So, you know how i'm in this ORGANIZING mode. Here's one thing I started that I LOVE!
A FAMILY BINDER...
-weekly schedule
we just write appointments, practices, and what time dinner is, etc. i'll usually say, anna-dance 4:30-5:30 (i include travel time) mom-drop off, dad pick-up. i also love the part where i can say what we're studying for scripture time that week, what we're doing for family night, and any special expenses. the kids love to see what is happening.
-meal plan
i stick the recipes i'm going to try right in the binder
-chore charts
(i call them responsibility charts)
nope. i don't give allowance, we're poor. this is just a tool i use when they say "can I go outside? or can i go on the computer?" i say, "go get the binder and show me what you've done." it's SOOO nice not to have to ask them every single thing.
-personal goals
(LOVE THIS... everyone knows what everyone else is working on... like Dad- find a job, Mom- organize the cupboards, Lily- learn to say 3 new words, Jakob- personal prayer, etc. love it!!)
-family moments
this is where i write down all the funny, spiritual, horrible moments that i know i want to remember later... i also hole punch stuff, like cute pictures they draw or notes they write and just stick em in.
-family budget
just a copy of my two week plan and the professor's excel spreadsheet
I keep ours in the basket, on our coffee table, with our scriptures.
In the morning, when we have scripture time, I take a few minutes and go over our family business...
i LOVE it.
i feel organized,
also that we're involving the kids in our planning
it is easier to have the binder than it was not to have it.
so. it's a good thing.
3 comments:
Absolutely Brillant!! Email them so I don't have to make my own!
I second the e-mail. PLEASE!!!!
lloyd_em_brmbgh@hotmail.com
Me too! Me Too! What a great idea!
Mine is ann@lastname.org
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