OUR FAMILY RULES

OUR FAMILY RULES

1. We respect ourselves.
2. We respect our parents and others.
3. We respect property.
4. We do not manipulate.
5. We supervise ourselves and clean up our own messes.
6. We follow directions.
7. We are always honest.
8. We ask permission before doing things.
9. We do our jobs.
10. We have good dress and grooming habits.
11. We have a good attitude.
12. We go to bed happily and on time

Instructions: If a child breaks a rule, they go to time out for 1 minute for every year they are old. 3 years = 3 minutes in time out. Sadly, most children will break several rules, so add it up, but make sure you're calm. The area of time out needs to have the rules posted in front of them, even if they can't read. Once they serve their time out, the following Parent Script should be followed for optimal results.

Parent: "What rule did you break?" Child Answers (example) "We respect property"
Parent: "How did you break it?" Child Answers (exmaple) "I broke Spencer's toy firetruck"
Parent: "How will you not break this rule next time?" Child Answers (example) "I will walk away when I'm mad"
Parent: " That is good!"
Parent: "Do you know why we have these Family Rules?" Child Answers (example) "I don't know" (or have them repeat after you.. the following statement)
Parent: "...because we love you and want you to be happy" Child Answers (example) "Because you love me and want me to be happy.."
Parent: "That's right" (then you MUST hug that child).

Parent: (if Christian/LDS) "Heavenly Father also has rules because he loves us and wants us to be happy, that's why we have rules too." :) extra hug.

NOTE: Breaking rule #7 is always a DOUBLE TIME OUT <--that is manditory.
Time outs help parents and children to calm down.

I cleared out my downstairs bathroom of anything that could harm/hurt a child. Remove all cleansers and medications, etc. Sit the child on a closed toilet seat. Post the rules so that if they are sitting on the toilet, they can see the rules clearly. Make sure you have a family meeting ahead of time to explain clearly the rules to the kids.Give them a treat if they remember each one, in the family meeting. Even if they can't read, they will be happy to learn these rules for a small treat. If they can't remember which rule they broke, remind them, then ask them to repeat it before moving on with the script. Note: Number 4 is the only one with the word "not" that appears negative. Every other rule is stated positively. #4 is important stated that way because it is the one that hurts them and others as they grow up, and it's UNACCEPTABLE.

I'm reposting this, because I don't remember who asked this from me who had little kids..... My missionary also asked me for this.

Another good set of family rules comes from: http://www.passportacademy.com/2008/09/our-family-rules.html

8:00pm - Back in A-Fib, back to the Hospital

Our THIRD hospital in 2 weeks. Mark went to American Fork IHC tonight for severe chest pains and A-Fib at 8:00pm. Thank goodness for the skilled hands and priesthood blessings! It's 1:26am and we're home, finally. Thank you Dave and our Wonderful Bishop! They made a "convert" out of Mark (converted him back to sinus rythum). Sometimes, this gets downright scary. I can't even sleep. I just want to watch him breathe all night.....

BEFORE AND AFTER photos

What a rough month for our little family, but we're all back in business for the most part! Here's some crazy pictures to shed light on the issues. First, here's Kat in the hospital for a few days with C-diff after many trips to Doctor, Urgent Care and ER wouldn't get rid of it.
This is in the URGENT CARE, before she was diagnosed with Colostridium Dificile. C-Diff She was in so much pain and the IV wasn't working at all!!!

AFTER photo, after diagnosis and after proper medication (Flagyl) She's home now and doing a LOT better, still has some rough days though (actually rough mornings).

This is the EKG - BEFORE surgery, totally irregular all the time.

This is the EKG AFTER surgery, isn't that BEAUTIFUL?

This is Mark 2 minutes after heart surgery. Before waking up from surgery - He's super COZY.

And this is just 9 hours AFTER surgery (ablation, is actually the technical word for it! He's fantastic! ALL BETTER NOW!!! WooHoo!!!

Dedication by Lemuel Shattuck

PLEASE DOUBLE CLICK TO OPEN THIS IMAGE FULLY TO READ IT.

This dedication and proclamation was given to all the descendants of Lemuel Shattuck. NOTE TO LEMUEL: We haven't forgotten you or all you've done, and we're on the job. We do know you, and we will know you again. That's the only part you missed, because you hadn't been given the Gospel of Jesus Christ yet. Heavenly Father is planning a great family reunion, and we're helping. :) Thank you Lemuel for being the first person in the U.S. to start the genealogical process! We love you, we're working on the Family Tree and Francis and Rosa and the whole bunch are being processed as we speak. Can't wait to meet you again...

My Bucket List

Meet my HERO, Greg Grunberg in person (AKA Officer Matt Parkman)
(NOTE: He's the National spokesperson for Epilepsy)

Ride in a small airplane at sunset

Find a way to help my son get braces

Finish organizing all my Bosanko Genealogy

Go on a trip with Misty and play

Go to London to pick up my missionary daughter

Go to the NorCal RenFaire this October in California

Go to the Dickens Faire in San Francisco next Christmas

Finish writing my two books.

Go to Greece with Lizzie and Kathryn "girl time" woohoo!

Throw a dinner party for my new friends in Cedar Hills.

Get a professinal massage

Go to Thailand with my husband

Go skiing with Wasatch Adaptive Sports

Get out of medical debt

Hike the up to the "Y"

Finish and graduate college

Go back to Santa Cruz for PapaDooRunRun

Go to West Yellowstone

Get a scanner so I can digitally scrapbook

Me and my Grandogger!

I love little Miss Pepper! Her mommy was sick today, so I helped out.
Miss Pepper is a sleepyheaded little puppy but almost fully housebroken! :)
Her Daddy Travis holds her up to show her off. My cel pic of a pic.
Uncle Spencer let's her hang out while she takes a nap in his lap!