Brilliant, if I do say so myself

Cooking is something that I really enjoy doing. However, coming up with what to make, hoping I have the right ingredients, and making it with 4 kids, is not. I needed a solution, it was becoming part of the day that I dreaded, so I came up with one. The kids love to help so why don't I let them help? I came up with 6 different jobs, and divided them up between everyone, some jobs are paired, no one washes the dishes by themselves, and others are single, one person can easily wash the table. And everyone gets a night off, including me.

The best part is everyone is assigned a night to cook. I took one night to cook by myself, and have help every other night. I also gave Josh a night that he is in charge. On their night to cook, the kids get to pick what we make. They tell me on Saturday what they want to make on their day, I make sure to have all of the ingredients on hand, and then they help me. It makes it a little more work for me, but they love it and can't wait for their night. I was a worried about how much help McKinlee and Wynter would really be. But I realized McKinlee can cut fruit with a butter knife and Wynter can pour things into a pan and help mash potatoes. I am proud to say Josh has only ordered pizza once, and we have only had Macaroni and Cheese once time as a side to homemade corn dogs.

Nick Jr is ruining my life

When the mail came the other day I looked through it and sorted the junk out then absentmindedly placed the bills and tax documents on the piano, yesterday when I went enter the tax information I couldn't find it.

I looked around, I looked under the couch I looked behind the couch, I asked everyone if they had seen them, and no one had, then I did what any normal person would do I began to tear apart the house trying to find the documents.

I still had no luck, feeling a little frantic that I had possibly thrown them away, I sat down to think, McKinlee came up to me and said Guess what Mommy, I'm playing a game. I said, you are? What game are you playing? She responded "Swiper the Fox" I smiled and looked to see what toy "Swiper" had swiped from her sister, and there McKinlee was holding the documents I had been looking for.

I was ecstatic and slightly annoyed, I said, "McKinlee! That's what I have been looking for!" She said, "you have to say Swiper no Swiping." So I said, "Swiper no Swiping," she said Mommy, "You have to say it three times!" So I said, "Swipernoswiping, Swipernoswiping, Swipernoswiping." Swiper said AH, Man, and gave me back my documents...then she said Want to play again