tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post362743179480081671..comments2024-02-26T02:22:48.643-08:00Comments on A Foothill Home Companion: Rules RuleMollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738318324942700985noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-46517565113155243212008-08-13T05:13:00.000-07:002008-08-13T05:13:00.000-07:00creative solution!! I just might use your "rule" t...creative solution!! I just might use your "rule" too.Kristyn Knitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00023484055988696554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-53347146063135535392008-08-07T09:23:00.000-07:002008-08-07T09:23:00.000-07:00I wish more parents would come up with some "rules...I wish more parents would come up with some "rules" for their children! Sounds like a great solution to me! A solution my Son-in-law came up with to get the kids to clean their rooms was that the first one finished could go and choose any toy that was on the floor in the other's room! now they all compete furiously to be the one to get to go and choose a toy!Linda S Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15224736942133655538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-64068113147323102872008-08-07T07:09:00.000-07:002008-08-07T07:09:00.000-07:00Oh, nice one! I am not a big believer in rules ei...Oh, nice one! I am not a big believer in rules either, but I think at some point there will be a need for a few.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04711564169162832089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-66699811121846906272008-08-06T00:21:00.000-07:002008-08-06T00:21:00.000-07:00Love the sunflower banner. I was just thinking th...Love the sunflower banner. I was just thinking that I need to grow sunflowers in my yard next year. They're cool.Kirstiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01398162147462962050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-11785191247040182982008-08-05T07:53:00.000-07:002008-08-05T07:53:00.000-07:00these "rules" sound great to me! especially the on...these "rules" sound great to me! especially the one where somebody other than me does the cleaning! :0)Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09633382707334829822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-24281105823444487562008-08-05T06:38:00.000-07:002008-08-05T06:38:00.000-07:00Acts 4:15 - "Without law there is no trangression"...Acts 4:15 - "Without law there is no trangression"<BR/>I'm a day late for cleaning the toilets, so I guess no computer for me til the chore is done.<BR/>DadUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00544691054457737706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-60996819611423244892008-08-05T05:33:00.000-07:002008-08-05T05:33:00.000-07:00Lucky you! Ohhhh, for someone else to WANT to cle...Lucky you! Ohhhh, for someone else to WANT to clean the bathroom!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-32804653338774420902008-08-05T04:59:00.000-07:002008-08-05T04:59:00.000-07:00All my kids have chores. Even the 3 year old (she...All my kids have chores. Even the 3 year old (she helps to set the dinner table and put her toys away).<BR/><BR/>Our philosophy is that it takes a whole family to run a household. Not just a Mama.<BR/><BR/>And if it just so happens to work in the Mama's favor, we'll just chalk it up to Karma.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-42540983514355627132008-08-04T15:47:00.000-07:002008-08-04T15:47:00.000-07:00We have a Munchkin that likes cleaning bathrooms, ...We have a Munchkin that likes cleaning bathrooms, as well. Go figure? Either way, they're learning responsibility and contribution and we're ... well ... knitting, as you so aptly said!!TAMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04527178643735158000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-84316799763778183522008-08-04T15:27:00.000-07:002008-08-04T15:27:00.000-07:00I just *may* have created a rule just like this th...I just *may* have created a rule just like this this very morning while taking care of my neighbor's kids. Something along the lines of no eating the cookies for lunch until the flour explosion has been cleaned up while I sipped some of my afternoon coffee in the sunshine...then we all had homemade icecream sandwiches for lunch...so we all made out in the end!!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790498956206713440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-69103088988999543042008-08-04T15:13:00.000-07:002008-08-04T15:13:00.000-07:00Smart woman.As a child, I LOVED to clean the bathr...Smart woman.<BR/>As a child, I LOVED to clean the bathroom. As a woman, I love it a little less. <BR/>Jeff and I should probably apply this rule to ourselves, but we would fall back on your virtuous truth, rules are meant to be broken...Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01403808304630981842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-21219434286545549442008-08-04T12:38:00.000-07:002008-08-04T12:38:00.000-07:00So what knitting project have you started?So what knitting project have you started?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-19403593096177304172008-08-04T09:36:00.000-07:002008-08-04T09:36:00.000-07:00nice solution! It would work for one of mine. The ...nice solution! It would work for one of mine. The other one would pester me about how Not Fair it was until I send her to her room. <BR/><BR/>I need someone to come and clean my bathroom too.Sarah Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02164426135229940315noreply@blogger.com