Teaching

Being a mom is overwhelming sometimes. I really try to be a good mom but it's hard not to notice other moms that just can nail motherhood! There's so much to do to help them and I always feel that I am not doing enough. They are great kids that deserve a good mom on their side. Along with other wonderful moms I look up to, I follow this blog and she inspires me quite often. Maybe I am just "jealous" of how she seems to have it all together. This post talks about how she went back-to-school shopping with each kid and how proud she was that they were wise when buying their school clothes since they need to pay for half of it!! For real?! What a great way to teach managing money and responsibility! Then I think that I should be doing things like this and I am not ... But, when is it a good time to start? What and in what age? A while ago (even before I was following her blog) I pinned this article about managing money. I need to work on getting a system like that. OR are my kids to young for that? I don't know ... but I found this article that may be helpful. What I know is that I really want to teach my kids the value of managing money and responsibilities. 

This week I decided to get a new system of chore chart going. So far it is been working great. The kids are doing their chores as asked and they love checking them off. 

I laminated it so I could change the week and some of the chores. This system is working better than this one so far. Maybe because they are older, not sure. 

(btw, I love how Isabella draws a heart when she checks off a chore :)

I just feel a great responsibility to prepare my children to be great teens and adults so they can look back and remember some of the good things Wes and I taught them so they can teach even better things to their children. 

HA! I know I am going overboard now...

I just hope I can accomplish that without being a dictator! haha 
Then it comes other things such as reading, teaching manners, homework, play, teaching how to be loving, share, serve others, and the list go on ... I pray that I can be all that they need me to be.

I simply LOVE being a mom!