Crazy life!

It has been two-and-a-half weeks since Jesse became ill and truthfully we have accomplished very little school work since then. We did a bit last week, but because John was home last Thursday and Friday (and he was off Monday)...well, you can see how getting anything done would be difficult.

In fact, I was behind in fixing their schedules for their work. Imagine my surprise last week when I went to add in times for Chloe's October schedule and there was not one! There was actually not a spreadsheet made yet for October! Really?! Oh, my, I do have much to do. So today became my "fix it" day. It took me about two hours to fix, and create, their October spreadsheets but they are finally done. I am now caught up to the 24th of this month, which I delights me to no end. It is truly the small things in life that make me happy. lol

All four of us went to Charlotte this weekend, so my folks could celebrate John's birthday with him. We had a good visit. And plenty of good food. My Dad taught the girls how to make chicken and dumplings. They did a great job. In fact, they cooked the entire lunch with directions from Grandpa and did a great job.

I took a break, after doing all that spreadsheet work, and was browsing Facebook. A friend of mine posed the question about chores and allowance. I have to say we do pay the girls an allowance for chores; however, things are not going as well I had hoped. I hoped the incentive of cash would help them do more around the house. It hasn't worked quite like I'd hoped.

The discussion on the post was chores are for those who live in the home and makes things run smoother for everyone. Something I've tried preaching for awhile, along with, "if you want Momma happier then clean up after yourself." That too has not worked so well. lol  What many of the moms said was their children earn money by doing extra things around the house that is not normally expected. I think I'm going to take this up with John to see if we can come up with something for our household. All I know is something needs to change. I really enjoy and clean organized home, but I feel like I rarely have one longer than a couple of days in a row, then it needs a total overhaul again. It aggravates me to no end. Don't get me wrong I love and adore my family, but I wish they were neater. lol