fall work

If there is one thing that Mike does really well, it is work. You give him a job to do and he will do it better than most people. His mother helped instill that great work ethic in him by giving him jobs and projects around the home. So, when I call him at work and say, "I don't know what to do with the boys." He will say, "Put them to work." When I say, "The boys are fighting", he says, "Put them to work." When I say, "The boys are whining", he says, "Put them to work." They know that they can do jobs around the home and earn money. They also know that if they say bad words, hurt their brothers, or make a huge mess, I will put them to work without any pay. I must say that it has worked rather niceley! We all benefit - the boys benefit with a good work ethic (though they just complain that they are slaves and I say, "you'll appreciate it when you're older!") and money, and I benefit with extra helping hands. During the Thanksgiving break, the boys had a great opportunity to earn some money. And they did a great job!

They worked hard.

And they played hard.

That is our motto:

WORK HARD, PLAY HARD!