MMMM yorkshire pudding! Our traditional Christmas dinner...with a roast beast of course!
But my daddy is from the south so I am familiar w/greens and grits and red beans and dirty rice as well. and bacon. Can't forget the bacon! LOL! My mom was from Iowa and Dad from the south, so every morning we would have bacon.
Hey Bridget, are you shooting any pool these days? Sounds like you could use a "mommy day". Don't have any real advice for you on D21...just sympathy...
As for the younger ones...I found that the following things worked for my teens when they were home.
I had a printed list of things that needed to be done every day such as:
Garbage Out Dishes Done Clear Counters Pick Up personal items from Shared Space Sweep the floor Feed the animals...
and so on. I required that they do 5 things before they left the house, but left it up to them what to do. After a month or two (Re-training takes time) they both got really good at seeing/sensing what needs to be done and going in and doing it.
By putting it on a list I took the personal accusation out of it. By allowing them to choose what and when they did I gave them a sense of control.
And of course I positively reinforced my appreciation whenever it was done.
Remember, "Whatever you focus on expands?"
Works great with surly teenagers as well!
Hope your day is going great!
SG
Survival Goddess "The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." -Alice Walker
