The Creative Golden Mickeys

So I have been wondering how to bring my family closer together.  I felt that we needed some unity because we are not really the Plante family, and we're not really the Nelson family, so what is our family name?

I was inspired to talk to my kids about it.  We decided to come up with our own family name.  We are now The Creative Golden Mickeys!  I am so excited about it!!  Our family motto is "Shining Like Diamonds!"

Not only did we come up with a family name and motto, but we also came up with rules that everyone has agreed on.  We have a punishment jar with punishments that everyone agrees with as well.  The kids helped think of the punishments and the rules.  When a rule is broken, we pick from the jar.  There are all kinds of things in there such as "Complete an act of service for another family member", "Take care of the bunnies for two days that aren't yours", and "No electronics for... (mom chooses the amount of time)".

We have also set some goals.  We have individual goals and family goals along with rewards for when our goals are accomplished.  Our family goal is to unpack the kitchen by the end of the month.  We have recently moved and I refuse to send the boxes to the basement without going through them first.  Some of these boxes have followed me for more than half my life and I am determined to dejunk!  We are starting fresh and this is part of that.

My kids are all on board and are as excited as I am!  This has been wonderful at this time in our lives. It's a new year, a new home, and a new start for our family.