My Day

Okay, I'm going to attempt to journal a whole day. Not 24 hours. The kids, for the most part, don't wake up in the middle of the night anymore, so no point in describing my snoring. And an FYI, this was a busier day than most days. We're getting ready for Easter and a full day on Friday.
*The A.M.*
*4.55* I wake up hearing my alarm, but it's 5 min earlier than I set it and I didn't have to silence it....weird. Do crunches/sit ups. Start a sm. load of laundry (I remembered Sam didn't have any clean uniform shirts...oops!) Make coffee. Pray and study God's Word. *6.25* Get dressed. Make my half of the bed (normally whoever is out of bed last makes it.....but Ben was in the shower, so I just made mine). *6.32* Start the kids' wake up process. First I just rouse them all, a min. later they need to open their eyes, a min. later I ask them to sit up. Then finally I ask them to get out of bed. Ask the kids to do #1 on their morning charts (read Bible) and read my Bible to the Twins. Remind kids of the next step (make bed) and set the timer for 5 min. I secretly make their beds though. Move them on to #3, get dressed. Set timer. In the mean time, I go wash and partially make up my face.....then pause to go check on the kids. Finish face, fix hair and make sure kids are on track. *7* Ben leaves. I make sure he has his lunch and coffee. He prays for us :) *ahhhh, that's me sighing. I love that he prays for us* Ready breakfast. Make Sam's lunch. Make sure the kids clean their spot at the table and finish their morning charts. I wipe rest of table. *7.30* Everyone get shoes on and in the Burban! Take Sam to school. While driving pray for and bless the kids. (most days we recite our memory verse.) *8.05* Back home. Start school for Es, Zach and Joe. While they work, I: tidy the kitchen and organize/fold/put away the load of laundry (when the kids turned 6, they learned to fold their own clothes. I just organize each child's clothes into stacks.), empty my garbage and hamper. *9* Zach and Joe done w/ school and start a craft. *10.25* Es done with school. They play while I update this post :) *10.45* Get kids doing their job charts. I empty boys hamper and sort it. *11* Kids watch Little House while I warm lunch (left overs for the kids and fried chicken salad for me...YUM!). *11.45* I start cleaning. Kitchen sink and our bathroom (excluding the shower and tub).
The P.M.
Still cleaning and encouraging the kids to finish their job charts. Helping the kids with job charts =) *12.45-1.45* Watch movie with kids (I may have taken just a teensy-weensy nap here). *2* Attempted watching tv....nothing good on. Hang several photos, tidy my bed/bathroom and unpack 1.5 boxes. *3.10* Put out trash and recycling and leave to get Sam. Ben calls on the way down the hill and says he'll p/u Sam! Yay! I sweep the entryway. I check Sam's required, white, shirt uniform (a 7 yr. old boy in a white shirt all day long....sounds like a great idea to me) to see if most of the stains are out (the shirts come home most days looking the color of tan or off white, so I just try my best to get out as many stains as I can). *4* Help Sam with homework and hang our dressing mirror. *5* Warm leftovers for dinner. EAT! *5.50* Tidy kitchen, change laundry, leave by *6.20* to get to church. *8.10* Home and putting kids to bed. I pray with them all and pour myself a glass of nice, red wine! It's now *8.25* and I still need to change the laundry and fold/put away the clothes. Ben usually puts the kids to bed but he teaches the youth Wed. nights. He'll be home around 9.
So, that's all I'll post. I'll probably get to bed around 9.30.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP!