Schedules....

Aahh, schedules. I love them. Well, I want to clarify that. I love making them. I cannot keep to them, and I hate not being able to keep to them. So we have a love-hate relationship.

This is our latest attempt. I must stress that even at best, we are flexible. But it makes such a difference for me if I at least have something to go on.

6.30am

Laundry on; Cuppa; Quiet time

7.00am - 8.00am

Porridge on; check mail; answer e-mails etc; Kids up

Kids have breakfast

Mum: laundry; tidy kitchen

Kids: morning chores (make beds, tidy rooms, dirty washing to laundry; CP-dishwasher; KG - main bathroom; CS-brushes kitchen floor)

8.00am

Worship: this is normally the reading of a portion of Scripture with some discussion of it, the singing of a psalm, and prayer.

8.40am

Maths - for all the kids

9.30am

Reading together: Story of the World right now

Discussion and questions - work on essay questions (relating to what we're reading, etc

10.30am

Break; chores

10.45am

CS: Language

KG: History lesson

CP: French

11.30am

Set reading - this varies, but non-fiction mainly

12.00

Housework, etc. Girls prepare lunch. CS - free time/Online Maths challenge

(Maybe some preparation for tonight's dinner - depending on what's planned for evening meal)

12.30

Lunch. Break

1.30

CS: Lapbook or similar

Girls: Chosen subjects

2.30

Extras - Photography (we're doing an online course, once a week)

- Vegetable plot (my personal favourite, and it will be getting priority over the next

few months. Yippee!)

- Work on essays

- unforeseens - (of which there are many!)

3.30

Mum - Ironing (my friend and I are beginning to study the Heidelberg Catechism right now, so I normally listen to the appropriate sermon from here whilst ironing)

Girls

Letter-writing, e-mails, blogs etc;

4.30

Prepare dinner. Check mail; correspondence; blogs etc

(Our dinner tends to be later than I'd like. The Builder is normally late home and the Builder's Big Brother normally eats with us - but only after his animals are fed, his dog is walked etc etc......sigh. It means that by the time dinner is over, I am not in the mood for any more housework. This normally leaves work for the following morning. Most people would hate this, but it's the only way I can do it. It's not like this ALL the time, but it is most of the time. An hour of sitting with the family in the evening simply takes priority over dirty pans. This then becomes part of the 7-8am chore the following morning.)

I promise to let you all know how it's going. Mmmm. Did I just promise?