I have live-in help again! ❤ Woohoo!
One thing we learned about training the kids to be cheerfully diligent: there are going to be chores nobody wants to do -- but having them help alongside Mom and Dad every day in all kinds of little ways, starting from the youngest ages -- while talking, laughing, and singing -- works way better than only assigning singular chores to individual kids on prescribed days.
Sometimes that kind of chore assigning is needed or appropriate, of course -- but as a general rule, kids (and adults!) dread it -- hate it -- and learn to hate the idea of "work" when it's presented this way. And that's a terrible handicap, learning to hate work, because life really is largely about getting our chores done -- physically and spiritually! The best sorts of disciplines are the ones we learn to accept as "doing our part" -- as an important cog (no matter how small) in the machinery of our home -- or work place or parish -- or the world, in general!
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| Vacuuming the RV. We all get a kick out of using the central vac! We've never had one, and it is sure handy dandy -- especially for little tykes! |
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| I told Margaret her job was to pick up all the little dolls off the floor and see which ones fit best in the ferris wheel. She liked this job! |
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| Indispensable help when Mommom is juicing, let me tell you! |
Chores can be fun -- or at least not dreadful! -- especially when we work together -- and are a little wiley about them sometimes. 😉 And with a curly-top like this helping me out, I'm not complaining!
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