Chores and allowance used to be under control in our house. We had our daily, weekly, and monthly plans in place with cute charts that helped everything run smoothly. We kept a relatively clean and tidy house - inside and out - without much effort or complaint. Then life blew up. As the kids got older, we started going this way and that with new activities and lessons. All of the opportunities were good and truly worthwhile, but they quickly threw a monkey wrench into our regularly scheduled routine. Our house was beginning to suffer a bit because I just couldn't find a new groove for chores. We were in the season of life where there was a mad dash to clean when, and only when, company ... Read More