School is out for Christmas!

School is out for Christmas!  when i went to SC it was so fun i got to see my family.   My hotel had a lazy river and we had a big room and the porch was big.  This is my 1st time blogging thank you 4 reading.  Charlie

                                                                             

Routines are hard!!

Routines are hard!!  I thought that if I put my routines in my Blog that I would start following them.  Well, it has been hard.  I have not gotten started yet.  However, some good things have come from our efforts.  Carrie Beth and Charlie have done much better than me!   Carrie Beth has been making her bed everyday.  She also takes care of some of her other morning routines before she comes down for breakfast.  Charlie is generally neat.  It is easy for him to follow a list.  I think they both like having the structure of a routine.  So, mornings have been smooth for the last couple of weeks.  We did not really do our after school or evening routine.  Carrie Beth has been laying out her school clothes at night.  This has been great for her.

I am not sure if Fred is into this whole 2011 project.  We will just have to see.  I am not sure if I even want to venture into the used items for a year project but I am keeping an open mind and still considering it.

Did I mention that the kids are out for Christmas break?   Hip, Hip, Hooray!!

Carrie Beth's First Blog Post

Hi I am Carrie Beth  this is my first time blogging.  I was just doing a Abraham Lincoln project and I just came home from a trip a couple days agoooooooooo.  I kind of felt car sick P.S. don't tell my Friends.  That's all.

Nicole’s Routines

My routines are easy to put on paper. (Hard to do in real life). I am just thinking about what I NEED to do to make our days go smooth. When I do not stay on top of the following list we are grumpy, hungry, and generally in a bad mood. When I say we I mean Fred. I go through times when I do this easily and other times when this list is not even something I think about. (Don't even want to think about)! My goal this year is to try to not only be faithful to my routines but to improve the quality of the Noon Family!! Our Project 2011!!


Morning Routine

• Get up and dressed
• Swish and Swipe bathroom
• Fix Breakfast
• Laundry
• Dish Washer
• What is for Dinner?

After Work Routine

• Start Dinner
• Laundry
• Tidy kitchen and bedroom
  
   

After School Routine

• Homework Helper
• Fix Dinner
• Clean Kitchen
• Supervise book bag packing

Bedtime Routine

• Lay out clothes
• Laundry
• Wash Face/brush teeth
• What time do I need to be at school?
  
   

Carrie Beth’s Routines

Carrie Beth was really funny when I told her about typing out the Routines.  She told me that she only wanted to do a morning routine.  When she saw Charlie's morning, after school, and bedtime routine list she wanted one too.  We typed these together and just made minor adjustments for her.  For example, she takes a bath at night and Charlie takes a shower in the morning.  We typed these in Microsoft Word and copied them over to Blogger.  In Microsoft we decorated our list with clip art.  This did not transfer to Blogger.  Too bad.  Anyway we are going to start in the morning with our list.  I will let you know how it goes!!


Carrie Beth's Morning Routine

• Make bed
• Swish and Swipe your bathroom
• Clean Floor (bedroom)
• Get Dressed (+shoes)
• Breakfast
• Brush Teeth
• Upstairs Check (Lights, WATER, toilet)
• Take book bag to car

Carrie Beth's Afternoon Routine

• Snack
• Homework
• Pack Book Bag ($$$, snack, jacket, planner signed, etc.)
• Blog
• Play

Carrie Beth's Bedtime Routine

• Snack
• Bath
• PJ's
• Brush Teeth
• Lay out clothes
• Clean Floor (Bedroom)
• Bedtime 8:00

Charlie's Routines

Charlie really was excited to work on his Routine's.  He came up with the list himself with little help from Mom.  We printed a copy for Fred to review.  He added the Upstairs check.  Overall, I am pleased with Charlie's routines and enthusiasm.  I am hopeful that this will change the way we live.

Charlie's questions:

• Are we going to get up at the same time as usual? Yes
• Are we going to start today or tomorrow?  Charlie decided to start tomorrow so we don't get confused.
• Charlie's Statement:
• We have a lot to do.  But if we do all of these things soon they will become a habit and we will not even need to look at our list.  Wow!  Where did that come from? 

Charlie’s Morning Routine

•    Make bed
•    Shower
•    Swish and Swipe your bathroom
•    Clean Floor (Bedroom)
•    Get Dressed (+shoes)
•    Breakfast
•    Brush Teeth
•    Upstairs Check  (lights, WATER, toilet)
•    Take book bag to car

Charlie’s Afternoon Routine

• Snack
• Homework
• Pack Book bag ($$$, snack, jacket, planner signed, etc.)
• Play
• Monday and Wednesday Tennis at 5:00

Charlie’s Bedtime Routine

• Snack
• PJ ‘s
• Brush Teeth
• Lay out clothes
• Pick up Floor
• Bedtime 8:00

Rules of Project 2011

Follow Flylady.net as a family.

• establish routines for kids and parents
• participate in the monthly new habit as a family

Buy only used items for our household.

• Shopping at thrift stores for all items.  (Clothes, decorations, household items.)

 Challenges and Questions to ponder:

• What if I need new underwear, shoes or a new suit.
• What if something breaks.
• Gifts
• Kids need items for scouts, school or other clubs
• Fundraisers
• Plantation Shutters
• Couch/pool table/ping pong table for upstairs
• Services

Documentation

• Pictures
• Blog post by family members
• Nicole--daily post
• Fred--weekly reflection post
• Charlie and Carrie Beth as often as possible

I will add to this post often in the next couple of weeks!

End of School Pool Party 2010

We had a wonderful End of school pool party at Brightleaf!  Everyone brought a snack to share.  It was a great time.  I want to make this an annual event.  Thanks to everyone who came and especially the ones who helped me load the car:)  Happy summer everyone.

Lemons (4) 
McDonalds (5)
Ross (5)
Bryant (3)
Carr (4)
Andersons (3)
Dukeman (3)
Neihaus (4)
Jackson (3)
Kaylee Smith (3)
Folks (4)
Whitt (4)
Noon (4)
Gibson (3)
Goss (3)
Harris (2)
Smith, Hannah (4)
Friedlein (4)
Rodriguez (4)
Shriver (3)
Stroup (2)
Long (3)
Wheeler (4)
Sandoval (2)
Williams (2)
Carroll (3)
Dobson (5)
Drake (3)
James Ellis (1)
Hintzen (2)
Lassiter (6)
Weeks (2)

32 families
104 people including babies:)

Braids!

Mrs. Plankey rocks.  Carrie Beth came home with a cute braid today.  I told her that I wanted to take a few pictures before she took it out. So cute:)

Cool Cat!

Carrie Beth chilling out watching Tom and Jerry on the way to Girl Scouts.  Looking good...no doubt!

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Charlie Turns 9

Charlie Noon born March 10th 2001

Charlie on March 10, 2010 opening his birthday gifts after school.  We went to cub scouts on your birthday.  You scout friends had a special party for you during snack.

Charlie trying out his scooter given to him by our great neighbors!

Charlie you are such a sweet child.  You love to play outside, swim, watch TV, play DSi, play with friends,  tennis, read, and play with sister.

You are helpful, funny, loving, and silly.

You weigh 93 pounds and are 4 feet 8 inched tall.  You grew 3 inches this year!

We celebrated you birthday by having 3 of your friends come over for a sleepover.  I took you and your friends rollerskating, we rented movies, ate pizza and stayed up all night.  Really, I did not hear anyone after the last movie around 2AM.

 

Charlie opening his birthday gifts from his friends.

 

Charlie thinking about how he will spend his gift card.

The kiddos roller skating.

Good Buddies having fun!  Happy Birthday Charlie!  I love you and look forward to another year!  Love, Mom

Really?

Fred: Nicole, you need to start turning off some lights in this house. Or, I am going to quit changing the light bulbs.
Nicole: I think I just changed the bulb in kitchen.
Fred: Well, you need to change another one.

What is the point?

Question of the Day.

Carrie Beth: Mom!
Nicole: What?
Carrie Beth: Do you know what manure is?
Nicole: What?
Carrie Beth: Do you know what manure is?
Nicole: Yes.
Carrie Beth: Nasty.