Archives for March 2015

#mommied Monday: School Day Timer

March 30, 2015 by Jules Leave a Comment

In honor of Mother's Day coming up, I'm going to be sharing stories {possibly weekly} that makes ya wanna say, "BOOM! You just got Mommied!" because it is a super power Often we feel like we just got owned by our children in the small battles so we need some encouragement when we don't loose!

Tried something new today during #rothacheracademy: I set a time for each of my kids.

Rather than huff it through the amount of paper work I felt would deem our day successful, I based our studies on the average amount of time it should take each child based on their age and attention span.
I was surprised at how fast it seemed to go, how much they accomplished, how much more pleasant they were during our "school time", and that they ASK to do more when we were done.

I even had energy leftover to allow for messy crafting during lunch prep, dealing with a meltdown over thinking paint brushes were going to be lost down the drain, and playing outside with them after a fast lunch.

#boom #mommied Happy Monday All. Winning...one morning at a time.

I would LUUUUUUVE if you would share your #mommied stories with us on the as Jules is going facebook page or find me on Instagram to share awesome documentation of your #mommied moment! Don't forget to use the hashtag so we can all find it. Maybe by the time Mother's Day gets here we will all feel the true power God has given us as mommies to train up His lil blessings.

Filed Under: The ones about the Rothacher Home

#mommied Monday: Playroom Cleaning

March 9, 2015 by Jules 2 Comments

My kids had a neighbor friend over to play after dinner and when she left we told them it was time to clean up. The complaints started and we reminded them that we serve our friends by cleaning up after them and we show gratitude by taking care of our things {ie Clean Ya Junk Up}.

Matt was heading out for a run so we set a timer for the time he would be gone and explained that whatever they didn't have cleaned up by the time he was home for baths they would be grounded from.

More than 1/2 way through their timer Mags runs out to check the clock only to run back into the playroom yelling, "Guys! We have time. We might not get grounded from anything. If you help Jamin do his job and I grab the extra stuff we won't get grounded from ANYthing!" Izzie responded excitedly, "Uh, you help Jamin and I'll grab all the extra stuff."

BOOM! #mommied

Filed Under: #mommied, as Jules is living, Parenting, The ones about the Rothacher Home

#mommied Monday: Walk the Plank

March 2, 2015 by Jules Leave a Comment

We had been stuck inside for days due to multiple "winter storms" in our area. I mean, the kids had bundled, gone outside to get wet and fridged only to return for homemade hot cooco. So when we had finished out school work they were going crazy indoors. I needed to make lunch sooooo, I taught them how to "walk the plank". Starting from our deck, using scrap wood from our many projects, they were to lay them on the ground, return for another board, walk the plant, add it to the end of the line, and then repeat. No One was to Touch the "frozen water" on the way to the "pirate ship" because alligators would eat them. All three kids were to work together to make it from one place to the next. After they made it to the "pirate ship" aka playground, they had to work their way to their "house" aka shop building where they would stack the boards in a pile there they are stored. Winning! They did this for at least 30 minutes and thought it was hilariously fun. #mommied