Flexibility and Variety? They're Overrated! :)

From time to time I have people ask us about my daily schedule as a homeschooling mommy. It's actually a favorite topic of mine, as the boys and I thrive on schedules, and they truly are essential to work in all that we need to do!  So just for fun I thought I'd lay out here what our day looks like at this point in life.  It's pretty much the same every day during the week. Saturdays and Sundays we do deviate, though, of course.

(Those of you like my friend Linda who are anti-rigid structure, will hate this)!!! Ha! We love it...of course I did love that Colorado trip a week ago, too, though, when all this was abandoned!!

7 am  Big boys are allowed to come out of their room

7:30  Littlest gets up, breakfast time

8-9 A bit of free time, as Mommy does dishes, checks email, etc.

9:00 School begins

(Bible first, then math, then CC, then grammar, then spelling, then history and reading time)

11:45 Finishing up school

by 12:00 Eating lunch

12:15 or so  Playing outside before little one's naptime

12:30  Pookie's nap

12:30-1 Game time with big boys (the Redhead loves board games and card games!)

1-2  Big boys' room time  (They listen to an audio book and read while Mommy catches up with things)

2:00 Big boys watch short video, Mommy cleans and tries to work in a phone conversation with friend

2:30  Snacktime

3:00  Littlest gets out of bed and has snack too

3-4:30  Some free time--either playing outside, or playing with friends, or going to library, etc.

4:30 Making dinner

Around 5 or 5:30 Dinner

6:30 Bathtime

7:15 Family devotions

7:30 Bedtime for all boys

Hopefully we're stewarding well the time the Lord gives us in all areas. Our days are so blessed. Thank you, Jesus!