Not only is there excitment that spring is closer, but with the month turning to the next, our list jobs change. Everyone seems to be pretty excited to leave their old jobs that they have mastered and known by heart over the past month. We've discovered that we have to divide the rooms of the house into sections and assign 'captains' responsible for each part. That way I don't have to spend my time wondering who I've asked to do which job. That usually ended up with "Not Me" taking responsibility for it anyway. We're thankful the Bible says, 'if you do not work, you shall not eat'!
They each are responsible for their own bedrooms and clothes, then the older kids each have a little buddy to help put their clothes away also. Then we've divided up the 'living' rooms so I can quickly tell who has (or has not) done what. Laundry is a job all in it's own, so they get a couple of the less traffic rooms on their list. For meals we also have assigned jobs that change with the month. Dishes, table, counters, and floors are all pre-determined so there is no confusion of what's expected, and with an assigned buddy it makes a great team. Well, sometimes there is confusion, but we can quickly go to the list!
Over the course of time everyone has experience doing everything needed to run a household! This way Mom can just sit back with her feet up and blog! Ha!
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