocery Store for bread and muffin mix. I got home and put muffins in the oven, made the kids' school lunches and then woke everyone up to get the day going. I know. . .I'm on top of "it". . .not really.

I got the kids out the door and felt totally behind in my day. The house was a wreck and I have all kinds of people scheduled to come over today. . .the guys installing a new part to my washer and dryer, a guy coming to unhook the natural gas so that the guys can install the new part, and a guy to fix our heater (broken heater in Colorado in February isn't great). So I rushed around getting the house clean enough for that to happen (that entailed dumping five loads of clean laundry from the top of my dryer to my bed and putting the remaining five loads of dirty laundry into our "costume" closet).

As I was doing all of this stuff, I was thinking. I was thinking about Bronwyn Rapp and how her house is ALWAYS perfect. I was thinking about Gretchen Willis and how her kids have major responsibilities around her house. I was thinking about my sister-in-law, Missy and how her kids have a cute little chore chart (age appropriate). I was also thinking about how Hays is always wanting money for doing things around the house and how yesterday he said something about saving money for a car for when he turns sixteen (that is forever away--not at all--Hays will be sixteen in less than five years--YIKES).

So, I figured that it is time. I could use some help around the house and my kids could use some responsibility (and Hays needs a car). I ran to Office Depot and had BIG intentions of doing the most amazing chore chart the world has EVER seen, but I found this instead. Thank goodness! It made it easy and simple and I didn't have to spend all day on it for this month and then be a chore chart failure next month.

I am so excited about my new chart! I cannot wait to see what the kids have to say when they get home. Also, I realize that I left Gabby off. . .not only do they not make chore charts for Parties of Seven, but I think she can be "exempt" for at least another year!


This is Gabby just being Gabby as I type this blog entry.


This is one wall of my kitchen. . .right across from the laundry room and right by the door to the garage. This is my attempt at being more on top of "it" for 2010.