"Chores"

Hi!

Tonight Madison trimmed 4 bushes outside, washed the base boards of the upstairs and main level and also swept the kitchen floor. Quinn performed the 2nd-grader version of washing the kitchen cupboard doors and he picked up the trash. They are still asking for "chores". It's great! Of course I'm going to be broke by the end of the week but it's worth it! : ) Quinn agreed to 50 cents for picking up the trash but when he realized that meant cleaning out the litter box, he raised his price to $1. : ) The kids also had homework to do and so after the chores, homework and some play time, the evening was pretty much over. Tony is putting Quinn to bed and Madison is working at her 20minutes of independent reading. I really miss reading out loud to her this year. That's a bummer I guess. She has to do the reading herself... she can read out loud to me but she is much slower this way so it works better for her to just read to herself. Yes, I know I could still read outloud for awhile myself but we don't have much time for 40-45 minutes of reading at each bedtime. We are reading "A League of Their Own" together when we have the extra minutes.

Aren't you glad to be reading about something else other than soccer games??? However, Madison did have soccer in her top three things on her Thankful list this past Sunday during Aunt Amy's children's church time. #1 God, #2 parents, #3 soccer.

Tomorrow night we are going to Beppe and Pakka's for coffee and then supper at 5pm and then on to church for the Christmas program practice. So far the week has gone pretty fast. Hope it's going well for each of you!

Love to all, Leah