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August 16, 2010
A List: Things Mom Does at Home
Yesterday we had our weekly family meeting. The kids had been complaining too much about having to work around the house so this week I gave a lesson to help the kids understand how much work mom does every day, all day, for us. Heidi had prepared a long list of chores she does. Not exhaustive of course, but long enough that it got the message across that her chore list is a million times longer than ours. The list filled one printed page which I handed out to the kids. For dramatic effect I told them we'd only printed the first page and it went on for many more pages.
Seems like a worthy list to immortalize, so I've included it below. I'm guessing if mom's everywhere added their list of daily tasks this would grow to hundreds and hundreds of pages.
| Things Mom Does to Keep the Family Running | |
| buy stamps pay house payments stock bathroom with toilet paper stock rooms with tissue clean sheets make beds with clean sheets vacuum carpets pay water bills tidy up every room every day set up play dates drive kids to music lessons plan parties and celebrations notice when you need new clothes shop for new clothes recycle old clothes dust furniture plan menu for the month make shopping lists buy groceries put groceries away keep lists of groceries we need rotate food storage clean litterbox clean fishtank replace shower curtains sweep and mop floors pay allowance take you to library choose audiobooks organize toys and games pay power and gas bills put gas in car pay car insurance bill schedule dentist and doctor appts. drive you to doctor appointments wait with you through doctor appts. plan fun excursions make packing lists for trips buy plane tickets for vacations sort dirty laundry wash dirty laundry dry clean laundry fold clean laundry put away clean laundry fill empty water bottles pay tithing turn off lights you've left on open/close windows to keep house cool plant garden water garden weed garden water lawn rake leaves pick fruit from garden notice when you need new shoes shop for new shoes for you recycle your old shoes organize medicine and first air stuff buy dental hygiene items keep memorabilia of your life take photos of your life edit and print photos of your life clean bathrooms find petsitter when we go away feed cats | feed fish buy birthday gifts for you and others wrap gifts make jam clip your nails make desserts make dinner make breakfast make lunch clean up after meals set the table make bread or rolls take you to the beach help you take care of your body renew your library books work in the office pay cable bills pay phone bills reserve campgrounds for you notice when you need new pillow buy you a new pillow (or mattress cover) find a babysitter for you write thank you notes on your behalf put money into your college savings acct. get guest room ready for visitors wash curtains email your teachers help you write talks help you with homework help out in your school classroom organize and maintain 72-hour kits make cookies take you shopping to spend your money remove wallpaper/paint rooms make vacation books reserve rental car for vacations notice when you need new backpack buy you a new backpack/lunchbox/etc. read books to you take trash out put in new garbage bag pack lunches prepare after school snack walk you to bus stop pick you up from bus stop pay preschool tuition pay health insurance bill pay dental insurance bill buy new cat/fish food and litter run errands mend your clothes/blankets take pets to vet annually help you plan Halloween costume prepare Christmas lists print Christmas cards write and mail Christmas cards put money in savings every month take scraps to compost bin keep your bedroom organized sort through and donate things reduce reuse and recycle take you to playgrounds arrange for you to visit museums chaperone your field trips |
Posted by mike at August 16, 2010 7:45 AM