A Day in My Life

Little Jenny Wren sponsors this monthly post. I saw it the other day and thought it might be fun to participate. I'm not too sure anyone would want to hear about my day though. Just reading about it makes me tired all over again :o)!

I got up at 6:30 am because today is "Muffin Wednesday" as my kids fondly decided to call it. This morning we had cranberry apple muffins. They were tasty indeed.

Once breakfast is complete, it is chore time. All the kids have a chore pack, so they know what their tasks are. My biggest chore is keeping them going on their chores. I did manage to fold a small load of laundry and put it away though.

At 8:30 school begins whether they are ready or not. Chores that are not done will have to be finished once they are finished their schoolwork. We spend an hour or more sitting together and the children listen to me read. Some is interactive and some is just listening. They're favorite part is reading Hero Tales by Dave and Neta Jackson. Although I am loving that series too, I am also enjoying learning about different countries. This week we are reading about Zambia.

Our together time today finished at about 9:45. Everyone had a quick snack and I made a cuppa tea. Earl Gray today. I scooted outside to get the dog because it's -15C here today and then I sat and did reading with Squirt.

We ate lunch at about noon ( Today I sat and did my devotions and memorizing at this time) and by 12:30 or so the kids were back at the work. The two little ones need constant supervision or they will incesantly talk and play, so I sat nearby compiling some photography notes and marking schoolwork. In the meantime the dog is outside for a little while again.

At 3:00pm we took a Muppet break. We're just a little excited about having highspeed internet and happen to love the Muppets. Here was our comic relief for the day:



I laugh every time I see this skit. Their expressions are the funniest! To turn off the music, scroll down and hit pause.

All but one child was done their work, so as I am working on here, they are getting ready to go outside and play in our ever increasing amount of snow. Shortly I will join them.

Soon supper preparation will begin. Stirfry with brown rice tonight. Supper is usually right around 5 pm. After supper the Engineer and I might be able to sneak in a cup of tea and then it's the race to get the kids out the door to AWANA while the Engineer and I go out on our "date". This usually means we do a bunch of errands and have a hot drink at Tim Horton's. Tonight I think we'll just stay home. I really don't relish the thought of going out in the seriously subzero celsius temperatures if I don't have too.

The evening will be spent marking schoolwork, sewing, or whatever else piques my interest, while the Engineer works on his web page. Somewhere in there one of us will pry ourselves away to pick up the kids. At ten we'll be off to dreamland. Exciting times I say. Exciting times!