I've recieved a little bit of abuse because I've stopped updating the blog. I am sorry... I figured I'd give you a run-down of our last week, so you could see that I'm not ignoring this blog. I just haven't found the time. (This is a typical week.) With 4 kids in soccer, there is soccer training or soccer games every day of the week-excluding Sunday (along with the other activities). I love soccer season, and the running around is part of the craziness. However, In a few weeks when soccer season is over, I will definitely be glad.
Monday-
7:20-Nate and Caleb leave for school.
8:00- Steve leaves for work.
8:30-Lauren and Ashlyn go to school.
9:00-Lana substitute teaching.
3:15-4:00-Lana and kids are home from school. Quick snacks, jobs finished, piano practiced and homework started.
4:00-Ashlyn's soccer practice. I'm coaching Ashlyn's 1st/2nd grade soccer team. Nate and Caleb are my helpers.
5:30-Lauren's soccer practice.
6:45-home and finishing homework/starting dinner.
8:20- eating dinner
8:45-getting kids to bed, cleaning up the house, and preparing for substituting on Tuesday.
Tuesday-
Morning to afternoon- usual routine of getting to school and work.
5:30-soccer training for Caleb and Nate. (Of course both are in two different locations-30 minutes apart)
6:15 UAS meeting for Lana
6:30 Soccer game for Ashlyn. (Rainy game-luckily I was in my meeting, so Steve got to hang out in the rain with Ashlyn)
7:00 YM for the boys.
eating dinner around 8:45.
Wednesday-
Morning- piano lessons for Lauren and Ashlyn (7:30 and 8:00).
Afternoon-piano lessons for Nate and Caleb, and gymnastics for the girls.
Caleb game at 5:30.
Nate referee soccer game.
7:30 home from Caleb's game, starting dinner, homework and jobs. Eating dinner at 8:20.
Thursday-
Morning to afternoon- usual routine of getting to school and work.
Community Council mtg.
Nate soccer training
Friday-
Morning to afternoon- usual routine of getting to school and work.
Lauren on extended fieldtrip
Nate away game at 6:30-home at 10:00
Saturday-
Caleb's away game. Leaving house at 7:30.
Baptism for Sydney, our next door neighbor
Nate refereeing game at 12:00.
2:00-3:30-Cheering on our Cougars-wasn't that a great game!
3:30-Lauren's soccer game.
5:30 heading out to Nate's soccer game.
9:00-home and working on dinner.
Sunday-filled with 3 hours of church, 2 meetings and dinner with family.
Since I've been subbing this week, I am now truly amazed at Mothers who can work and keep their house clean. I'm not sure where they find the time. I am satisfied with a load of laundry and a load in the dishwasher each night after I've tucked the kids in bed.
I've been cleared to substitute teach from Kindergarten to 12th grade. But, Nate's asked that I stay out of his classes. (Though he wouldn't mind me subbing in his school- so I could take him out to lunch on those days.) It is very interesting to see how the kids have reacted to me working. I think they are worried, because in each family prayer they bless me and my substitute teaching. It makes me wonder how they act when there is a substitute in their class. When I come home from a subbing assignment, the first question they ask is how was the class. I may just get the opportunity to find out how they behave-we'll see.
I'm falling asleep right now as I write this post. Time for bed.
