New Chore Charts...

A long while back we did the whole chore chart thing.  Well, to say the least, it was time to reimplement.  So I called the girls over to the computer and let them pick out pictures for their own chore chart. I also printed off a list of "recommended" chores for their ages.  Then I called a family meeting!  We all sat down and discussed how mommy was going crazy and how we all needed to pitch in to help her around the house! (Ok, we really just talked about how we could all help each other!  But we all know the truth!  hah!)  We started with Laura's age group by reading the chores that were recommended and asking her if she thought any of those things were things she would like to help the family out with!  She picked out a few, and I picked out a few to round out her list.  Then we repeated the process with each of the others!  Then we discussed what they thought were fair rewards.  They said they didn't know with homework if they could do some things every night, so we agreed that if they completed all of their chores for 5 out of the 7 days they would receive a small treat- like an Icee or a mini blizzard.  We will keep chore charts that they receive a treat for and when they have 4 charts (4 weeks worth) they will receive a fun time out with someone on the farm.  Maggie said she wants Sho Sho to take her out to eat and Ann Cherie wants Dada to take her shooting.  Laura just said "Yay" so I'm not sure what her date will be!  lol  So far- SUCCESS!  I have not gone to bed in tears in almost a week now and my house no longer looks as if it has the flu (well, don't check the corners!)  So I say, even if this week was magical and never repeats, it was totally worth it!  Those little rugrats reformed....so far!