Last night around the dinner table, we were brainstorming possible “menus” and divvying up supper-related chores. The game plan was to think ahead about what we’ll have for dinner in the coming week and assign chores so that everyone knows what to expect – and what’s expected of them. I couldn’t resist these kid-isms that came up during the conversation from my oldest:

He was making suggestions for the menu: “Italian day, breakfast supper day, Mexican day, Crockpot day, grease day …”  We asked what was grease day? Fried food? He said, “You know, like lamb chops and stuff.” My husband clued in more quickly than I did: “Ohhh, you mean Greece day – Greek food.”

Then, we went around the table for volunteers for the various chores. I suggested that we start with the little one and go in reverse age order for the first round. The oldest said, “Yeah – least to greatest.” 🙂