day in my life - angelalmeyda

Wake up
Read and respond to emails from my husband, check my facebook and google reader

Kiddos wake up
Turn on some music to get us in the right mind frame for the day

The boys start chores
These are Andrew's current chore card. He is almost 6. They also have tasks they do during the day as they come up, but these are the morning chores.

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While the boys are doing their chores, I am emptying the dishwasher from the night before, prepping breakfast and any other kitchen work that needs to be done.

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Abigail is playing close by. When Andrew finishes his chores he usually just runs around playing wild for a bit. He has a lot of energy to get out! Peter is usually the last done with his chores.

Breakfast
and we are trying to once again read the Word at every meal. We read it and discuss how to apply it to our lives after we eat.

Starting to get dinner ready
I usually do any dinner prep now. That way dinner can be ready when husband comes home from work. Even when he is gone I am in the habit and it works out best for us! This is going to be greek beef and orzo, probably my current favorite meal!

reload dishwasher
clean up any mess from breakfast and dinner prep

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I check that chores were done well, anything not done completely is finished up.

farmville
I let the boys start playing this week. Daddy is a fan of video games and watching TV. Mommy is not, so when he is gone, we dont. But I gave in, so we all do this together a couple times a day.

Showers
Here is where we take turns showering. Who ever is not showering puts their laundry away. While the littles are in the bath, I sort laundry, clean the bathroom or get some reading in, so I can watch them and be productive :)

Starting school
The boys start their independent work (math, drawing) while I tidy up, dust, start laundry etc When they finish we move on to the school work we do together (language arts, reading, spelling, history etc)

Abigail hates loud noises.
This is where I find her when I vacuum.

snack time
usually fruit. Peter made himself a fruit salad.

snack time
Abigail wanted just avocado and cherries.

Today was not Usual
Abigail painted while I worked with the boys. When I was working with just Andrew, Peter painted, and when I was working with Peter Andrew painted. Painting happens once a month around here.

THIS is why we dont paint much
How 3 children with a total of 6 hands can use over 10 brushes is beyond me!

Andrew
working hard

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Mommy got sharpening duty today. Seems like something always needs sharpening in this house!

Lunch time
Today was leftovers, which look horrible but were really good. It is a vegetable stew the boys call "Knight's stew" because we got the recipe when we went to a Medieval village. It has veggies like parsnips and kale, a billion others and some barley. They served it with a bit of vinegar so we do too. After we eat, Bible again. Just a few verses.

clean up from lunch
and start the dishwasher

Andrew
reading to me. Peter is at an age where he hates being photographed, so he avoided the camera at all costs today.

Peter brought the mail in
It's Tuesday so I take maybe half an hour to pour over the ads, see who has the best sales this week, and make my shopping plan for the week.

Game time
Abigail and I played with Andrew, Peter was still doing some school work.

Again not typical
The sun came out so we took advantage of it and caught up on yard work. Peter shoveled, (and normally he mows, but he was behind on his shoveling so I did). Andrew raked, Peter swept.

potty training
I felt like I spent half my day in here. Abigail is starting to potty train, so all day long I hear "potty time!" and half the time it is a false alarm..

dinner
HORRIBLE picture, but it was so good. This is Abigail's plate. We had Greek beef with orzo, and cucumber slices.

After dinner
We made and ate some homemade strawberry ice cream (more strawberry than cream), we played Clue and Sequence and checked our Farmville. Mommy did a little emailing.

bed time
Bible stories, brush teeth, tucking in, all that good stuff!

Caught
After they are in bed, I come online again, I do my Bible study, and books I am reading, and any chores I can get a head start on (most nights) When I went into the room to get the camera out so I could upload this, I found a sweet girl had crawled into my bed to sleep instead!

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Since it is December we start our day with CHRISTmas lights being turned on. It wont get light until 9 am!

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6 am Waking up super early to make Daddy breakfast before he leaves. This is the HARDEST thing for me to do faithfully, but it blesses him SOOO much, so I try!

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6:30 am, I was so tired this morning so I was hoping to rest a bit on the couch while Abigail played dolls, but she had other ideas, so I had to get up and handle a big tantrum instead. Such is life. I completely admit I should have had quiet time first too, but it did not happen this morning. Not an ideal day to do "Day in the Life" but an honest version of it!

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Starting diaper laundry

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My current favorite tea

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unloading dishwasher about 7 am

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Abigail helps

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Fixing her hard work ;)

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now we sweep the kitchen

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Abigail and I have some Satsuma oranges while waiting for breakfast

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Making breakfast-french toast. Yep that is store bought bread, homemade has dropped on my current priority list

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Brothers wake up and start their chores! Andrew is feeding the dogs.

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Peter would rather read first thing than do chores, he was quickly set back on task!

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Breakfast is finished. A mason jar is NOT the best place to store maple syrup, but we buy it in bulk from a co-op and it comes that way.

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Abigail pretending to have a Moby wrap. She spends most of her day practicing to be "mama", oh how this girl blesses my heart!

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move diapers to dryer, and load clothes

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I love my vacuum!

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We dont school when Daddy is home, plus it is December so the boys have a lot more free time right now than they usually would. Peter made the Parthenon

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Andrew's block creation

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putting diapers away

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My children love to color in their free time!

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This AMAZED me! I asked Peter to make us a snack and this is what he created. I guess I rub off on my children!

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they watch an episode of Blue's Clues while Mom before nap time.

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nap time! this is when Mama has her Bible time these days

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Having some afternoon tea while sister naps

wheat berries
grinding them at home is not as hard as you'd think. it takes me 2 minutes to take them out of th freezer, pour, grind

finished flour
i pour it in a bowl mix with the ingredients

my homemaking journal
holds recipes, articles from magazines so i dont have to keep the whole magazine (clutter is bad!) and notes

computer time!
comes after bread,(and devotional time before this) dont know why they uploaded out of order

making bread
then i let the machine do all the work!

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Peter wakes up
my boys arent morning people, he'll lay on the couch or read for awhile before becoming active

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cleaning down the counters (I use homemade cleaners)

starting lunch
pasta salad, needs to be cold before lunchtime!

keeping a snack ready
its easier to have it precut in the fridge

Andrews up
"Hug me Mama" my apron is the big weird thing in front of him

morning chores
these are Peter's plants, rosemary, parsley, dill and basil. he even built the stand -andrew does this too

making beds


putting clothes away
they each do their own, i dont make them fold, peter hangs up all shirts

checking on the ladybugs
a few more emerged from the pupas today

feeding the dogs
Peter lets them out of the kennel and outside every day then feeds and waters them

while i do laundry


breakfast time
the boys wanted to share daddy's dry cereal he didn't eat, i ate an english muffin and an egg

they head outside to play
the whole back of the house is windows so i can see them at all times, they water their plants and filled the birdbath

time to sweep
i admit i dont use a dustpan just sweep everything right onto the carpet!its 9 am now, so i get online to upload pics

vacuuming
all the stuff i swept onto the carpet, i do the whole house at one time every morning

i have 2 little boys
the bathroom MUST be wiped down daily

filled the bird feeders
since i had to take some things out to the garage

making new cleaner
2 Tablespoons vinegar, lime oil (degreaser) and fill the rest with water, sometimes add 1/2 t baking soda

load and run
the dishwasher

clean gerbil cages
this is something mom gets stuck doing while the boys "gerbil-sit"

i had errands today
I have to admit I HATE leaving the house, it feels like it wastes my whole day!

science experiment
we did a bug trap for http://www.birds.cornell.edu/bfl/ we had to check today, the project was a bust for us-on base

Peter saw a raptor from the car
so we pulled over to see what kind (we have binoculars in our nature pack) but he flew away too quickly

then to the library
the boys played a computer game for 5 minutes while i checked out and spoke with the librarian

commissary
yuck!

the boys bring in groceries
peter says I take enough pictures of him without snapping one every 5 minutes, poor boy!

even the little one helps


lunch time-done at 12
change of plans, pasta salad will be for dinner

unload and start reloading
i put things in as i use them so the sink never gets cluttered up

change clothes
from washer to dryer while boys play a bit after lunch and i upload more pics!

trying a new marinade
for salmon

starting school-history
constitution

time for a break
we played 2 rounds of a card game

language time
we just started this and its working ok

andrew's preschool work


part of his homework


spelling


part of andrew's assignment
lots of fun for all of us!

Peter goes to play ouside
its about 2:30 andrew is still playing with his shapes

snacktime
homemade cookies from the weekend

called Sarah
that was almost an hour! i sorted books for the HUG library while talking, the boys played

got the mail
a sample of cereal and junk

story time
we got through 3 of the library books before Daddy got home at 4:30

the boys watch him play
Spiderman on PS3, I get online again for awhile then start dinner

math homework-speed drill
we didn't get to it, so he did it while i was cooking dinner, luckily it only took 2 minutes!

dinnertime!
at about 5:30

clearing the table
the dishwasher was running from the dishes from lunch, and the ones to prepare dinner, so these will be loaded tomorrow

post office at 6:30
I LOVE the ATP machine. Had to mail a birthday gift on my way to church

Wednesday Bible Study
7 pm, and I usually stay a bit after to fellowship

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home right before 9
so i packaged a Helpmeet book to send to a loved one

New Bible church gave me!
its hardcover even, I can wait to look inside more

Peter's Bedtime story
we just finished Acts, so he wanted to read Romans, we did chapter 7 last night

Andrew's bedtime story
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tucked in, prayed,
kissed, and going to sleep 9 pm

shower for me


bedtime!
about 10 pm

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putting away dishes
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schooltime
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