Slime and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails...

that should be the title of this blog! by the way...i never understood the whole puppy dog tail reference in that rhyme...after having boys i get it...that incessant wagging...that un-containable ENERGY...that is what little boys are made of...or my boys at least...so here is bryson - his new "job" is to de-snail and slug my garden. he gets a penny for every one he finds.

he is very money motivated these days so we are starting to implement more "chores" and "extra jobs". we are going to have jobs that are expected as well as jobs that earn money and jobs that earn prizes. his money jobs are the snail and slugs...taking the garbage bins in from the curb and putting them back where they belong...collecting golf balls from around the yard (also a penny for every ball)...wiping down kitchen chairs and cleaning my walls with the magic eraser. he is expected to pick up his room, help me with diapers, get my newspaper every day (he and bodie actually fight to do this), clean up any mess he makes and pick up the backyard.

i also plan on going to the dollar store and picking out some "prizes" for big jobs where money isn't bribery enough...it is so nice to think that one day all of these boys making all of these messes will actually come in handy and be productive...such a far off notion right now, but every time i bring in groceries i think about it :)