Walking Therein

Days and Nights...

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10:38 PM, Friday, December 29, 2006 .. Posted by HeartnSoul

Hey great picture!



Does your DH have to drive a long distance to get home or are his hours that long? I think every family is different and shouldn't be in the time box just cuz American society says different. If it were MOI, I think I would feed the kids earlier (and probably me too) and then Hubby would eat while the kids talk about their day for a bit, then off to get ready for devotions and bed. Its not really the FOOD at the dinner table, but the connection with communication right? My motto is "Aim for Less Stress" lol.



We are early risers here, DH is up at 5a.m. and I am up by 5:40 to walk with him before he bikes to work at 7:00a.m. Then I get the boys up for PT (physical training) and I walk more while they jog. When we get back DD has DS-5 up and is getting breakfast. She and I walk in the afternoon.



DH gets home around 5pm and we either bike ride or play tennis or swim, so sometimes our meals aren't until 7-ish. If ds-5 is not obeying right away on getting teeth brushed and heading to bed, he is disciplined. My kids are great with the boundaries we've set for their good health and future, the only "problem" with bedtimes is reading after 10pm those good books lol.



When we have a vacation or break, they like to read when they wake up in their beds and 9a.m. is about as late as anyone has gotten up. we mostly are heading to bed by 9:30-10pm, (ds-5 is to start earlier) I sometimes am up until 11pm on chat nights ;) I wish I had more hard chores for them to do here!



PS loved your homestead Christmas update toor~!

Denise T

aka /HeartnSoul

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12:34 PM, Saturday, December 30, 2006 .. Posted by Victorious

With my husband's wacky and unpredictable hours, we are the same way. I *want* to get up early, eat early, and go to bed early, but real life just keeps getting in the way.
Blessings ~ Diane

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9:50 PM, Monday, January 8, 2007 .. Posted by SchoolZone

If it is working for you, mostly, don't stress out about it too much. If it isn't working, you can tweak the scheduling.

I think this ends up happening to a lot of homeschooling families at one point or another. This kind of freedom with your day is one of the perks (or pitfalls) of homeschooling (depending on how you look at it.)