• Get out of bed and put on yesterday's clothes
• Bring down dirty laundry and dishes
• Get the 10 month old out of bed, give him a bottle on the floor
• Use the dust buster pretty much all over the house
• Make a mocha for my husband
• 2 of our employees arrive
• Make breakfast for my husband and I (spicy egg sandwiches)
• Empty the dishwasher
• Reload the dishwasher
• Put away clean laundry
• Take shower, get dressed, primp, etc.
• Kids get up
• 6 yo old daughter takes a shower
• 7 yo son gets changed
• Change toddler's diaper and get him dressed
• Make them egg sandwiches
• Feed toddler
• Clean kitchen, start dishwasher
• Kids run "house errands" for dad
• Dad leaves with 2 employees

• 7 yo chases 2 year old back and forth across the living room with the 2 year old squealing in delight
• 6 yo daughter holds 10 month old on her lap and loves on him
• Kids pick up toy area
• Work on customer & employee email
• Read my blog comments
• Post a comment to Crystal's blog
• Bring in a new load of clean laundry
• Sort it for the kids to put away
• 2 year old helps me unload dishwasher (he always comes running when he hears me start) It actually gets done twice as fast this way as he can hand them to me almost faster than I can put them away
• Field a couple of employee phonecalls
• Answer a bit of employee and customer email
• 10 mo goes down for nap

• Homeschool (most of the time with an adorable toddler on my lap)
• We covered math, reading, spelling, composition, science, grammar and latin.
• We are on break with history (because I'm waiting for Guerber's History of the Ancient World to arrive) and typing (because the kids got new computers for Christmas, but they aren't fully setup yet)

• Serve lunch (leftover homemade chicken and rice soup)
• One of our supplier reps calls for daily maintenance.  We spend about 15 minutes on the phone placing orders, tracking packages, etc. while kids eat
• Kids put dishes in the dishwasher

• Put 2 year old down for nap
• Oversee 6 year old giving 10 month old "cute-cute" a bath in the bathtub while talking to one of our employees on the phone.
• Love on fresh smelling "cute-cute" for a bit.
• Kids run around upstairs while I type up this schedule
• Employee calls me to ask if I can call a customer
• Call customer while kids take out a dirty load of laundry
• Tell kids I need 2 hours of work time
• Make myself a mocha for my work time
• Spend time in our company order software, entering information, moving orders around, sending customer emails, etc.
• Reconcile bank accounts
• Kids go outside to play in the snow
• Baby crawls around making cute noises and playing with the Staples "That Was Easy" button :-)
• Kids come in (it's freezing today)
• Baby starts crying, kids try to figure out what they can do to keep him happy, they gleefully decide that the box of marbles will make him stop -- AND THEY'RE RIGHT!
• 6 and 7 year old play "sword fighting" with metal bars (extra parts from their new desks)
• Reheat mocha
• Read more blog comments.  Feel sad and overwhelmed at the responses.  Thank God for "ctk"!
• Pick up 10 month old and stand by the fire
• 6 yo begs to take him and push him around in the umbrella stroller.  She says they are "going on an adventure!"
• 7 yo sharpens a construction pencil with his knife (while mom keeps looking over her shoulder at him nervously)
• I don't know why it makes me nervous.  He has never cut himself.  I just hate blood!
• Kids make themselves snacks of carrots, apples and bread
• Adjust homeschool schedule spreadsheet to adjust latin from 4 to 5 days per lesson
• Kids get extra space heater out and plug it in (it's supposed to be -13 tonight, it doesn't normally get that cold here)
• Kids move laundry to the dryer
• Kids play outside in the freezing cold for so long I think they must be frozen statues (they're crazy, I'm cold IN the house!)
• Snack on pecans at my desk
• Hold 10 mo old on my lap for the remainder of my work (he's so cute!)
• Call husband to ask him to pickup a super dog space heater (the temp is dropping fast), he tells me he is going to be home late (he's helping a friend remodel his house)

• Pick up the marbles, put away the umbrella stroller
• Load stray dishes
• Use dust buster all over
• Kids come in and watch The Incredibles (under blankets)

• Donkey Mom decides she wants to drive to the mailbox because she is hopeful to find a) Netflix, b) 6 yo bday present, and c) history book.  Even though she knows the driveway is a sheet of ice and that her studded tires are on their last leg and daddy is 75 miles away, she ventures out anyway.  Half way down the 1/4 mile driveway she starts sliding sideways and gets stuck in a snow burm.  She and 7 yo now have to walk back to the house in the freezing cold in the pitch dark on an uphill sheet of ice and mom wore a skirt and her dress shoes (with no traction whatsoever).  We just got back to the house.  My suburban is completely obstructing the driveway for daddy's return.  Hee-haw!
• 2 yo is up
• 10 mo old is off to bed
• While kids finish up the Incredibles, I wrap 6 yo's presents.  They look very cute.
• Older kids and I have a tea party with 6 yo's new tea set. They have A BLAST -- VERY CUTE!  Wish I had the camera.
• I was going to make Greek pasta for dinner, but since husband  isn't home I throw in some Annie's pizza instead.
• Now we're going to go up and read Little House on the Prairie before bed!
• If I have any energy left after they go to sleep, I'd like to come back down and pack our bags for tomorrow's bday party. Three families are staying the night at a hotel attached to an indoor fun center (bowling, climbing wall, water park, mini-golf, arcade, etc.) for her birthday.  It should be fun.

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Posted by Anonymous

Your children are adorable! :)

It was fun to read your schedule for the day.

I haven't picked up a self-righteous, perfect, prideful attitude at all in your writing. I've actually very much enjoyed reading your posts so please keep posting. :)

~Lindsey

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Posted by Anonymous

Actually your day doesn't sound that different than mine...except I was in my pjs for half of it. ;-)

We don't run a home business so that is different. Thanks for this post. It cleared up a lot of misunderstandings.

I think the commentors need to be nicer. This lady has a lot on her plate and the last thing she needs is to be discouraged.

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Posted by Anonymous

That was Zan, sorry.

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Posted by Genesis1x28

Lindsey,

Thank you for your kind words. Your encouragement has been a great blessing over the past few days.

And don't let anyone tell you that just because you don't have experience in an area that you can't speak authoritatively about it. As Christian we don't get our knowledge from experience, but from the divine inspiration of Scripture. You have every right to speak authoritatively on childraising, even though you have no children because the Scriptures give you clear guidance on the issue.

God Bless,

Tina

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Posted by Genesis1x28

Zan,

LOL, thanks for your lighthearted kindness.

I hope you know that I don't think there is anything inherently wrong with wearing PJs during the day. I was addressing a general worldview that was characterized by A B and C, each of which may not be wrong in and of themselves.

If you work hard taking care of your family in your PJs, God Bless You!

And, I have been discouraged! Thanks for your kind words.

Tina

Edited by Genesis1x28 on January 12, 2007 at 11:07 AM

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Posted by Anonymous

The birthday party sounds like great fun. And what a mess with the ice!

Thanks for posting the picture, too. They are adorable kids, and they look so sweet and happy.

Teriand6, wishing she had one of those mochas

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Posted by Anonymous

I'm sorry that you felt attacked. I hope that you are feeling more encouraged today. You have beautiful children!

As far the whole PJ's debate, some days your day starts off with a bang and you don't have time to think about it until you look down at 11:30 and say...oh...I'm not dressed yet! I have those days; I'm sure we all do. I do believe those days should be the exception, rather than the rule, though. My own personal experience has been that I get a lot more accomplished throughout the day if I get dressed and ready for the day. I actually admire the women that can do housework in their PJ's. My mind still says "SLEEP" when I'm wearing mine! :)

Johanna

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Posted by Anonymous

Tina,
I just wanted to apologize for my comment on your first post. It wasn't one of the nasty one's, but I did make false assumptions about you based on one tiny piece of writing, so I hope you will forgive me. Whether or not you rely on Christ in your walk with Him is between your heart and God.

As Christians we are a family, and we should treat each other with love and kindness no matter what our differences may be. I'm so sorry for any part I had in making you feel this way. With love,
Samantha

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Posted by Anonymous

Your children are beautiful!

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Posted by brooke30

Your day sounds a lot like mine - only I'm fielding Awana and Sunday School phone calls!

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Posted by Genesis1x28

Teriand6,
Come on over and I'll make you one! :-)

And the birthday party WAS great fun. Having it at a theme park/fun center with a hotel room as home base was the best thing ever!

Johanna,
Thanks for the encouragement. I am feeling more encouraged, thanks to comments like yours.

Samantha,
Of course I forgive you. Thanks for asking! It's rare these days.

Tina

Edited by Genesis1x28 on January 14, 2007 at 4:13 PM

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Posted by momofsix

Hey, you're not alone in receiving accusations. The funny thing I noticed is those that throw the darts are usually the ones that are guilty of the words. My aunt called me from NC, haven't seen her in 7 years (nor spoke with her much), to tell me that God told her to tell me that I am sinning with a spirit of Pride. I laughed her because everyone in our family knows that she and her husband are the most arrogant people in the family. They say the most arrogant things. She wants to know how much money my husband makes so she can decide whether we are acceptable for her respect. She brags about how much her older son makes...(on and on). Anyway, I asked my closest friends (just to be sure that I was not deceiving myself. They laughed hysterically saying, "You? Not you, Michelle". Then my mom, who is very overweight visits me just after I had a baby and told me that I was overweight and needed to lose weight. I could go on and on with stories. However, I have found that those who throw arrows are usually guilty of what they accuse. Don't let it bug you (smile). I hope I encouraged you.

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