a day in my life

every now and then when I tell someone i meet that i homeschool and have 5 children at home I get a person who asks if they can come see what we do. I allways say yes and genuinely intend to let them do it, but as it happens, life usually gets in the way and it doesnt. So I chose today because we had no plans and I knew we would be home all day. In general, I want to homeschool and live life free of a strict sched. I sometimes have a plan, and there have been/will be times when things just werent getting done and I had to implement one, but I allways want to start the year out loosely and if possible stear clear of the sched while still making progress and living life. I promise to keep it real so here goes.....

6am= up to play with Pike who wakes bright eyed and bushy tailed, nurses a bit and is ready to go!

7am=Pax gets up on his own and enjoys his morning cup of cocoa while i have my coffee :)

7:30am= I try to sneak in some school with Pax before the others are up, Language Arts
              meanwhile Piper wakes and proudly toasts waffles for all her siblings :)

8am=time to nurse the milk man Pike

8:30am=dining room clean up to prepare for school day, kitchen clean up, dishes done!
              btw finally found a stainless steel cleaner that works, I tried it once and it was too smeary so i
              sent it to the stainless cleaner graveyard under my sink, somehow i grabbed it this morning and
              when the wipes are half dried out its awesome!

9am= Math with Pax, Piper watching Jack and the Beanstalk which we have been reading for 2 days
          made crafts, learned about beans and did comprehension questions so this was the culmination of all
         her hard work :) and i just have to add that the Kindle is amazing for homeschooling. anytime her
         curriculum suggests a story I download it right then instead of going to the library or buying it later, and
         all the classics are around a buck!!

9:30am=snack for kids, breakfast for mom
              clean up leaking camelback disaster (we got this and love it but Pearce loves to make a mess any
                     chance he gets)

9:40am=Diaper change into our new Bumgenius AIOs which i love!!!
             Nurse baby to sleep
             Wowza mom pees, for the first time since yesterday!!!!

             time for a quick sweep up!

11am=Cursive with Pax, Nurse Pike back to sleep

11:15=WATER oh yeah, i need to drink something besides coffee, who knew!
           laundry load 1 done!

11:30=start cookin lunch on my brand new pampered chef large bar pan (thanks jessica) i broke mine a
            while back and really missed him

           textin with hubby and working on love dare stuff :)

11:35=another sweep up is in order

           reading lesson for Pax (with Pearce alongside pretending, cutting, coloring etc)

12pm=Lunch is served, mom finally gets a break and grabs a bite

12:05pm= break over, baby is awake

12:10pm=whip up some babyfood

12:30pm=Dancing time ( i tried to participate but apparently only boys are allowed to have an impromptu
                dancing time)
                taking care of poor Pipers excema feet :( they are actually looking good, no big cracks just alot of

                peeling but i have to give her a foot massage daily

12:40pm=lunch cleanup
                Piper and Pax science and history (they do it together )

1pm= Piper printing practice

1:45pm=Lemonade slushees the easiest bestest treat we have ever had!!!!!! all kids loved it, including Pike

                                                   1 blender full of crushed ice
                                                   2quarts worth of country time powder

                                                   1 big T full of vanilla coffee creamer


2pm= Nurse Pike

2:35pm= 2nd load of dishes done!

2:45pm=Piper phonics

3= gotta nurse again! fwiw i dont mind, thats the only tv time i get :)

3:30pm= mommy gets a shower!! hooray, thanks Parker :)
                break over, Pike is ready for more milk!!

3:50pm=3rd load of dishes done!

4pm=start dinner

4:30pm=3rd load of laundry done!

5pm=dads home, time to eat a bite

5:30=head out the door for homeschool meeting

whew im tired, thats enough, but in reality ive been working since i got home. bathtime, bedtime, clean up. There were no bon bons, no Oprah, and come next week there will be one more homeschooler! im exhausted just thinking about it. Parker is doing an online curriculum which he is really excited about! Some days arent so busy, but those are days when we go somewhere or get a visit from someone. What a crazy awesome life, it seems jam packed but if you called and said "whatcha doing?" im certain i would have said "nothin" :)