Wanna know what a child hoarder looks like?

Well when he is working it may look something like this:

Always hunting for stuff...

I know hilarious right?

Well, I had to clean out Zev's dresser again, 

there was just so much junk piling up.

If it is visible means that there is a lot that is shoved in places and hidden.

So before I show you what I removed from one dresser, 

you need to keep in mind that I just did this less than 6 months ago!

All of this junk,

mostly garbage,

Was all on these shelves, in several buckets and containers, underneath and on top.

I know what you may be thinking:

He's a boy

Kids collect stuff

That's normal

And if so, that's just ok.

Lol, its all funny till you see him on an episode of "Hoarders"

I think I may need to start saving for therapy!

The funny thing is that this kid doesn't even sleep in his room. 

It is like a storage room for garbage.

Anyway, this purge and the last one, he really was ok with it being gone.

I mean I didn't give him a chance to even see any of it really. 

Well, he knew I was doing it, but keeping himself busy with Legos might have taken away the anxiety of loosing leaves, receipts, broken sticks and rocks.

So I guess I will just keep purging and maybe he will just decide 

"might as well not keep this because she will just throw it away" 

Sounds like therapy to me!

He is a great kid, and many times these dumpster treasures become gifts for people he loves. He does have a great big heart. 

Don't worry, as soon as I finished in his room, 

he went to a birthday party and came home with a bag filled with things to start collecting all over again.

I must say, he is becoming quite the godly man and is storing up treasures elsewhere as well!

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also". 

Matthew 6: 19-21

I will pay more for a R.A.K or P.R. then I will for household chores!

Because they make my heart smile more than anything...
So continuing on from my last post~

Back in December I added "get ready in the morning before mom" to the list of things that can earn you a quarter in our house. 
Since then I have also added:
A or B on a test
No black marks on your daily school take home sheet
P.R. -Positive Referral- basically if people come to me and comment on how wonderful you are, 
hard work etc.. = .25
R.A.K- Random act of Kindness-
 you know the kind you do for no reason at all! = .25
Of course the usual chores are on there as well, dishes, laundry, picking up dog poop etc..
But I am more excited about the R.A.K's and P.R's than anything!
We went out to eat one day at Ci-Ci pizzas. The manager was cleaning up around us when he accidentally dropped his tray and the dishes went everywhere, all over the floor. 
Zev jumped up and started picking up these dirty dishes without even caring about how dirty they were or if anyone was watching him, he just wanted to help the man. 
The manager quickly told him "son you don't have to do that" but Zev just kept helping. 
When he sat down I said "R.A.K on the list when you get home". 
The manager came to him about 5 minutes later with 8 Free dinner cards and said "Your a good dude".
 His random act of kindness really paid off, not that he did it for that reason at all. Weeks before that, during Christmas break, we were out shopping when a woman opened the hatchback of her car and stuff was falling all over the road.
 Zev darted across the street to come to her aid. Needless to say he got another R.A.K. 
Sure he and the girls and the rest of the world should do these things all the time but you don't see it very often anymore. So I have no problem paying for something that will turn into a great way to be! 
So this whole new system is really working!!
I was hoping it would last more than a week and it has. I still remind them a lot to go write down what they did so they can get paid, but for the most part they are ahead of me. 
Zev still looses a quarter here and there for not being done before me on a school day (that's right I will pay if they are done before me but if they are not then they pay me!) 
The girls usually get that quarter every day, which is great progress for Hayden who has hard mornings at times. 
So since it is a new year and we are earning money (usually between 2.00-5.00 per week per child) I thought we need to work on saving now. 
The kids are good about tithing to church but then are real quick to blow the rest as quick as they get it. 
I will give them credit that when they buy something they usually put thought into it but I would like to see them start saving a little more.
So I went to our local Walmart got a case of 12 Mason jars and came up with the new savings plan.
10% to tithe
20% to savings
10% to the charity of your choice
10% towards a future vacation
The remaining 50% of what you earned is spending money and goes in your wallet. 
The kids are excited about it, and so am I that they understand that the rest is still theirs but it will grow and produce fruit!
Kelly~

Ecclesiastes 11:2
Divide your portion to seven, or even to eight, 
for you do not know what misfortune may occur on the earth. 
Corinthians 16:2
On the first day of every week each one of you is to put aside and save
Proverbs 21:20
The wise man saves for the future but the foolish man spends whatever he gets