job interview

kenny making the boys laugh while i try and get a good picture of my goof balls!

Two nights ago, Trenton asked me, "mom, I think I should start getting a $2-$5 allowance for all the chores I have to do don't you think so?" I looked up at him and said, "who have you been talking to?"
Well, it got me thinking....does he really do that many chores?, $5 a week isn't too bad, I would hopefully not have to remind Trenton 20 times to pick up his clothes and put in the hamper, my sweet angel boy is growing up! So, I told him the next morning that I had thought about it all night and agree that he can start getting an allowance but since this will be his first job we are going to have a job interview on Saturday and I will have a contract made that if he agrees to the terms he can sign on the dotted line. I also told him that since it will be a job interview he needs to dress appropriately and speak clearly with his words. Trenton looked at me, laughed and said, "ok mom!"
A friend at work said that she does the same with her children but they have a set time that if the chores are not done by they don't get paid and if they forget to do them they don't get paid and she doesn't remind them about the chores. I thought ok I like that idea but Ill make it my own version! So my contract for Trenton will state that he needs to have his chores done by the time he goes to bed and if I have to remind him to do them I will take a $1 off and by the end of the week if he has done his job he should get the full $5 but if not then he will have a pay cut.  Hopefully this is going to teach Trenton that when you do a job well you are rewarded with the pay you are promised but if the job isn't done well don't expect the pay promised because you have not done the job you promised.
Here are the chores he moans about each day...for sure in the contract I will state he is no longer allowed to moan while doing his chores since this is his job now! :)

• Pick up his clothes from the living room and bedroom and put in hamper (is this really a chore?)
• On Monday's bring the empty recycling bend up from the curb and put back in our garage (i don't know if he is ready to take the full trash can down to curb...he is only nine!)
• Walk the dog everyday to the stop sign and back (about four houses down)
• Give lizards (yes Kenny bought them bearded dragons) clean water and veggies every other day

I don't think this is too much for Trenton since he does all of this everyday but the recycling bend on Mondays. Kenny says it will last a week! I just want no more moaning and cry baby over chores.
Now I need to figure out a contract! lol