Toby has a friend who shared a family tradition at a MOPS meeting
some time ago. Now that our kids (Max, anyway) are old enough, decided to adopt the
tradition as well. Every New Year each child receives 2 envelopes. One envelope contains
the description of a new responsibility, the other a new privilege. Although the idea
is definitely *not* another gift giving day, because Max is only 4, we decided to
combine the privilege to a gift and a privilege. His new responsibility for the year
is to feed Ginger every morning. His new privilege is that he got a bike (the gift
part) and the ability to ride the bike in the back alley when an adult is present.
He loves to race me when I ride his scooter. I can’t wait for the year when he gets
the responsibility of picking up the dog turds on the lawn!