I thought about trying to document the perfect day, but let’s be honest, those don’t exist. At all.
Or not in my house. So, here’s the honest truth:
7:30- I wake up, the kids have already been awake for a few minutes, but know I don’t wake up well
7:35- I blink at my computer screen and try to resemble a human being while drinking a breakfast shake. Ever since being pregnant with the twins I haven’t done well with breakfast frequently.
8:15-get breakfast for the kids. I do not want a repeat of the GREAT PLATE MELTING INCIDENT……….. The smell of melted plastic does not leave your house for HOURS people.
8:30- stare at computer for a few more minutes, maybe blink a little, and decide to take a shower while kids watch TV. Warn kids we’ll start school once I come out.
8:45-get distracted by book, and read for 15 minutes-ish……..
9:00ish- Calendar Time
9:45- Exercise, led by Superman today. We practice Kung Fu moves, and do push-ups. Do you know how many years it’s been since I did a push up?
9:55- Dance break, yes we have a daily dance break.
10:00- Discuss general schedule for day and hand out math assignments
10:20-reading with Rapunzel, I mean Superman. Yes, he needs a wig to read.
10:32-reading with Princess, yes you need 3 horses to watch you read.
10:50- Batman reads, or imitates a zombie, your guess. We love our All About Reading Level 1! Each of the kids is at a different point. Batman celebrated finishing book 2 this week.
10:56- Mac saves us from any scary things in the backyard below by warning us of them.
11:05- Load up in the car for lunch with my Mom. Turn around 3 times for various things left behind. THREE TIMES!
11:30- Lunch with my Mom. Yes, the boys did bring their math with them because they had problems with something and weren’t done.
1:00- Superman attempts to break his nose at the store. Errands are cancelled and we head home.
1:30- Superman attempts to injure himself in many more spectacular ways. I consider wrapping my kids in bubble wrap………….
2:00- Science, canine notebooking, and in case you were wondering, Princess swears pom-poms are necessary to learn about this.
2:25- History, we finish off history for the week early in a marathon spree.
3:00- The boys attempt to sit on each other. Then decide to dance with the dogs. Why? Because they can.
3:15- Batman Lego 2 with Superman. I should enjoy my birthday present, so I don’t let them play it without me. That’s what he chose to do with me as the “Kid of the Day.”
4:00- I send the kids upstairs for rest time, and work on the Sunday School lesson for a bit.
4:40- Load up for Kung Fu
5:15- Boys have Kung Fu, I work on drawing pictures for Jonah (lesson the week after), and Princess plays with toys. She brought Hungry, Hungry Hippo, a hair brush, and a mirror to entertain herself. I kid you not.
6:15- start cooking dinner.
6:45- eat
7:30-storytime, we’ve just finished “Misty of Chincoteague,” and I’m gonna write about that on Saturday, fingers crossed……….
8:00- All kids are in bed, and at least pretending to sleep
8:30- watch TV and what have you
11:00-look at the time and mumble about going to bed, then sit in bed and read for another two hours. Look at the clock, realize it’s almost 1:00, I REALLY SHOULD GO TO SLEEP!
Love this, Ticia! Dance breaks. Totally adding that. And Chipotle for lunch. Yum. I love how silly you all are together. Look forward to your post about Misty. Love that book.
I probably read it 20 times in junior high. Princess loved it, and is now playing with my Misty toys from when I was a kid.
LOVE your son's “reading wig”! Your household always looks like you guys are having such a great time.
Thanks! I just finished making it a few days before this, and the kids have been wearing it all over.
I can relate in so many levels. James can play with the strangest objects, but he is happy and quiet so I'm good. My Matt can get hurt just by thinking about it. I get distracted by books all day long. They just keep learning though, don't they?
It always amazes me what they learn and retain.
LOVE IT! Now THAT is a lot like what our homeschool day looks like. Injuries, horses, Kung Fu and all. 🙂 Great pictures!!
FIVE injuries in 30 minutes! FIVE!
You have busy days!
Are your other kids really good at self-entertaining when you have the one-on-one time?
They are. A couple of reasons, they know if they leave me and the Kid of the Day alone when they're not the kid, then they'll be left alone.
The other reason is I use this as a chance to build their relationships as siblings, especially for Princess who can feel ganged up on by the boys when it's all 3 of them, and majority rule takes out her ideas.
Ticia, we have two gifted self-injuring household members here too. My little guy is (I think) having a growth spurt because he has literally tripped on level ground, fallen sideways into door frames, and fallen both up and down the stairs daily. I have taken to leaving his Medical insurance card with my oldest if I have to step out.
Also, I think I am having “shelf unit envy” looking at the picture where you're all exercising!
Too funny! Love the spontaneous break dancing. We have daily dancing too. Mostly led by my daughter who always seems to have a song in her head that none of the rest of us are privy to. Thanks for stopping by my place.
Always an adventure!
My youngest packs the most interesting things to entertain herself too.
Blessings, Dawn
Hilarious! Never a dull moment in your house.
Thanks for sharing your day. We're unschoolers in Australia and love hearing about other homeschoolers' lives and meeting them as we travel!
I love that you have group exercise time and dance breaks – and hey, what could be more fun than dancing with the dog? My kids bear hug ours. Good thing she's a good sport! Thanks for stopping by!
Andrea
I admire the moms with so much energy. I am too old for that kind of energy now. 🙂
You know having seen your homeschool life, I don’t really think you lack energy, and I don’t think you’ll really EVER grow old.
I enjoyed reading about your day! And your post makes me feel better for not getting up super early and having everyone doing something productive by 8:00 a.m.! It’s often 9:00 by the time we’re done with breakfast.
I know it was amazingly encouraging to me seeing several other people who didn’t start early also. There’s some days, like this week, where we don’t get started until 10:00.