It’s time for our family performance evaluations. I requested everyone’s self evaluations, but I didn’t get any back. No raises for anyone this year. Here’s what we said we’d do this year. (Or what I said people would do in the case of everyone but my mom.) The italicized items were done or at least worked on.

Dad

+ Quit complaining (Not totally, but Mom says it’s a lot better.)
+ Help Mom paint the bedroom by Mom’s birthday (A few months late, but done!)
+ Get the floors done
+ Finish painting the kitchen
+ Fix the microwave handle
+ Build a pond and waterfall in the yard

Mom

+ Sew Carol a knitting needle case before the end of January
+ Get three estimates for bathroom remodel
+ Make winter pajamas for Anya before September
+ Make two jumpers for Anya
+ Work on Craig’s afghan with Carol (Done and being used!)
+ Finish Carol’s bathmat

Craig

+ Do well in school
+ Learn to juggle flaming torches
+ Teach Chewy to run an agility course
+ Bench press 300 pounds
+ Write memoirs
+ Join a woodwind ensemble

Carol

+ Finish Anya’s year 1 scrapbook
+ Finish Anya’s year 2 scrapbook (Half done.)
+ Enter something in the county fair (Didn’t even go to the fair!)
+ Work on Craig’s afghan with Mom (Done and being used!)
+ As a family, go on a hike or camp once a month
+ Complete a 5k walking race

Andy

+ Finish the plant room
+ Finish laying the floor, putting in the trim, and painting the “hallway” area of the basement (Floor done, trim almost done.)
+ Refinish the floors in the sun room and Anya’s room (And painted Anya’s room!)
+ Take a beginner’s blacksmith class
+ Finish prepping the wood for the kitchen / living room floors (Went with purchased flooring, installed and finished it, took down a wall, replaced base cabinets, made calkboard wall, started painting.)
+ Get the generator fixed up

Kenny

+ Make a five course meal from scratch
+ Paint a picture for Carol
+ Learn to play the guitar
+ Go on a date with the captain of the cheer leading squad
+ Get an A in English
+ Ride across the country on a bicycle

Anya

+ Ditch the diapers
+ Learn colors
+ Learn shapes
+ Learn to ride tricycle (To be fair, our driveway isn’t very conducive to triking.)
+ Paint a picture for Mommy
+ Learn to play the bongos, eukelele, and recorder

Looks like Anya is the winner! For her accomplishments, she wins a nice crunchy pickle! Soggy pickles for everyone else.