YA HOO, KIDS ARE BACK AT SCHOOL

Today I can finally give the entire new flooring a wash.  Weird... looking forward to washing a floor?  Yeah, I thought so too.

Last night's dinner:

ABOVE: Angus Beef patties, wrapped in bacon... sitting on top of a potatoe patty... with cheese, lettuce and tomatoe.  So, much like a Burger, but without the bread buns.
They seemed to go down well with the family, so that was good.

The only thing I was a bit disappointed with was the beef patties dried out quite a lot in the oven.
Not sure how to stop that from happening again.  Anyone got any ideas?

Just before I was ready to go to bed last night, Dante woke up.  And he was so cute I took a few photos:

ABOVE: Just awake, and all cute and cuddly.

ABOVE: then we started getting his 'deer in the headlights' look!  So funny, Bex and I kept cracking up!

ABOVE: this kid just makes me melt.  He's so adorable.  

So today once the kids are at school I will wash the floors, then do some more sewing I think.  Most of the housework got done yesterday.  It was an excellent idea to get the kids to really help a bit more.

I kept thinking they were not that good at doing jobs, so it was easier to just do it myself.  But after yesterday, I am going to 'delegate' more to them.  It won't hurt them... it will teach them that houses do not keep clean on their own, and if we all work together, it makes it a better, nicer home for everyone.

ONWARD...

ABOVE:  I got this magnetic chart to use for the kids.  We are going to be using it to try and change their ATTITUDES.  Three strikes in one day will = early to bed.  5 days in a row without 3 strikes and you get an extra hour on the XBox on a Saturday or Sunday.

The 'target' behaviours we want to change:

BRYLEE:  stroppy attitude, answering back, stomping out of the room huffing and puffing, rolling her eyes at us, standing and waving her arms around while saying she can't change her 'habit' of having a disrespectful attitude.  And anything else we deem to be disrespectful towards an adult.

GRIFFIN:  packing a shitty mood when he doesn't get his own way, arguing with anyone, and always telling Brylee to shut up.

I will be starting the chart this afternoon when they get home.  No time like the present.

ABOVE: these are the blocks I have finished so far!  I'm kinda wondering now if I need to put a sashing around each block?  Hmmm....

LUNCH TIME.  Gunna sit down and have yoghurt and cereal while watching last night's Home And Away...

MARY H:  I don't quite get what you mean?

MRS F with 4: You do realise that I have already raised 6 kids... so have had multitudes of bloody teenagers at home at the same time eh?  That is why I am dreading Brylee and Griffin's teenage years!  Kill. Me. Now.

I am taking a break from the blocks for the rest of the day.  I want to make another little bag for Christmas.  Once I have all the bags made for the Grandkids I can concentrate on filling them with goodies.  
My aim is to have them all done by no later than September.  Then I can relax knowing I've got them all sorted.

Kids arrived home from school.  I talked them through the 'Attitude' Chart.  They both laughed at me.  
Let's see who's laughing in a week!

MRS F: do you have a blog that I can read?

So, I have almost finished a little drawstring bag already!  They only take an hour or so.  Then I'm going to play around with the ON THE SHELF Blocks.  Try and see what colour the sashings need to be.  If I add sashings (and I will), I won't need to make quite so many blocks!  Yaaa.

End of Day: productive, enjoyable, and still spot on with the OFL Plan!  I am amazing myself.
Resolve is still strong... I think it is going to last the distance!
nite nite