*whew*

[rikibeth]

We win.

The plow-berg is shoveled through enough to let a car out. Both cars are cleared of snow. The front walk and the sidewalk are both shoveled out.

eternaleponine: both cars, slightly more than half the plow-berg, and about a quarter of the sidewalk. One break to blow nose, minor humorous complaining.

Me: The front steps, the front walk, a little less than half the plow-berg, and about half the sidewalk. Oh, plus walking back to the garage to get more shovels. Occasional cussing at recalcitrant snow.

melovechocolate: Less than a quarter of the sidewalk. And copious amounts of whining, complaining, and declaring the utter impossibility of the task. I told her that a child who owes me nearly $40 on overtime minutes on the cell phone bill has no complaining rights at all.

Giant Emo Drama, including "you're not even my mother!"

I am a bad mom. I just looked at eternaleponine and laughed.

19 hours of unmedicated labor was just my imagination, huh, kiddo?

But it's done. And it only took us about an hour.

And then I walked down to Mo's with a travel mug and got COFFEE.

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[rikibeth.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah. But the loss of Bamboozle and the phone restrictions were the tradeoff for that.

Chores=money. She is on catbox duty until the school year ends, I swear.

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[pookiegroupie.livejournal.com]

correct me if i'm wrong - and i may be - but i thought that whining about chores was part of it.

i'm SO glad i was neutered. i wouldn't wish a teenage girl on anyone.

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[rikibeth.livejournal.com]

I'd have to go back and check the post, but although it probably was, that's an ideal to shoot for. She's SUCH a teenager, I don't expect it to happen much in practice.