Reward system...

This is what works for my kids: they earn points all throughout the day for varies things: cleaning up, helping, sharing, having a positive attitude etc... they also receive naughty cards if they are being "naughty". If they are caught doing something extra wonderful, they receive a "Super card" which equals 10 minutes past bedtime, an extra bedtime story etc...
At the end of the week, they add up all their point cards, subtract for any naughty cards they might have received and then based on how many points are left, they choose 1 big item or 2 small items! They love it and it works great!
*** I also have them write sentences for really naughty behavior. They hate it!***

The pantry Redo!!!

3 days ago around 4:00 PM, I had a faboulous thought: Let's get rid of the pantry freezer and make some more room in there! I was thinking we could add shelves and make it more functional. The honest truth is- we have 4 freezers! 1 stand up in the pantry, 1 chest freezer on the back porch, 1 chest freezer in the shed and a normal fridge freezer in the shed as well. I knew I could create more space, so just as Trav was returning home from the gym- I put him to work helping me remove the freezer and add shelving! I had some boards and shelf thingys, so we just used what we had. I should have painted the shelves, but I didn't care at that point- I just wanted them up! We spent a day & 1/2 and I cannot tell you how much better I feel- seriously- I feel like a new woman! I'm not joking! Give me a mountain and I will yell it from the top! I can actually walk in there now, I have all my craft stuff out (until 50 boxes of free food replaces it) I am just SOOO happy. I kinda want to hang out in there and look at all the pretty colors!

It doesn't look like much to you guys, but I moved & removed a 100 cans of veggies, another 100 canning jars & another 100 boxes of other stuff! (no joke!) After the food was in place, I saw how much room I had left for my craft stuff and then I went to town reorganizing almost everything in there. Talk about lots of hours- but A-W-E-S-O-M-E!!! I still need to repaint the floor and do a few things- but I'm in heaven!

The pantry Redo....

I've gone through almost every container and dejunked and reorganized my craft stuff- talk about a HUGE project! But oh, so worth it!

The Pantry Redo- my craft stuff is out!!!

I cannot tell you enough how happy this room makes me now! I can actually get to my craft stuff without tearing the room apart just to get to it!

The Pantry redo

Here are the after shots!