Ralphs Ruckus: Lockers - the best idea that I have had in a long time.

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Lockers - the best idea that I have had in a long time.

After we moved here I looked on craigslist for some lockers and we found a set of four that a man was selling that he had bought from the athletic department of a high school in Utah. We bought the entire set for $80. I was so excited. These lockers were the best idea that I have had in a really long time, they have solved so many problems in my life. Each kid gets to have their own locker with their own stuff in it. They have to have things approved before they lock them away and everyone knows that the other person's locker is off limits. Abigail was getting so frustrated with her sisters destroying her special things while she was at school. She was getting angry at me for not protecting her stuff and she was getting angry at her sisters. Now the ball is in her court and she has to take responsibility for protecting her things. This has made my life so much easier!!! The fourth locker is for "Toys in Time Out." Toys that are not cleaned up by the end of the day end up in this locker and only mommy can let them out. The way the girls get their toys out of time out is by doing something extra good and then I unlock the locker and they get to get a toy out of the locker that was confiscated. It is working!!! The playroom is starting to stay cleaner and I don't have to gripe about them cleaning up because they know what the consequence will be if they leave their toys out over night. The Toy Fairy will come in the middle of the night and lock away the toys. Man, this was genious for my house. I LOVE IT.

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Abigail is a high energy 10 year old. She is Fifth grade for the 2014-2015 school year and she is very much a people person. She loves swimming, shopping, crafts and cooking, but her most favorite thing is dance. She has also really been working hard on her tumbling over the past year or so. Abigail loves playing the piano and singing as well. Abigail has developed an interest in pageants, we will have to see where that interest takes her in the future. She is a bit of a neat freak, really good at doing household chores, and is VERY Squemish. Abigail is the best big sister and is a great example to her three younger siblings

Emily is 7 now and loves to play with her sisters and other kids. She is in first grade for the 2014-2015 school-year. She is confident, outgoing, and likes to be in charge. She is very sweet and loving and fun to talk to. She can be pretty silly at times and when she starts giggling there is no stopping her. She loves to talk and makes our hearts melt when she looks at us with those big hazel eyes. Emily is a people-pleaser and loves compliments. She has really grown to love dance and cheerleading this past year and it is very apparent that Abigail is her role model. Emily is our resident girly girl; she loves everything pink, glittery, and posh! She loves to help out around the house and thrives on praise. She is a good girl and we love her very much.

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