Every few months, I like to do A Day in the Life post to reflect and remember what our everyday looks like. Here it is…
5:00: Alarm goes off.
5:10: Get up, make our bed, and do a 10 minute Motivated Total Body workout.
5:25: Take a shower and get ready for the day.
5:40: Plan and print papers for the 100th day of school.
5:55: Devotion, Prayer, and Blog work.
6:45: Luke’s alarm goes off and he cuddles with me on the couch.
6:55: Lily and Jude join for cuddles on the couch.
7:10: Kevin feeds the crew breakfast while I tidy the living room, put a load of laundry in, and get rolls out to rise for dinner.
7:30: School begins with seat work. As Luke does his independent work, I work with Lily on counting by 10s and 2s, the sh,th,ch chunks, and she reads a book to me called Clocks.
7:55: Luke is ready for my attention. We work together on graphing, math word problems, and homophones.
8:45: Break time from school. Luke and Lily do a Christmas Baby Yoda Art Hub.
9:00: We meet in the school room to talk about the day, do our Family Ways lesson, and say the pledge.
9:10: We gather on the couch for our Morning Basket. We review states and capitals, read our Jesus Calling devotional, read Uncle Wiggly and Cozy by Jan Brett.
9:45: Today is errands day since tomorrow we are supposed to get a snow storm. We file into the van. The kids read for the first 10 minutes of our drive and then we listen to the Runaway Ralph audiobook. We get to Chick-fil-A in time for a late breakfast/early lunch of chicken minis and yogurt parfaits. We do recycling, stop by the library to pick up Luke’s new books, and do a grocery pick up (so grateful we no longer have to go in for groceries!!!).
11:30: We are back home. The kids play and Jack and I eat.
12:30: Luke and Lily complete their reading lessons with me.
1:20: Luke reads to Lily and Jude.
1:40: The kids get their screen time for the day. We are running a bit behind, but they each get to watch something for 10 minutes. During the week, the show must be considered a ‘learning’ show. Micky Mouse Clubhouse and a space documentary are the choices for today. I do another Motivated workout while they have screen time.
1:55: Jack goes down for nap.
2:30: The kids get their vitamins and go to their rooms for Quiet Time.
2:40: Tidy up the house.
2:50: Practice a Simplicity talk I’m giving to my MOPS group.
3:45: Read for 10 minutes before the kids get up.
4:00: The kids get up and go outside to play.
4:25: Begin dinner prep.
4:45: I talk to my mom on the phone as the kids come inside. They sit at the kitchen counter doing an Art Hub and creating with play dough.
5:00: Jack gets up.
5:15: Kevin comes upstairs and is off work. #praisejesus
5:30: Kevin and I chat while I finish dinner.
6:15: We eat a dinner of chicken noodle soup and rolls together.
6:50: Kevin and I clean up dinner and start baths.
7:15: Jack down for bed.
7:30: We begin the bedtime routine with the older three kids. We read books and do a Nightly Reset.
8:15: I take a shower, tidy up, and collapse on the couch to do some blog work.
9:00: Kevin and I watch The Crown.
9:55: We get ready for bed, check on Jude to be sure he is asleep (and also because watching him sleep is one of my favorite things) and head to bed.
What does a typical day look like at your house?