The beginning of lent

It has been a busy week. We have been busy trying to de-clutter and start a new chore list. I love it! We are still tweaking and working out the bugs but it has been a much better week!

We have also started a new way of discipline so to speak, every time the kids are misbehaving or doing something that they aren't suppose to be doing, they get a mark by their name. The mark means they have to be in bed 5 minutes earlier than there bedtime(which is 7:30). We will see if this helps, it's a work in  progress.

Lent has begun and we have(or should I say "I") decided that there will be no TV before 7:00. We don't watch TV during the day but the kids have a tendency to turn the TV on when I have to feed or put the baby to bed, or in the morning before I get up. It just seems like it causes more problems then it is worth. The girls were not happy about it but I am hoping and praying that it helps.

We had a vet appointment for Jack today.

He had to get his rabies booster and we found out that he is 130 pounds!! He is 'overweight" and the vet would like to see him loose 20-30 pounds. We are switching his food and we will try to get him to be more active. It looks like Charlotte will be taking him for a few more walks :) He and Sadie are also no longer afraid to get in the car. I came back outside to find this...

 I had to laugh!

On a lighter note, I was blessed with a fun morning of bowling with the home school group. The girls had a blast!!