9:30 Break for mom and students get their break when math work is complete (my 10 yr old takes 1-2 hours for Saxon Math). then i nurse him again and when he sleeps around 7:30/8:00 pm we eat supper and watch tv. Do you ever go out to the store and such with kiddos? But you know, just as I love taking a peek into the homes of others, I too love a candid look at how families with little ones spend their days. I find this season the hardest as a stay at home mother which makes spring all the more wonderful an awakening xReplyCancel, This sounds lovely! I’ll crack half a dozen in our skillet and cook them sunny side up with a little bit of smashed avocado on top. I try to be in the same room as them so they don’t paint the walls, but most days I will pop upstairs to do a few chores here and there. I often use library books also. So I figured I’d take some advice and ask if you would be willing to do a ‘sponsor swap’ or maybe even something as small as a mention for mention on one of our mutual platforms to help an up and coming blogger such as yourself. 5:00ish AM – Theodore is the first of our family to wake up ready to start his day. Oh gosh yes. That was always my favorite job as a little girl and I adore seeing her helpful spirit precisely set the utensils down just so. I know about five people that prefer the colder months to the warmer ones, and although I love these souls dearly, I do not understand them. what type do you use? These months have been able to give me such a welcomed reprieve. xx AmandaReplyCancel, […] inspired by Amanda’s thoughtful post at Homesong, I’m remembering how to embrace winter and many hours indoors. 10:45 English Review of CC English Grammar memory work for the week with discussion allowing the children to come up with examples (sentences, words, application). We make up our own songs, chants, or mnemonic devices for fun. This takes only 5 minutes or so. This time is followed by a lesson from the Essentials of the English Language for my 8 and 10 yr old starting with whoever finishes math first. The blanket fort picture, the bedtimes, the 5:00 dinner, the shows and games the kids are into, the hanging out with a drink (we are into dandy blend which tastes just like chicory coffee) and a show with my best friend/husband after the day–all very similar. Not only does it give me a little break to shower or make phone calls, but it gives me one on one time with Stella. Stay warm! She was truly interested and wanted to better understand what a typical day looked like for me. We do lots of singing and dancing and we read so many stories, both at home and in the library. 7:00 Children awake to alarm clocks, have individual quite bible/prayer time in their room, clean, dress, and accomplish morning chores. Mother Nature can take a sunny week and turn it snowy on a dime! We turn on the night lights and say prayers and it’s big lights out. Typical Day – Serve At Home Trips This schedule is an example of what you might expect on a Serve At Home YouthWorks trip. And again, we could let him cry it out in his crib, but we’d rather cozy up with him in our bed. We have been using lavender with Alfie since he was born. Being a full … Sometimes I even go Saturday night right after they go down, the store is empty and it’s just nice to get out by myself! Aptly named for its “home-like” environment, Bone Home provides the perfect combination of relaxation, exercise and love for your dog. We are routine breakfast eaters in this house and I like that it keeps the morning snacking to a minimum. I am going to generalize and throw this out there, kids or not, it’s probably the most difficult season for everyone, no? Infants 7:30 ~ Breakfast 8:00-8:30 ~ Tummy time, music, etc 9:00-10:00 ~ Nap 10:00 ~ Snack 10:30-11:30 ~ Outside play (weather permitting) 12:00 ~ Lunch 12:45-2:45 ~ Nap 3:00 ~ Snack 3:30-4:30 ~ Outdoor play 8:00 PM – After the kids have been put to bed Andrew and I love opening a bottle of wine and relaxing by the fire. #jenna4aday Kids were up in tandem last night. Lately we’ve been making car villages with his blocks. I even diffused it in the delivery room! In summary, these times are approximate, but give you a good idea of a day for us. On days we have activities or errands, we review our CC memory using the resource audio CD and notebooks I put together from the printables on the Resource CD or Connected Community. Reviewing the memory work is simple and quick. I also have my time line cards in sheet protectors in notebooks. The children love to look at these in the car. Total concentrated CC review ends up being 20-30 min a day (including time in the car or whenever). I’ll ask him to point out various veggies and tell me the colors which we are working on. They are only so little for so long. I have tried to reach out to a few other bloggers that i feel have a similar style to mine however I haven’t had much luck so far. #jenna4aday — Jenna (@callherhappy) October 9, 2013 . 5:00 PM – Andrew is likely home by this time and I am usually in the kitchen finishing up supper. Typical Day × Close Cite This ... Maybe by now the deceased has arrived at the funeral home and, if the family has chosen to view their loved one, it's a good time to view the body with a mind toward the preparations you are going to have to make. 1:00 – 4:00 PM – This time really varies depending on what day it is. 6:00 AM I run, and some days I even shower if I have time. 8:00 Family Devotional, Reading, & Discussion. Life application of scripture and prayer (A great time to review your bible memory memory work for CC). How about you? Each bed gets sprayed with a lavender linen spray and we will diffuse calming oils in their rooms while they sleep. A day in the life of a stay-at-home mom doesn't involve bon bons and soap operas. I grew up in Iowa x AmandaReplyCancel, I am also a stay at home mom, only one baby, and I feel stressed all the time! Especially in the winter..ReplyCancel, Sue – I usually do grocery shopping on the weekends when Andrew is home. The stereotype of a woman sitting at home watching soap operas while eating bonbons is a distant reality for the SAHM. We skip out on playdates and trips to the library when feeling cozy, and replace them with warm living room fires and movies and long naps in mama’s big bed. If a fire is not already rolling, Andrew will start one. My husband and I live in NYC with our 4 month old baby girl. Some nights they are ready by seven! If you have several children, homeschooling will take a good portion of your day. Your blog has been so helpful to read and feel hopeful that all of my decisions will work out for the best! hi there, Either Andrew or I will read Stella and Theo a story or two after change the boy’s diapers. Typically after/during dinner or in the evening before bed, the children will review their memory work for their dad. As the boys grew older, they sometimes had morning activities or needed to sleep till lunch-time. A pattern gradually evolved for us, taking into account the differing needs and interests of the whole family. #joerobinet #winter #funtimes MERCH https://www.bunkerbranding.com/pages/joe-robinet Join us on a fun saturday at home. A Classical Christian Community She explained how important it was, so I reviewed the plan and found a … We are lucky enough to have kinder at the end of the street, so it is only a five minute walk home, once we have dropped her off. On days that Stella has preschool, the boys and I will spend time at home playing together. As wonderful as it is that I have been able to appreciate this winter more than ever before, it can be pretty difficult when at home all day with little ones. On a typical day last week, we had a late change from the client to deal with. The smell of the wet earth after rain. designed & crafted by we are the parsons, Hello, hello! We both love waking to a clean kitchen in the morning, so getting this space back into shape after supper is a priority. so i hope you have some time to answer my loooong comment sorry for that and for my bad english, i guess…ReplyCancel, Nora – I loved reading this! For Geography, CC i am on the hunt for some soft white curtains for our home, and having a really hard time finding any that i like. 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM After eating, Andrew and I will clean up the kitchen together while the kids run around, Alfie usually trying to crawl up our legs. i’m curious that everyone is always bare feet and legged. I wasn’t kidding, that was a lot. Andrew and I have been hooked on chicory coffee ever since we lived downtown and we brew it in our Chemex or espresso machine depending on what we’re craving. Games the kids are loving right now are building castles and towers with blocks, matching, racing cars and trains, sorting shapes, barbies, and playing with their baby dolls. Your email is never published or shared. Having to be neither here nor there & remaining in a cozy bath robe all day is surely good for the soul! Evening/Bedtime Reading: My older students read aloud in separate rooms, usually to my 5 yr (story time) old while he draws pictures or plays with Legos, blocks, etc. I alternate who I listen to throughout the week and usually this is my “work/quiet/chore time”. The older children practice reading aloud to him practicing inflection and presentation skills to keep his attention. After reading we discuss: main idea, problem/conflict resolution; characters, setting, purpose, applicable scripture, etc. I alternate reading content: 50% of their reading is science/history, 30% corresponds with their English/Language Arts/reading lists curriculum and 20% their choice reading. Now that this is my fourth year as a mama I’ve really come to understand the importance of routine and rhythm when caring for little ones at home. Weee. The children break when their assignments are complete. Frequently, our official day ends here and we head out for activities. We review CC memory work daily, and on days we head out at this time, we take the review on the road. If we stay home, the schedule follows: This is our “library trip” time once a week also. Many inquire about what a typical CC day looks like at home for preK-6th grade. What’s your favorite kind of weather? Never too early to let them join in! My body and mind deeply needed this seasonal pause. We also love getting into series on Netlix like How to Make a Murderer, Broadchurch and Chef’s Table. Because every community is different, the schedule may vary at … This winter we have both bed retiring to bed rather early. The Science Homework and History Homework books or other CC resources (My Body workbook or Lyrical Life Science) are excellent resources. A Typical Day in My Life as a Work-at-Home Mom. Writing: Essentials Students (9 and 10 yr olds) work on writing (IEW Lesson) two-three days a week. On other days they work on Spelling lists. 3:00pm We usually conclude our day between 2:30 and 3:00 if we havenât had any outside activities. My older children are frequently motivated by activities they would like to participate in for the day, so they will set alarms to get an early start and complete Saxon Math and/or spelling before breakfast! On CC Meeting days, we only have our evening reading time. recommends tracing/outlining/drawing maps of daily. The maps that CC students are able to draw free-hand and their knowledge and understanding of geography employing their technique is amazing! The couch becomes a wrestling mat and every bin gets dumped. Although I didn’t fully understand how weary I was at the time, I was badly craving it. As you can presume, winter rhythms are much different than our summer ones because we’ve pretty much taken out the ample time spent outside going for long walks and digging in the garden. I'm a stay at home mom too. 6:00 AM – Generally by this hour, we are all downstairs in the kitchen with me brewing coffee, an absolute necessity to starting my day. I grew up on a farm in the midwest and have an appreciation for all things cozy and homemade. During the week we have early meals because it gives us more time hang out as a family before bedtime or do baths, so five o’clock means supper’s on! It just depends on what we have done that day and how tired they are, nevertheless our ritual stays the same. Which means a lot of clothing changes. And although this winter in particular started out as a challenge for me, it really has gotten so much better over time. No matter what we’re doing really, we cherish this time we have together where we get to catch up as a couple without the sound of little ones running around to distract us. During these middle of the night feedings I’ll scoop him up and take him into our bed. We have so much dirty laundry in this house that if I don’t do one load per day it gets out of hand fast. let me know what you think & thanks so much for your time! Either way, it’s delicious. The kids usually mosey on in once the coffee is made and settle into the kitchen nook to have breakfast. Stella will help me set the table, placing cloth napkins and forks at each setting. Check out stories according to their dominant home education philosophy/approach: School-At-Home I’d love to hear house favorites of yours! couldn’t help but notice your chemex filter, it looks different to mine. When he’s done and usually back asleep, I will rub one drop of calming lavender oil on his fuzzy head, place him back in his tiny wood crib, and he’ll sleep until seven, sometimes eight. This time is our favorite to just be with one another in the same room before the little ones go to bed. When I taught middle school a few years back, I was out the door rain or shine, but now that I’m home with the kids we tend to to plan our day around what’s … It keeps our foundation strong and gives us an opportunity to reconnect as husband and wife at the end of the day. 7:30 PM – Bedtime for the munchkins. We conclude our evening with a family discussion and prayer time together. The older two children are able to read a book of their choice for 30 minutes before bed. We also do lots of excess bathing and go for “snowy walks” when the sun comes out (which isn’t often since we live in a valley with bad inversion).ReplyCancel, I love the chair den – my son is always asking me to build dens for him. I honestly think that it was harder with one sometimes because Stella needed constant interaction with me, whereas now she has her brother and they play make believe together. Since they can play with each other?ReplyCancel, Marielle – Yes! x AmandaReplyCancel, Are you comfortable using lavender oil with the risk of it being a hormone disruptor? Thanks for sharing. Our Timetable – these times have been changed. Here is an example of our “typical homeschool day” to give you ideas: 7:00 Children awake to alarm clocks, have individual quite bible/prayer time in their room, clean, dress, and accomplish morning chores. A typical day in the life for me is as follows: 5:30 (ish) - Wake up, shower, get dressed, start some laundry, have breakfast or a cup of tea while reading the newspaper or a book. Up and at ’em. As much as we love our babies and all the silly noises they make, it’s so important for us to keep these hours for one another. I can’t find any definitive answer!ReplyCancel, We are! Nurse Karen wakes up at 8:00AM and reviews the files of the day's patients over a cup of tea (coffee will stunt your growth and ruin your teeth, of course). a typical day at bone home Bone Home is our flagship location nestled in between two car washes in the ever changing industrial area of Costa Mesa/Newport Beach. Theo and Stella play together all day long and now Alfie is just staring to interact with them. We’re also big egg lovers, too. We generally spend a lot of time in the same room, trying not to drive each other nuts. What we have settled into seems to be working well for everyone, which is just dandy because it’s just about time to switch it up again for spring! (: Some of our current favorite TV shows for little ones are: Mister Roger’s Neighborhood, Daniel Tiger, Little Einstein’s & The Magic Schoolbus. I like using this time to prep for supper and spend time in the kitchen. Often, they will have a discussion with him over history. He will read the suggested homework pages or other related reading for the history memory sentence one or two evenings a week. Other times he highlights maps/globe/internet research with our children over geography/history memory work. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. Thank you for sharing little details of your home, family, & life. my son is now three months old and we haven’t found a good rythm yet. i would like to let johann more nude, but in germany its usual to put on babys many layers during the winter months, even inside. 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