failed theory

So the boy's theory failed Sunday night. He thought maybe it was because his underwear was on normal, so that went on inside out, backwards, and on top of his pj bottoms (I insisted on a clean pair for this) last night. School did not get cancelled. So that theory has been busted.

another (hesitant) success claim

So far this school year, the boy has been successful with his inside out/backwards pj's the night of a large snowfall and cancelled school the following morning. Will this streak continue???

don't want to claim success yet...

But the chore chart is working! Or at least it has been for 3 weeks now. The girl won the first week, signing off on the most chores, and chose a dinner of tater tot casserole, and homemade cheesecake (that finally got completed on Friday due to meemaa's computer crash). The boy won the 2nd week, with the girl doing chores as I totaled to get her choice of broccoli with cheese added to his meal of shrimp and curly fries.
This week brought some disappointment to the kids when they came home from their dad's to find I had done a round of chores (sometimes the house needs a deeper cleaning than the kids can provide) and was winning. The boy told me he didn't think it was working, I told him to finish out this week, he did, and is back into it. The girl barely won this weeks, and the boy is happy with her choice of cheeseburgers grilled outside (will be fun dragging a grill out of the garage and doing this in the snow!), fresh broccoli with cheese, and tater crowns (NOT tots).
I'm thinking this is going to be a success as it gets the kids more responsible for the house, they know what is expected of the chores, and it gets up eating more together!

Check back in another month to see if it keeps working!

It's a good thing that I have always been on the almost dead side with my blood pressure. If not, the high end of normal I run with idiot issues would have given me a heart attack by now...

Why oh why do my poor kids have to deal with such idiots? At least it is only once a month. I can't imagine dealing with this mess on a every-other-week & Wednesday night basis.

happy thought

It is getting close to time for tulips and daffodils!!! Makes me smile!

why did the snow stay?

We chose a new background for the blog! Why is the snow still there you ask? Cause we decided to leave it until the snow quits falling and melts off our driveway! (this could take several months, as only half is poorly shoveled, and the other side is over a foot tall!) Our protest begins!

question

Would leggings, boots, and a belt make my leopard-print snuggy wearable in public?