<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27782442.post3135927350057984322..comments</id><updated>2012-01-07T19:02:46.957-06:00</updated><category term='setting my course'/><category term='landscaping'/><category term='motherhood'/><category term='small town life'/><category term='media'/><category term='education'/><category term='homemaking'/><category term='ponderings'/><category term='favorites'/><category term='contests'/><category term='culture'/><category term='$50 landscape'/><category term='home improvement'/><category term='christmas'/><category term='parenting'/><category term='marriage'/><category term='photos'/><category term='faith'/><category term='move'/><category term='working'/><category term='crafts'/><category term='househunting'/><category term='preserving'/><category term='guest bloggers'/><category term='preschool'/><category term='friendship'/><category term='home years'/><category term='send allie to africa'/><category term='memes'/><category term='WFMW'/><category term='tweens n teens'/><category term='your mom goes to college'/><category term='home life'/><category term='family'/><category term='remodeling'/><category term='healthy choices'/><category term='gardening'/><category term='chores'/><category term='soapboxes'/><category term='fun'/><category term='large family'/><category term='middle years'/><category term='blogging'/><category term='recipes'/><category term='purity'/><title type='text'>Comments on Raising Five: Resurrection of an old friend</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.raisingfive.com/feeds/3135927350057984322/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27782442/3135927350057984322/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.raisingfive.com/2011/08/resurrection-of-old-friend.html'/><author><name>Katherine@Raising Five</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12887240362516586161</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/230/517162543_020616bcd0.jpg?v=0'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>6</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27782442.post-4141118827665404186</id><published>2012-01-07T19:02:46.957-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-07T19:02:46.957-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Good idea on the chore rotations!  I have been loo...</title><content type='html'>Good idea on the chore rotations!  I have been looking for some ideas on how to make this work for my family--thanks for posting.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27782442/3135927350057984322/comments/default/4141118827665404186'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27782442/3135927350057984322/comments/default/4141118827665404186'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.raisingfive.com/2011/08/resurrection-of-old-friend.html?showComment=1325984566957#c4141118827665404186' title=''/><author><name>Demetria -Natural Homeschooling Mama</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04981553254241353847</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='12631488386032320864'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KsdsFwkgwcw/Tuk1NSVOOdI/AAAAAAAAAPY/HIjCgGN0pxY/s220/IMG_3814.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.raisingfive.com/2011/08/resurrection-of-old-friend.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27782442.post-3135927350057984322' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27782442/posts/default/3135927350057984322' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1601903550'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27782442.post-1414323256722662423</id><published>2011-08-13T07:28:43.669-05:00</published><updated>2011-08-13T07:28:43.669-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Wow, LOVE this!!!  We have monthly chores (that us...</title><content type='html'>Wow, LOVE this!!!  We have monthly chores (that usually drag into 2 or even three months) with assigned $ amounts so basically they can choose what their allowance is going to be that month based on how many chores they sign up for (or we sign them up for).  This is such a simple chart -- love it!!  I need to be better about end-of-the-day stuff. . .thanks for the simplicity of showing us &amp;quot;counters, sweep, etc.&amp;quot;  Good luck!  I think you&amp;#39;re right -- less arguing when it&amp;#39;s in black-and-white and they know what to expect. . .so much easier.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27782442/3135927350057984322/comments/default/1414323256722662423'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27782442/3135927350057984322/comments/default/1414323256722662423'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.raisingfive.com/2011/08/resurrection-of-old-friend.html?showComment=1313238523669#c1414323256722662423' title=''/><author><name>jennibell</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08902786008061968790</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9aOBj5R1DCc/SvBU25PPVXI/AAAAAAAAABU/IBNj1ce366w/S220/Jenni2.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.raisingfive.com/2011/08/resurrection-of-old-friend.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27782442.post-3135927350057984322' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27782442/posts/default/3135927350057984322' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-591160010'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27782442.post-6708101950384028167</id><published>2011-08-08T16:30:23.246-05:00</published><updated>2011-08-08T16:30:23.246-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Debbie, I will send the word doc to you.  If anyon...</title><content type='html'>Debbie, I will send the word doc to you.  If anyone else wants it just email me =).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As far as rotation, I&amp;#39;ve found that my kids do better keeping the same job for a week - less forgetting and less arguing.  For each page, I just scooted everyone&amp;#39;s name over one place from the previous week&amp;#39;s assignments. It beats having to write everything down on a whiteboard every week!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27782442/3135927350057984322/comments/default/6708101950384028167'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27782442/3135927350057984322/comments/default/6708101950384028167'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.raisingfive.com/2011/08/resurrection-of-old-friend.html?showComment=1312839023246#c6708101950384028167' title=''/><author><name>Katherine@Raising Five</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12887240362516586161</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/230/517162543_020616bcd0.jpg?v=0'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.raisingfive.com/2011/08/resurrection-of-old-friend.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27782442.post-3135927350057984322' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27782442/posts/default/3135927350057984322' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1370487362'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27782442.post-4885556415171516795</id><published>2011-08-08T11:08:45.188-05:00</published><updated>2011-08-08T11:08:45.188-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Aack! Need help big time. My kids start school in ...</title><content type='html'>Aack! Need help big time. My kids start school in 11 days. Need to do better w/ chores &amp;amp; training. And not dumping everything on the already busy olders. It&amp;#39;s time the youngers started taking up the slack. Do you have any files you can make available? How do you do this rotation thing?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27782442/3135927350057984322/comments/default/4885556415171516795'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27782442/3135927350057984322/comments/default/4885556415171516795'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.raisingfive.com/2011/08/resurrection-of-old-friend.html?showComment=1312819725188#c4885556415171516795' title=''/><author><name>Debbie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13004661204964281675</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04394371515237006413'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d2W2-gcehFQ/S6e0BZHFH7I/AAAAAAAAAJU/Yug-3bb7EqE/S220/059.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.raisingfive.com/2011/08/resurrection-of-old-friend.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27782442.post-3135927350057984322' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27782442/posts/default/3135927350057984322' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1351903597'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27782442.post-2797653863801586600</id><published>2011-08-08T10:03:51.315-05:00</published><updated>2011-08-08T10:03:51.315-05:00</updated><title type='text'>STEALING THIS! I&amp;#39;ve really been driving myself...</title><content type='html'>STEALING THIS! I&amp;#39;ve really been driving myself crazy trying to figure out how to train my children in doing their share of the chores and making sure that when I send them into the world they will be able to take care of themselves.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27782442/3135927350057984322/comments/default/2797653863801586600'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27782442/3135927350057984322/comments/default/2797653863801586600'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.raisingfive.com/2011/08/resurrection-of-old-friend.html?showComment=1312815831315#c2797653863801586600' title=''/><author><name>Rachel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15534192782828039660</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yNbVtwxio1E/SwBvPrsjCMI/AAAAAAAABX4/n4B5LEX9eZw/S220/036.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.raisingfive.com/2011/08/resurrection-of-old-friend.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27782442.post-3135927350057984322' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27782442/posts/default/3135927350057984322' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-909584685'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27782442.post-3046240824658610730</id><published>2011-08-07T20:51:06.523-05:00</published><updated>2011-08-07T20:51:06.523-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Perfect timing for this post!  The kids start scho...</title><content type='html'>Perfect timing for this post!  The kids start school in two weeks and I need to edit my chore chart rotation to fit our new home. :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Blessings!&lt;br /&gt;Melissa</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27782442/3135927350057984322/comments/default/3046240824658610730'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27782442/3135927350057984322/comments/default/3046240824658610730'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.raisingfive.com/2011/08/resurrection-of-old-friend.html?showComment=1312768266523#c3046240824658610730' title=''/><author><name>mholgate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03418317558780973735</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='15778265886665441843'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFOBAb0slF8/S-nKgJNI9iI/AAAAAAAAArs/Kfsp3xY96Oo/S220/121.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.raisingfive.com/2011/08/resurrection-of-old-friend.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27782442.post-3135927350057984322' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27782442/posts/default/3135927350057984322' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1381102778'/></entry></feed>
