I have decided to post a week of posts that is all about our routine at this point in time. A few weeks ago I was looking through all the children's past school work trying to organize it better, and I found an old schedule that I made for us to follow each day when the children were very young. What a special find it was for me as found myself, if for only a moment, back in the days of having 3 little babies at home. I had forgotten all about making that schedule and everything that was on it. It made me realize that I don't want to forget what we are doing right now, this week. So I decided every couple months I would dedicate a week to Week in the Life posts.
I have been thinking a lot about how every stage we are in, in this life is temporary. The good and the bad. I remember feeling so overwhelmed when Brian went out to sea the second time and left me with a 2 1/2 year old, a 1 1/2 year old, and a 6 week old baby. Now I look at my life, that stage over and way to temporary, and I wish I could remember every second. So here is my attempt to freeze time, so I can read this years from now and be pulled back to this time in my life, if only for a moment.
6:45 - Family Scriptures - This is a new move that we started this year. With sports, activities, and church callings we are never home together in the evenings. After lots of prayer and Brian and I talking it to death we decided that the only time that would work is mornings. It has been so wonderful to start our day together as a family (minus Luke, I am not brave enough to have him awake that early) gathered in the living room for prayer and scriptures. It hasn't been easy, and I know how tired the children are but I know, for now at least, it is what we need to be doing.
7:50 - Ethan and Olivia leave for the bus
After Ethan and Olivia are gone I do dishes and clean the kitchen, do laundry, study my scriptures, and then take a shower. Then Luke, Kai, and I play outside until 11 when we get Kai ready for school
12:30 - Drop Kai off for school and then Luke and I run errands. Today we went to Dicks to get Olivia a new softball mitt, and Kai some new cleats. Then we went to Walmart for a few lunch items and Pizza for dinner.
3:30 - Ethan, Olivia, and Kai get home from school
3:35 - Leave for Piano. Ethan and Olivia eat dinner in the car on the way.
3:55 - Drop Kai and Luke off to Brian in the parking lot at work. He brings them home and they eat dinner and play.
4:15-5:15 - Ethan and Olivia have Piano
After Piano we drive straight to Football where we meet Brian and the boys. Ethan has to change in the car before practice starts.
6-8 - Ethan football
6-7:30 - Meet the Teacher night (Ethan's Teacher) I left everyone at football and went to meet Ethan's teacher. LOVED HER!
8 - Second dinner because everyone is starving
8:30 - Prayer and Bedtime
9:15 - I drag myself exhausted upstairs to bed
*as a side note. Today was Luke's first day potty training. He did GREAT! He only had 2 accidents and we went to Dicks Sporting Goods and Walmart after we dropped Kai off. And he spent 2 hours at football practice where he had to pee in the woods! I am super proud of him, but if he is anything like the other children he is going to give me a run for my money at least 1 day this week!
