Pooper Scooping
This years ‘big ticket’ christmas present for the children.
$100 paid off a $483.50 layby they had to finish paying off themselves.
This has resulted in the children asking for jobs to do (as well as trying to negotiate their payments for those jobs).
I was anxious they’d be dissappointed it wasn’t given entirely & was prepared for tears.
BUT, they were really excited & extra happy (probably suprised they were getting any kind of console at all)
Yay! #ParentingWin
Our yard has never been so clear of dog poo with pooper scooper runs being worth $5!
Miss Lou Acquiring Lore 
What a brilliant initiative… Might have to tell my roommate to set this up for me (they’d get nothing out of it, except for a clean house… But they’d also be out of money…)
They will appr chage it so much more for earning it 🙂
I totally agree Marie! So sorry it has taken me so long to respond to this one! I completely missed it.
ML
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An excellent way to teach values Lou! I hope your new year was a good one! 🙂
Thanks so much Jason 🙂 I get stuff right sometimes! #Parenting is a bit like doing a rubicks cube in the dark alot of the time!
I couldn’t agree more! Definitely has ups and downs! 🙂
Brilliant Miss Lou! *applause*
Thanks hon xx
Well done Lou! Savor the victory, as you would know, they are few and far between!
Hehe Ardys.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year Laura xx
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Now that is very clever.
Thanks for reading and commenting 🙂
That was a brilliant idea ! ☺
Yes, a bit of a miracle on my part.. lol
Thanks for dropping by and taking the time to comment. 🙂
Most welcome. ☺
You are good!!! The kids also happy too…
You’re very kind. I make lots of mistakes too, though very happy this one worked out well.
ML
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Love your winning ways, Miss Lou. I’d be broke if I had to pay your kids to poop scoop here. My dog is a little, big ‘sh,,,,er’. 😀 Happy New Year.
Haha! We’ve got the one dog – Halo. She’s a guide dog and actually has a harness to poop in, but Joost leaves it off so the children can earn the money from picking them up.
Also, she is a sh,,,,er too, and actually walks while she is pooping so there is about 7 poop nuggets every time she goes. The children have been trying to negotiate ‘better wages’ by demanding $5 for each nugget.. lol
Oh lol……don’t give in! Tell them they are not gold nuggets. 😀
Negotiations have been hard, and did result in a raise to $5 per group of nuggets done in the one pooping session.
That means if Halo poops 3 x a day, they can earn $15. lol
Ha! the economics/value of poop. One day they may be able to sell it to generate electricity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bustKxqbHo0
Love it!! That has the ‘poo’tential to be a great idea…
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Awesome idea!
Thank you 🙂 It’s a bit of hit and miss being a parent. #Always Learning
Good for you Lou, I’d say a clean yard at Christmas and there after would be great….best wishes for 2016….
Yes, I have to say the children pretty much took care of cleaning just about everything after Christmas! I’ve hardly had to lift a finger.. lol
Thanks for taking the time to comment Michael.
ML
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