As always Monday for me means a fresh week full of promise.   I know I have laundry today.  CPS will be here tomorrow.  I am trying to not dread that.  The rest of the week isn't suppose to be eventful.  We are suppose to make laundry soap on Friday.  I don't know if anyone wants to come out and do it or not.   I will make some!  I am almost out.  

My dh left this morning and won't be home until Wed. night.     We are that rare couple that even after 30 years of marriage we miss each other when we are apart.

MN is up and looking fwd to her day.  She almost didn't get to go. She did to much procrastinating over the weekend with her school.  Then when she wanted it done quickly she found she had some tough math to do and almost didn't pass it.  I told her new rule at 5 on Sunday she will either be done are calling her brother to tell him she won't be going.  She will learn time management. 

I am LOVING our new chore chart/ticket way of life.  Each Monday I print out the weeks chores from Chorebuster.net.  I don't have to think.  It is all on the computer.  It mixes them up each week so they don't get the same ones day in and day out.  Each child has a bunch of card stock "tickets".   I collect tickets for all misdeeds.  If they leave food out, they owe me a ticket.  If I ask them to do something and they don't then I get a ticket.  If they don't work on school work in a timely manor I get a ticket.  It boils down to all those things that make mom crazy through out the day, cost them a ticket.  Each ticket cost them $.25.  Each chore has a $$ amount attached. When they complete the days chores I sign their chore chart for that day, or the chores they did.   If they "forget" to get it signed then no $$.  On Monday I total chores and tickets.  Hard work and good behaviour pays off.  Lack of either cost them money.  I avoid the hassles of nagging.  I just say, "Ticket please!" rather than nagging.  I am also using it to break bad behaviours.  J has a horrible habit of saying "Ain't".  It drives me nuts!  I have ask, I have corrected still I hear ain't a lot.  So now I collect a ticket each time I hear ain't.  It has went from several ain'ts a day to some days none!   She is the only one getting ALL her chores done each day.  She is MOTIVATED to achieve for $$$$.  She isn't as motivated to follow the rules, but as she has to pay me back out of what she earns I think that will change.

I added a chore to kitchen starting this week. Who ever has kitchen chore also is responsible for helping/preparing supper.  They are excited about that.  I am not as excited, but look at it as school.  They all need to have more kitchen exposure so this will insure I do it.  I find it so easy to just go cook.   Now I will have to think and allow a kid to help. 

My day is starting so I better get busy.  Leave a commit if you time!  Have a blessed day!