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The Artist Wife
Jul. 8, 2006
Dailies
When I think about routines I think of Jesus saying...Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. I'd been thinking about being a fun mom...I'd checked out joyful home school mom's blog and she'd asked about other's routines.
How i spend much of my time looking seeking for ways to get closer to them...knowing them who they are. Knowing the way the Lord would have me lead each day and Knowing me. We eat everyday, clean up, play and go to bed. We spend much of the day learning how to get along with each other so we can get along with others.
~Mornings~
My ds3, 5 and dd 1 play under my foot, while my dd8 and ds10 chores, hang out and play with their older sibs , 12, 14, and 16.
~Afternoons~
Their interest are... drawing, comic book, two-three books in the works between my two teen girls. My 8 yr old is making a doll for a pen-pal. The boys are collecting things popsicle, sticks which they used to make planes and a barbie stand today...bottle tops, We have a rock collections too. I think those will be good for our garden. I started collecting some jars for canning but two have been confiscated for collecting bugs. My 3yr old is asking to use the bathroom more...so he's getting better at that every day. I let my him play in sand Fri....always fun for him! So we find things to get into, until my dds come down to help with lunches/clean up and quiet shows...Mr. Rogers & Reading rainbow... most days. My oldest is working faithfully with his drawings developing his artist eye, panging away at his 3d charecters and learning to be a more understanding brother.
Then It's quiet/reading/nap time!
While I get the smaller two down for a nap...the older group...watch a little tv, some puter time and music.
~Early Evenings~
Once naptime is over we have some refreshments and break until Dinner prep, dinner then clean up and the end of the day. This is my hot spot time so to speak, where I need to help them make a transitions into a quieter time of day. While we make dinner the boys get bored with tv so...I found while I sit in the kitchen and watch over my girls, I can use that time to read with my ds...I just can't get so wrapped up in dinner prep, that I forget. I let some of the little one help out with Light meals...salads, sunday desserts and table settings. Well there is a big chunk of our summer days.
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