Thought it would be fun, if for nothing other than my own amusement to record my days activities. Just a normal day.
6:45 am- alarm goes off, realize that I didn't get A's clothes out which means I have to go into the 2 yr old twins room which is the closet she shares, which btw means that I am UP-which is something I hate to be at this hour.
6:50 am- 2 yr old twin boys wake up when I go into their room to get clothes for A-Robb TRIES to convince them it is not morning yet, that lasts about 20 minutes. I TRY to go back to bed since I HATE mornings and have an amazing husband that usually manages mornings for me.....
7:00 am-5 kids downstairs waiting for breakfast-Robb feeds them, gets himself ready, gives those requesting seconds their additional portions
7:30 am-Robb leaves with the first round of kids to drop them off at school.
By this time kid number 6 is downstairs eating breakfast...and the twins are officially up which means I am officially up.
7:45 am- I change Twins, get them dressed, and set them in their highchairs for their breakfast. Over the next 25 minutes I refill both cereal bowls two times each-in response to grunts and sign language motions for "more"
7:55 am- Robb gets back, jumps on the computer to respond to a couple of emails.
8:15 am- Back out the door with kid # 6 on her way to school. By this time 3 of the Jackson 4 have made it downstairs, getting lunch together..... with #4 racing down the stairs right at 8:30, throwing food in her lunch box as they all scream out the door on their way for day one of the only 2 days a week they go to school in a classroom.
8:35 am- Only ones left at home, Me and the boss and the twins..... I breathe and then get to work. Shower is first.
9:00 am-Speech therapy backed with occupational therapy for each of the twins-they come here, thankfully. While twins are busy with that- Robb takes a break -spends a few minutes playing the PS3 I jump on the computer and get my FB fix and then issue a couple of invoices to customers...then I get myself in check realizing that if I don't hurry up and get a load of clothes into the wash I'm gonna regret not having enough time to get the few loads done today that I need to in order to stay on top of things.
10:15 am- Therapy is done, house is back down to me, Robb, and the boys. They find some toys, I clean up a little, and then we get a call from Nurse Finley at the school-A isn't feeling well, we should come pick her up.
10:40 am-Robb is back with A, Twins are still playing. A-"Can I just go lay down?" Oh, it's gonna be a great day-please Lord, do not let this be a virus that will trample it's way through my home!
11:20 am- Get snack ready for the twins...I've learned that if I can give them an oversized snack before nap and another after nap (basically split their lunch in half) they have a much better rest. Today on the menu, Hot dog, peanut butter crackers, and a banana.
12:00pm- Twins down for their nap and get a quick visit from their Social Worker to pick up some of the never ending paperwork required to be a successful foster parent. (Side NOTE: Soapbox moment: I could be a much better foster "parent" if I wasn't expected to spend on average 3 hours/day completing daily logs and paperwork)
12:50- SSW is gone, twins are sleeping, sick A is asleep-absolute silence=absolute bliss! I have a few moments! I will change some laundry around, grab some lunch and spend some time with my creator.
2:00 -Reading/praying as Robb walks out the door to drop off an order at the printer and then head to pick up the first round of kids. Got a txt asking if kid #5 could stay after school to practice clarinet until 4:20, that gives a longer break in between trips out. Sick A has come down at least 5 times in the last hour declaring that her tummy feels better and she would like to watch TV now.....unfortunately that does not fit within Jacksonville guidelines-If ya don't feel good enough for school, you should certainly rest until you can return!
2:50 Twins are up and eating the second half of their lunch, in the last 2 hours I got some blogging done, laundry changed, some prayer time, ate some lunch, ordered a phone for my soon-to-be 12 year old, took a new Tshirt order, scheduled an info meeting for TeenMOPS, of course visited FB, and did a little homework on the upcoming FP training they are holding at FOTP
3:15 They start funneling through the doors.....snack, homework, chores....all of the daily duties!
4:42 Robb makes it home with child #12 Homework is done, "some" chores are done, "some" kids are outside, some kids are playing video games, ME-another Tshirt quote, a little more blogging, and another load of laundry.
5:15 Robb out the door again to take Elijah to Tae Kwon Doe, I wont see him again until we meet up at bible study @ 6:30 pm
5:30 Ok, so we've had 3 time outs, had to break up 2 different sibling "quarrels", give "chore reminders" to at least 4 of the kiddos, change laundry around one more time, and swept the floor.
6:15 off the hook for dinner tonight. Monday night is bible study night, all of the kids at one house for childcare and the adults at another-both serving dinner, neither of which are my responsibility this week-woo hoo! Heading to bible study-Robb is leading our group through a study based on the book "Love and Respect"-it's been awesome! Highly recommend it!
8:30 Race in the house so Kami can head out the door to Ryteside rehearsal.....still trying to balance that not driving me absolutely crazy that my little girl drives all the way across town to rehearse with what has proven to be the most God-centered activity she has ever been involved in, but that would be a whole nother blog.. Now, we're home, had an AWESOME night of fellowship and bible study... most kids are in bed, kitchen is clean, I'm ready to chillax.
10:15 Pray with the kiddos that are STILL up (they all have the last name Jackson), as I tuck them in. Head to bed...my favorite time of day with my absolute favorite person. We chat, and visit with no interruption, talk about how much we love our life and the little things we'd like to change. I'm sure it will be at least a couple hours before we begin to fall off to sleep. We will then get up tomorrow and start again, and thank our heavenly Father for this blessing of a day.
Today, was a good day!
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