- 6:45 AM -- Drag myself out of bed
- 7:00 AM-- My early-rising kids wake up
- 7:05 AM-- Fix breakfast for the kids, usually oatmeal
- 7:15 AM-- Gracie arrives and I sit her down to eat her breakfast. By this time my kids are finished with breakfast, so I clean up their dishes.
- 7:20 AM-- Put tea kettle on for coffee
- 7:30 AM-- Tre arrives and I fix his oatmeal
- 7:40 AM --Realize I still have to pour the hot water from the tea kettle into the French Press!
- 7:45 AM-- Finally get my coffee and am able to fix my breakfast ( I can't eat oatmeal--it's a texture thing)
- 8:00 AM-- Clean up the kitchen, maybe empty out the dishwasher
- 8:15 AM -- Emma and Abbi arrive (yep that's four extra kiddos, so really I have six kids most of the time!)
- 8:15-8:55 AM-- Supervise free play with the kids ( I have two 4-year olds, a 3-year old, two 2-year olds and a 1-year old, so I have to really be on my toes, especially since William is still biting on occasion).
- 8:55-9:10 AM--Morning snack time, then clean kitchen again
- 9:15 AM--Put Abbi to bed for a short rest and head outside with the other kiddos.
- 10:00 AM-- Come inside, wash hands, get Abbi out of bed and have Bible Story Time
- 10:30 AM--Kiddos watch Clifford and I fix lunch
- 11:00- 11:30 AM--Lunchtime, then clean kitchen yet again
- 11:30 AM-12:00 PM--Supervise free play, change diapers, get beds ready. clean up toys in playroom
- 12:00 PM--Put Abbi, William, and Gracie in bed for nap
- 12:05-1:00 PM-- ABC Time, Math/Science Time with the preschoolers followed by Milly, Molly Mandy Time!
- 1:00PM-- Tre is picked up and Emma lies down for nap
- 1:05 - 1:25 PM--Handwriting and Reading with Kayleigh
- 1:30 PM--Kayleigh lies down for rest
- 1:30- 3:00 PM (if I'm lucky)-- Any combination of the following: Read, research, post on discussion board for class; look at weekly grocery ads and plan next weeks menu; prep for preschool lessons; crochet (very unlikely); take a nap (even less likely)
- 3:00 PM--Usually everyone is awake from nap and it's snack time
- 3:20 PM--Done with snack. Clean up dishes and kitchen for the fourth time!
- 3:30 PM--If the weather is nice, head back outside for an hour or so, or until the kids get tired of it. Inside free play, if the weather is bad. I prefer going outside; staying in makes the kids go crazy!
- 4:00PM-- Gracie is picked up.
- 4:30 or 5:00PM--Come back inside, wash hands, and have a story time.
- Between 5:15 and 6 PM--Emma and Abbi go home. Clean up toys in playroom. I start cooking dinner around 5:30 or so and put on a video if Justin is not home yet.
- 6:00PM-- Eat dinner
- 6:30 PM--Finish up dinner. On non-class nights for Justin, one of us gives the kids a bath, while the other, yep you guessed it, CLEANS THE KITCHEN! On class nights, Wednesday right now, I do it all.
- 7:00PM-- Bed time story and bed time for William! Blow dry Kayleigh's hair. Bedtime story for Kayleigh
- 7:30 PM--Kayleigh's bed time!
- 7:30 -10:00 PM--School work if needed; shower; watch some TV (Wed and Thurs mostly); bonding time with Justin ; )
So, there it is...this is what I do! If you can find time for some exercise and house cleaning, let me know....I really need to work those in!
6 comments:
my first thought - i'm impressed you can function at all without coffee in your system.
second thought - you seriously think you need exercise after all that?
Justin's day
6:15 : wake up cheerfully
6:20 - 6:45/50 : drive to work
6:50 - 7:15 : eat breakfast at my desk (oatmeal) while doing email, reading blogs, reading cnn.com and other news
7:15 - 11:30 : work. meetings. project management. project development. technical assistance for coworkers on new language. some socializing
11:30 - 11:45 : eat lunch at my desk. I used to work out, but meeting culture knocked me off that wagon
12:30 - 5:30+ : more work. see 7:15 - 11:30.
whenever - 40 minutes later : get home.
6:15 - 6:45 (usually) : eat dinner, help clean up table.
6:45 - 6:50 : give kids bath (yup, 5 minutes, I'm task oriented like that).
6:50 - 7:30 : brush hair, brush teeth, pay bills whilst mommy reads stories, hugs for boy, throw girl in bed, hugs
7:30 - whenever: whatever.
wow what a schedule How is Kaylie doing with school?I see you do it befor naptime I KNOW yourschedule is crazy maybe somehow doing it earlier might help too if she is really tired
Brooke,
Kayleigh is doing really good with her school time now. I think dropping all that stuff really helped A LOT! Last week I did try ABC time in the mornings, but having two 2-years old around was a little frustrating, so that's why I moved it to after lunch. Maybe as they get closer to 3-yrs that will change.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!!
Gracie's Momma,
Marilee
You are one amazing woman. Wow. I need a nap just reading your schedule. =-)
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