Twitter and Facebook

When I post on twitter I feel like no one is reading me because they don’t really REPLY. They can retweet but unless they follow me they don’t see me and unless I follow them I don’t see their reply. On Facebook when you are friends, you are friends with “each other” which means you both see each other on Facebook.

I’ve been asked, “Why do I use Twitter and Facebook?”  On Twitter I can follow interesting people who are more celebrities and get the scoop fast. Since I don’t read a paper newspaper (does anyone anymore?), I follow FOX4DFW and CNN for News. I also follow several reporters, plus the local weather and traffic geeks. It’s nice to get the updates from around DFW especially on the weekend when I normally wouldn’t know about traffic at the ball field or toll way. In case I need to know to avoid a trip through an area. It might also alert me if there were an important weather fact, like when fires or tornados blow in with little notice.

I also follow my TX legislators and senators. Before Twitter I never knew what they thought unless they sent me a postcard asking for my vote at election time. I can also follow minor celebrities like Dave Ramsey, Lisa Welchel, and Ed Young. They post/tweet updates to what they’re writing, where they are, and what they’re doing. Sometimes they even post a picture or two and that shares on Twitter also.

A third reason why I use Twitter, is that I can follow Twitter on my blackberry and I follow Facebook on my laptop. I follow Facebook during homeschool, while I’m waiting for kids to finish worksheets, or late at night while I’m relaxing in front of the TV. I can use my blackberry to follow Twitter anywhere. PLUS, twitter doesn’t beep at me for updates the way that TXT messaging does. I’m liking that feature!

So, when do you use Twitter? Do you use Facebook and Twitter? How do you use them?  It’s been fun learning.

PS. Did you know Twitter is being called micro-blogging?

Girl Scouts

After completing my training as a GS leader, I am pro Girl Scouts. They have research numbers that say that if a girl will stay in Girl Scouts for 5 years she will not try drugs, under-age drinking or experience teen pregnancy. Add to that good Christian adults in leadership in our local troop and our girls should have strong values, leadership skills, and self-confidence.

The Girl Scout leadership model is the premiere leadership organization for girls in the world.

There are badges for every topic under the sun.

Grades K-1 are Daisies; they learn the Girl Scout law and how it applies to life.

Grades 2-3 are Brownies; they earn Try-its -4 activities chosen from 6

Grades 4-5 are Juniors; they earn Badges -6 activities chosen from 10

Grades 6-12 are Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors. They earn Interest Projects choosing 7 activities from 12.

Girls can choose outdoor adventure, animal projects, learning about careers, expansive craft skills, and more that I cannot remember now.

Here is link to the interest projects for grades 6 and up.
http://www.girlscoutsofpaloalto.org/ipp.html#Visual

What else do you want to learn about Girl Scouts?

Cookie Time is coming

Girl Scout Cookie Time is coming.

I’m in Denton County TX and Creekside Girl Scouts and my two girls start selling cookies on Friday, January 8th. Contact us if you’d like to order your favorites.

creeksidegs3310@gmail.com

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Rotating Chores List4

	LIST 4
MORNING	reboot laundry AM
NOON	tidy your room
NIGHT	load dishwasher
DAILY M	vacuum your room
DAILY T	reboot laundry PM
DAILY W	trashcan to curb
DAILY F	fold laundry x2 loads
DAILY SA	put away laundry
DAILY SU	tidy your room
THURS1	hand wash dishes
THURS2	master bath sinks & tub
THURS3	master bath toilet & showr
THURS4	mop master bathroom
THURS5	Kid’s Mission

Rotating Chores List3

	LIST 3
MORNING	swish & swipe one bathroom
NOON	tidy kitchen
NIGHT	cook dinner
DAILY M	tidy your room
DAILY T	vacuum your room
DAILY W	vacuum floors
DAILY F	reboot laundry PM
DAILY SA	fold laundry x2
DAILY SU	put away laundry
THURS1	Kid’s Mission
THURS2	wipe all kitchen counters and appliances
THURS3	sweep floors
THURS4	mop floors
THURS5	change bed sheets

Rotating Chores List2

	LIST 2
MORNING	swish & swipe (one bathroom)
NOON	tidy living room
NIGHT	take out trash
DAILY M	put away laundry
DAILY T	gather all trash
DAILY W	tidy your room
DAILY F	vacuum your room
DAILY SA	reboot laundry PM
DAILY SU	fold laundry x2 loads
THURS1	dust furniture 1 room
THURS2	hall bath sink & toilet
THURS3	hall shower & floor
THURS4	wash dog windows
THURS5	sweep front walk

Rotating Chore Lists

	LIST 1
MORNING	empty dishwasher
NOON	make lunch
NIGHT	clear after dinner
DAILY M	fold laundry x2 loads
DAILY T	put away laundry
DAILY W	trash can to backyard
DAILY F	tidy your room
DAILY SA	vacuum your room
DAILY SU	reboot laundry PM
THURS1	vacuum carpets living room
THURS2	vacuum carpets 2nd living area
THURS3	pooper scooper
THURS4	wash 1 dog
THURS5	Kid’s Mission

2010 Chore Chart

We’ve been using the same chores for a very long time- at least two years. DH has noticed when he’s been home this winter that the kids spend too much time arguing over when they will do their chores, which chores they will do, and “He got an easy chore that I wanted!”

So Christmas break is an END to this. Today we have copied hundreds of families that I know or have known who have chore charts with assigned chores that ROTATE. Now the only whine I should hear is, “Who’s turn is it to do the laundry?”

I made 4 lists: one for each child plus me. We will see if they are “cross-trained” enough for me to work SIMULTANEOUSLY while they are working. In past years, I’ve had to follow, supervise, and encourage or even “help” various children doing certain chores, so that I couldn’t do any work while they were doing chores. If they can handle working unsupervised, we will split the basic house work in fourths. All deep cleaning will still fall on me, as will “deciding” anything that has to do with chores or the household. Supervising is also a huge part of Mom’s job.

• Each list has one chore for morning, noon, and night that are repeated EVERY DAY.
• Each list has one chore assign to each day of the week, except Thursday.
• Each list has 5 chores assigned to Thursday, as that is Home Blessing Day. (If you wonder what “Home Blessing Day” is, think weekly house cleaning. I use FlyLady’s term as it sounds nicer.)

Do you wan to see the lists?

Chore List

I hope I haven’t kept you hanging too long!

These are the chores that I let my kids choose from for their 3 DAILY Chores.

• Swish and Swipe the Hall Bathroom
• Reboot Laundry AM
• Reboot Laundry PM
• Empty Dishwasher AM
• Make Lunch
• Clear Table PM
• Load Dishwasher 4PM
• Cook Dinner
• Clear Table after dinner
• Run Dishwasher after dinner
• Take out the trash
• Sweep Kitchen tile
• Put away your laundry
• Wash Hand-Wash Dishes
• Walk and feed the dogs
• Daily Mission*

These are the chores that I let my kids choose from for their 5 WEEKLY Home Blessing Chores.*

• Vacuum your room (x4 bedrooms)
• Vacuum Living Room
• Vacuum School Room
• Vacuum Kitchen Tile
• Mop Tile Floors
• Take the Trashcan to the Curb
• Take the Trashcan back to the House
• Wash the dog
• Clean Hall Bath sink & toilet
• Clean Hall Bath shower & floor
• Clean Mstr Bath sink & tub
• Clean Mstr Bath toilet & shower
• Mop Mstr Bath floor
• Fold Laundry
• Clean Kitchen Counters completely
• Change bed sheets
• Dust furniture in 1 room completely
• Gather all trash and add new bags
• Pooper Scooper backyard
• Help with home busines
• Help with Girl Scout Leadership jobs
• Pull weeds in flower bed
• Kid’s Mission*

* Credit given to the Fly Lady for use of these terms. I’ve just tweaked them to work for our family