AuburnChick's Adventures

That is what Rockin Rooster had to face yesterday.  Actually, it’s a pile that had steadily grown over the last week.

I know, I know…some of you might have a pile like this every day.  However, I do not cook regularly for a variety of reasons.  Namely, soccer has been consuming most of my time.  So, it can take a bit of time for dirty dishes to accumulate.

The kids take turns with their chores, and Soccer Chick already had her turn washing dishes.  The ball was in Rooster’s court.  He tends to be a procrastinator.  It takes him forever to do anything.  For such a great kid, this is one of his biggest issues.

And so we waited…

And waited…

And waited…

Meanwhile, the pile grew.

We started eating with salad forks and big tablespoons.

We pulled out dishes from the farthest recesses of the cabinet.

And still the pile grew.

Soccer Chick refused, at one point, to cook because that would have required her to wash a dish on a day when it wasn’t her turn.

Finally I dug my heels in and ordered him to wash them.  I try very hard not to make my kids do chores on Sundays.  It’s the Sabbath…a day of rest.  However, I justified my decision because we had been gone all day on Saturday “playing” on the soccer fields.  Rooster was not amused.  Hey, whatever.

He started the dishes before he left for Youth Group.  He didn’t get very far.  When he got back, they were waiting for him.  I had seriously considered stepping in to help, but I figured that he wouldn’t learn his lesson…do them while the pile is small.  That’s what Soccer Chick does.

Yeah, she gets her brains from her Mama.

He finally got that pile done…45 minutes after the mandated bedtime.  I didn’t care about how late it was.  The counter was clean.

Yay!  Just in time.  Thanksgiving is saved!  We have pans to cook in, dishes to eat on, and forks to eat with.

Woo Hoo!

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