Chore Day

I have been trying very hard to get my kids to do more chores.  We have a crazy schedule, and I am tired after working all week.  I can usually keep up with the house most of the time, but by Thursdays it is a wreak!!  We tend to make Fridays our chore day.  Sometimes we will all pitch in on Thursday nights and start in Claire's room, and move throughout the house until everything is semi picked up.  It helps to make my life easier.  Each kid has been assigned a bathroom to keep clean, and I supervise as they clean it once a week.  It has made my life so much easier.  The thing that has surprised me the most is how clean Claire keeps her room.  When her and Owen shared a room it was always a mess, and I always thought it was Claire, but now that they have separate rooms Owen's is always a mess, and Claire's is clean.  I have started having them help me clean the kitchen floor on Saturday mornings.  I am hoping that it will help them try to keep it a little cleaner.  It is always nice to have the help, especially now that they are so willing.  I know the day will come when they won't want to help at all.