Chore Box

I have seen plenty of posts about Chore Boxes on Pinterest and Face Book, so I made up my own. My middle son (12) has pleaded diplomatic immunity toward the box. lol Sorry, it applies to all the young people in the house (maybe the older ones, too :))

My version of our chore box is kinda a conglomerate of different ones. I decided to write my own little poem for the front. To me, it makes it more personal and unique. (My children's names names are erased for privacy).

I wanted something that would hold up so, I chose to use popsicle sticks for the chores. They are being held in a upside down water bottle. The kids are able to twist off the cap and whatever falls out, is their chore.

The Angry Birds idea came from my youngest son. While out yesterday, I saw the Angry Birds fruit snacks at Wally World. My son noticed that there are cut outs on the box- so we cut them out and used them to decorate our chore box :)


Also, when introducing this at our family meeting, it was also explained that every Friday evening at about 6 pm, the box will be cleaned out- whether the contents are emptied in the trash or taken to Goodwill that is right up the street from us :)

Does it work? Well, I haven't implemented it quite yet, but it appears to be helping already. They are really thinking before they walk out of the room and leave things lying around, which is exactly what I wanted!

First Communion!!!

God answered a long prayed prayer...He filled my sons with the Holy Ghost! Middle son got it March 20, 2012 and baby boy got it five days later on March 25, 2012!!! Yes, we totally lost it! Now, we have a saved household! God is good! This photo was taken the night of their first Communion:

Christmas 2012

Our tree and Christmas decor & Dad helping us make our Gingerbread House:

Helping Others

Helping out at our local soup kitchen for Thanksgiving. Its a family tradition that we have enjoyed doing for about 10 years now. We get up around 5:30 Thanksgiving morning, meet with our church group, help out where we can and around 12 we leave to go have our holiday meal with our family and loved ones.

Our Sports World

Senior Photos

So, I really wanted to take my daughter's Senior Photos in the Fall, but on the nice pretty days, something would pop up and I couldn't get them done. Then, we had the one week of Indian summer weather and low and behold, I end up with the flu! Ugh! I prayed and the Lord saw fit to give us one more day of beautiful, warm weather in the middle of November AND I was able to take her photos!!! Yay!!!

Um, um, um

It's sad, I tell you! My poor neglected blog! Blame it alllll on Facebook! lol
This year alone has been really crazy busy! My daughter's senior year, her graduating, and being accepted to her dream college (mine, too because she can commute!), my husband finding my sons a home school basketball league that they LOVE and then, plenty of AAU leagues that are ASKING for my sons to play with them! And then, there's my photography I have been working on...
Through it all, I have mainly fb, but I am really missing my "private-ness" of blogging, which is about to send me on a plethora of blog postings- brace yourself!