The kids didn't have school today, but Autumn had an early orthodontist appointment. It was to have her Herbst (metal mouth apparatus) taken out. It took loner than usual b/c some of the glue stuck & had to be drilled off.
She said it felt so weird, but so nice at the same time to have it off. It has worked wonders on her severe overbite in just a little over a year (Oct 3rd). Her orthodontist also took some images of her teeth & mouth, which will be turned into 3D prints so he can put her braces on those, which will be easily transferred to her real teeth.
Frank spent part of his day doing some work for a family in our stake that we're super close to. Sis. J had all the parts for a handcart, but no instructions or directions. Frank was able to figure out how to put it together just based on a picture he looked up on the internet! He never ceases to AMAZE me!
For FHE tonight, we talked about The Little Red Hen & how everyone needs to share in doing chores. I showed a video we watched at our self reliance class last night, which is where the inspiration for this whole idea came to me. I love it that our class isn't just about temporal things, but also spiritual things. Anyways, we picked 5 chores that need to be done regularly since there are 5 of us. Then we let each of the kids pick which chore they wanted to start out with. Then we're going to rotate who does which chore for 5 weeks, and then we'll start all over. Instead of doing something fancy & elaborate, I just wrote it all out on note cards that we'll keep on the fridge.
I'm so excited about this, so I don't have to get frustrated or angry that Frank & I are the only ones taking care of things around the house. If the trash needs to go out, I can just gently remind whoever's turn it is to get it done. And there won't be anyone getting annoyed b/c they know it's their job for the week. YAY!!!
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