During the summer we go to bed at 10pm, wake up at 8:15 am. Sometimes we wear our pjs all day and the pool counts as bath time. Not anymore. This week back to school routine is in full effect.
Our routine looks like this:
Kids Me
Our Morning:
6:00 Wake up and
HAVE COFFEE!!!!
get dressed
6:30 Wake up and get dressed Make breakfast and lunch
7:00 Eat breakfast and
pack lunches Pack my work bag
7:30 Off to school Off to work
Our Afternoon:
2:00 Leave work to pick up kiddos
2:30 Give mommy a big hug Pick up kids
2:35
Start bickering with sibling in the back seat car Try not to stop car and let kids walk home
2:45 Snack Go through school folders and
put in a load of laundry
3:00 Start HW Work on Blog ( help w/ HW)
4:00 Play/Read/Whatever Start dinner and put laundry in dryer
4:30 Dad is home, the kids cheers!!!
4:35
All heck breaks loose, kids start bickering AGAIN! I go hide in my room and let dad deal with it
5:00 Alex sets table Dinner is ready
5-7:00 Family time. This changes once sports start.
7:00 Bath time and Chores Fold laundry
8:00 Family Time
8:30 Bedtime/Read/Study Scrapbooking
8:45 Cleaning Chores
10:00 Bedtime!!!
Wow, that looks really good written down. This off course changes as the year goes on. Eventually, Josh will start basketball, Alex will start gymnastics, Jack usually coaches, and I teach stamping classes once or twice a week. It is good to have a basic routine and more importantly expectations. Our routine is not written in stone and is pretty fluid, but our basic needs are laid out and taken care of :)