tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393197823271894726.post5494460665693030654..comments2023-07-28T15:53:32.060-07:00Comments on A Decent Little Cottage: Summer SchedulesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393197823271894726.post-59655939971639756722010-06-11T20:02:53.353-07:002010-06-11T20:02:53.353-07:00Cowering in the corner sometimes happens at my hou...Cowering in the corner sometimes happens at my house too :) Our jobs look like cooking, wiping off the table, loading the dishwasher, unloading the dishwasher, hanging up laundry to dry, folding and puting away laundry, sweep, wipe out bathroom sinks, sweep bathrooms, etc.<br /><br />My other children play independently while I am having mommy time. Sometimes they want to come and interrupt and I remind them.."do you like to be interrupted during your mommy time?"...they always promptly leave because they know how they feel when someone uses up their time. They are allowed to stay in the yard, or the house and do whatever they please as long as it is not rough-housing, disturbing anyone else, or making a mess that they can't clean up. Usually they play the piano, read a book, or play outside with the animals, or play with each other. My oldest like to play "little school" where she is the teacher to the younger children...and they love that too, so they do that while I am having mommy time with my son. When my oldest daughter is having mommy time my son usually leads out and initiates something with the younger children.<br /><br />I have four children. I wish I had 11...how wonderful!...and challenging I am sure. 10, 9, 6 and 6. We have not been able to have more but we continue praying about it :)<br /><br />Dinners....I usually soak my dinners so I start my beans or rice or breads in the morning or overnight and then about an hour before dinner time I start them cooking. We don't eat a lot of meat so that saves on cooking time. Everything else I make...other than the soaked ingredience takes about 30 minutes to cook so I can do that when we return home before dad gets home. It just takes a little more planning from me. On the days I didn't plan very well we have breakfast for dinner....and at my house no one complains about that. Happy Summer to you!buzy beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03656264827437774435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393197823271894726.post-54849860725817720282010-06-11T18:54:53.114-07:002010-06-11T18:54:53.114-07:00I like your schedule! However, my 12 yo DD and 11 ...I like your schedule! However, my 12 yo DD and 11 yo DD are saying "Please Mom, don't use her schedule!" lol The thought of 8 jobs plus deep cleaning a zone is making them cower in a corner! :-)<br />Question- What do the other children do while you're having one on one Mommy time?<br />Also, how many children do you have, and what ages?<br />I have 11 at home, ages 3, 4, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 12, 14, 16.<br />Thanks.<br />p.s. - Another question, Do you make dinners ahead of time? In a crock pot? Being gone in the afternoon usually sets my dinner out later. We like to eat at 6, but I'd really like to eat earlier.Pjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03538401952214828590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393197823271894726.post-45683384854677667322010-06-10T22:14:37.668-07:002010-06-10T22:14:37.668-07:00Sorry, I should have mentioned that at Reading Tim...Sorry, I should have mentioned that at Reading Time every day we have a snack. We usually have fruits and veggies or popcorn or chips and salsa ...and if we need motivation to get our family work done then we sometimes have a treat. Last week when it was warm one day we had ice cream....yummm. I think I'll learn how to make homemade ice cream this summer from our goats milk. The snack holds us over until lunch and also encourages the kids to hurry and finish up their work, and come to reading time.buzy beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03656264827437774435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393197823271894726.post-63964889728917016712010-06-10T20:54:07.216-07:002010-06-10T20:54:07.216-07:00Looks great! What do you eat for breakfast though...Looks great! What do you eat for breakfast though that you can last that long until lunch? We eat breakfast at 8:30 and we are all straving by 11:30. We have green smoothies.<br /><br />Do you have a goodreads account? I'd love to see what you are reading.Idaho Suttershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05708347400886212448noreply@blogger.com