We really try to preach hard work and keep your nose to the grindstone kinda ethic and it looks as if its paying off. (haha pun intended!) John has, in each of our last two neighborhoods managed to secure little after school jobs caring for neighbors dogs when they leave town. As soon as we moved over here to the new place, he did the same thing and he gets to look out after "Brock" the neighbors Chocolate Lab. And since they seem to go away a lot of weekends, he stays pretty busy and has extra cash.
Presley, not to be outdone by a boy went out one afternoon after school to see if she might walk some dogs for folks. She came home with a small, blonde girl! A kid! She got an afterschool babysitting job!! I cracked up laughing but then laid out some rules of my own, after all she is only 11. I don't mind her babysitting as long as its at our house and only for short periods of time, like, not more than a few hours.
Well she did a good job and quickly got a raise and now Presley is raking in the cash! This has totally taught her responsability and hopefully will help to build a work ethic.
And since both "older" kids have "jobs" Addy has started helping out at home more with the chores. Since she was about 3, she's been sorting laundry, but now we let her put away some of the dishes and help with the puppy.
And lest you think the kids are all work and no play....well, lol, you don't know my kids very well! They still find time to play outside and most nights it's all I can do to bring them in. I like that. We look at very little tv; except they do like their iPod Touches!! I guess I can't completely shelter them!
Something else funny...John had a quiz or a paper or something today in Social Studies and the question was asked, "Why didn't the christians worship any other gods?" Or something like that and John responded in scripture, Matthew 4:10, "Then Jesus said to him, 'Away with you Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God and Him only you shall serve.' I love a kid that knows the word!!
Let me close with a prayer requests that is heavy on my heart...
1) is this little Fella at church just found out he was diabetic. He's 13 and just cute as a bug (my neice has a crush on him!) and recently found out he has diabetes. Please keep Grant in your prayers and he and his family adjust.
Oh and one more thing, a shout out to my cousin, Jackie. I forget how old she is, but she's older'n me! Lol, she just recently went back to school, to obtain a degree, and I'm real proud of her! It's difficult at our age n stage to step out of our box like that and do something a little unorthodox or something, but bless her heart! You go girl!
Thanks for reading.
Lola Philpott
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