For my birthday this year, I devised a lovely plan that won't cost any money. I gathered my teenagers around and announced, "It's time for a family meeting. . . " I smiled. "About my birthday."
They came running.
I told them I wanted something so very much, and said they didn't need to spend a dime.
One of them guessed, "We don't have to clean the house, do we?"
"That's it!" I cheered!
But it will be much more fun than that.
I am putting together a lovely little package and will leave it on my kitchen table. I will use a large shoe box and wrap it up with delicate wrapping paper. I will write on the top, "Happy Birthday Mother!" Then I will put a slot in the top.
Beside this, will be a small basket with a great many index cards. Each card will have the name of a specific chore, such as "dust all the baseboards." There will also be a spot to sign the child's name, and the date the chore was completed. This card will then go into the happy birthday box as a present for mother! (The children will have an entire week to get these done.)
On my actual birthday, I will open the box, read all the cards and thank my loving children. I will then walk the house with great joy and see all the beautiful clean rooms. I can't wait!
Blessings
Mrs. White
From the Archives -
A Sweet Way to Communicate with the Family - A Mailbox in the House.
Financial Legacy - The Bills in the Whitman's Box.
No Money? - We Desperately Need These - Mothers with Christmas Courage.
12 comments:
I love this idea (: Hope you have a wonderful, blessed birthday!!
What a wonderful gift! I chuckled out loud when I read your child's guess - they know their mother very well. :) Have a wonderful birthday week watching all of those lovely chores get done! :)
Blessings,
Shani
How cute! This is such a fabulous idea! I love it!
Sweet Blessings to you and may all your birthdays be wonderful!
Very cute idea and wonderful treat,
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What a terrific idea.
Great idea! The house is clean, and you have something tangible to open on your birthday as an opportunity to praise the children. Found you through Hearts4Home, as well as other link-ups.
My birthday is on Wednesday and, with Thanksgiving fast approaching, I haven't been able to figure out an appropriate celebration. I think I might propose your idea to my 3 kids!
Have blessed birthday!
Sweet! Wishing you a very happy Birthday!
I bet if I said that, my children would guess too. And Happy Birthday to you. You are a blessing to many.
Greetings, I just wanted to say hello, your blog is really sweet and I enjoy your words of truth and encouragement! Happy Birthday and also a Blessed Thanksgiving!
I just added your Blog to my Blog List:)
Blessings, Roxy
lol. Great idea! I hope they went along with it!
(I found you through this week's Carnival of Homeschooling.)
This is such a neat idea and so personal too! Thank you for sharing it at Thrifty Thursday!
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