Mondays
Ah, Monday. It’s like over the weekend, all the good behavior and positive attitudes we developed over the previous week have just disappeared. Not to mention simple things like the correct way to hold a pencil, why one does not need to look up on the number line to see what 15 + 1 is, and the correct way to write an "f." And most importantly, unless you want to spend the morning sitting in a permanent time-out, one shouldn’t roll their eyes at their mother and say "I know."
Doesn’t help that Daddy is in New York for 3 days.
And why oh why does everything they say have to be the line from some movie?
OK, not all was irritating this morning. We did get started using "Managers of Their Chores", by the same family that wrote MOTH. It’s a great system. Boo had all his chores done before I even came downstairs. Only problem was, he had swiffered the floor before I had a chance to sweep it. Pumpkin Girl needed some re-training on not skipping a chore card (making the bed) just because she wasn’t in the mood. She’s only 5, though. It’ll come. This was our first day using the Chorepacks, so I’m sure we’ll find little things that need to be ironed out as we work through them. Someone on the Sonlight Forum asked about this new book and it was kind of cool to be the first one to have read it. I gave it a glowing review and now several people have ordered it too! Too bad I don’t get a commission, LOL!
And speaking of the Sonlight Forums, two people I "know" from there are moving here soon. How fun! We’ve got a huge homeschooling community on base, but it’s nice to have other Sonlighters here. I’m sure there are others, I just haven’t found them yet.
Lorri, I sure know what you mean by “Re-Teach Mondays”. But, I have to admit that I’m just as bad…getting back on track and on-schedule is just as much work for me as it is for my kids.
I’m actually thinking maybe I *should* try MOTH again. I am intriged by MOTC, too…but, one thing I notice about all chore systems: They all expect me to do way more than I want to do anyway! I think that’s the down fall – I really don’t WANT to do the work. I want a housekeeper!!
How incredibly cool that two SL families are moving near you. That’s amazing.