Post-Vacation Report
Well, we've been home for 3+ weeks. It's always hard to come back after such a fun and memorable vacation (to be posted about later) But we've had a good time and enjoyed these rather carefree weeks.When you've been gone for a while, you come home and think: We've got to make some changes around here. So we did. We bought a new sectional for our family room and moved the blue couches downstairs. We ordered bedroom furniture for us, including a king sized bed. Our queen will go in the guest room (translate: come visit!!) We moved the baby into his own room and moved the boys into the playroom upstairs. We moved our office/computer desk into the family room downstairs. We spruced up the dining room. We made the living room better. We cleaned out Caroline's room. We reorganized our books and several closets. We've been doing a lot!
We've been working hard for gems. This is a system my sister came up with to motivate her children. It's been a beautiful thing as it's a system that works for 11 year olds to 4 year olds. Gems go in a cup for doing chores, etc. When cup is full, children get a reward. I knew we needed some kind of system and it's been a good one. I am really bad at charts. It makes me feel like the kids are doing something other than watching me clean up after them. And I'm not emptying the dishwasher all the time anymore...
We're setting up things for fall. We've gotten our supplies. Tomorrow is middle school orientation, finding classes, getting a locker, etc. Things officially start on the 7th. We're reading our books: Caroline is reading the Emily Windsnap series, I am reading the Hunger Games series, and Josh is reading some required things for sixth grade. The little guys are into super heroes, and wow did I score with some Batman shirts from old navy. They have worn them 3 days in a row!
posted by Kathryn @ 8:35 AM
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