Josiah Gets the Prize

Josiah finished filling up his job chart today so he got a prize--two prizes, actually, since I had saved a train that Grandma Fisher had bought for him when we were in California. He got that train today--the gold prospector's cars--and then we also gave him Roley, the steamroller from the Bob the Builder series. He can keep himself incredibly entertained with those little vehicles and figurines (which he mysteriously calls figurettes); he's got a great imagination!

His responsibilities on the chart were putting away silverware from the dishwasher, feeding the fish, doing sudoku puzzles, saying memory verses, making his bed, and brushing his teeth. The last category to be finished was making his bed. I usually help him with it, but yesterday and today I "encouraged him" (aka, "made him") do it by himself, to the tune of LOTS of protests yesterday and a few milder protests today. I think we're making progress!