It isn’t even Summer yet and the boys are already bored. To help keep them busy, we are instituting a chore chart. They are earning stickers, and once they complete 30 chores, they earn a little money.
I hope that it will teach the boys responsibility, and that they will value their allowance a bit more too. It is also nice having a little extra help around the house. Agnes might need a sticker chart too, she loves to help out wherever she can.
We’ve had Mia for just over a week, and she is fitting in well.
Last weekend she went to her first vet. appointment, for shots and worm treatment too. I also found out she is two pounds.
The kiddos were a little scared of her at first, but they are slowly coming around.
I think she is just adorable.
She likes to eat the strawberries out of the garden though…
She is a lot of fun, and a pretty good pup too.
So far the backyard garden is looking a little green… I’m ready to see some pretty Spring color.
Maybe they will bloom this weekend…
I got back into the habit of de-cluttering in April, and most of my focus was in the boys room. I rearranged some furniture, got rid of a lot of stuff, and then tackled the closet.
I really loved the way that the closet turned out. Before it was over stuffed with items that I thought I needed to save… I took a hard look at all of it, and decided to just keep six bins that I could stack and keep on the top of the shelf. I cleaned out three more bins for a yard sale. I also ended up taking out two more contractor bags from the boys room.
The boys room is my primary focus now. I am spending about an hour a week devoted to cleaning, and organizing their room before Summer arrives. I really hope to have the task completed before the end of the school year. I’ll then deep clean and de-clutter again in late August, I’m just accepting that it is going to be a mess with all of the kiddos home…
I ended up cleaning out another 343 items out of the house. Not too bad.
The Blooming Reader program ended last week. Thade not only reached his goal, he put forth extra effort and read 121 books.
I am really proud of my big kid.
Dylan and Agnes now want to read too, so I know what we will be doing this Summer.
To help celebrate Thade’s accomplishment, we checked out the book sale at the library.
There was an entire room full of books for sale. The kiddos ran around and picked out a few.
We ended up filling up a bag full of books to read over Summer vacation.