What I've been doing in January...

I have realized that having four children makes it very hard to keep up with housework.

I searched for the perfect job chart so that I could get the kids to help me out.

This is what I found on etsy...

It has worked marvelously!

The kids come in after school and look to see which jobs are hanging on their tags.

You notice Nora has no responsibilities, even though she is a huge mess-maker right now!

I planned for the future!

I also got to help plan a baby shower for a dear friend.

She first moved out with us to Chicago 9 years ago.

She spent a brief time in Salt Lake and then returned to work for Paul two years ago when she got married.  She and her husband are expecting a little boy in March.

I dusted off my sewing machine and made this...

I love how it turned out and it wasn't too time consuming for me.

While Nora was napping and Halle watched a movie,

I spent a week of afternoons cutting, piecing, sewing, and binding.

I have a few more projects to complete while we're housebound with snow and cold!