POLL: Please respond I need help......

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Registered: 09-08-2003
POLL: Please respond I need help......
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Mon, 10-04-2004 - 10:26am
Stay at home moms (especially those with school age children): How does your daily routine go? When do you have your kids do chores? How many and what are they for each age of your children? What about playtime, everyday or once a week? Mealtimes? Is there a snack time? How about baths? Every day or once a week? Morning or night? What about date night? Is it scheduled every Friday or once every couple of months when you're ready to go crazy? What about personal time for you? 5 minutes a day or 2 days each year? Of coarse all of my questions mean, or something inbetween? Thanks for responding, Debbie
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Registered: 09-26-2003
Mon, 10-04-2004 - 11:48am
6:30am Mom and Dad up and showered/dressed

7:00 am Wil up and dressed

7:15am Breakfast

7:44am Daddy drives Wil to school, them comes home to work (telecommuter)

8:00am Wes and Wade up and dressed

8:15am Twins’ breakfast

9:00am Twins help with breakfast dishes and clean up kitchen

9:15 Make beds and gather/start laundry

9:30am-11:30am Twins play in toy room and watch tv while I do housework and catch up on e-mail

11:30 am Wes and Wade help make lunch

12:00 pm Daddy upstairs and we all eat lunch (if it’s pretty we each outside)

12:30-1:00pm Play time with Mommy and Daddy

1:00pm Clean up from lunch

1:30pm-2:30pm housework and make afternoon snack—Wes and Wade play at dining room table (coloring, puzzles, etc) unless they’re cranky, then nap for an hour

2:30pm Mom Wes and Wade drive to school to get Wil

2:45pm Home with Wil. Snack Time for kids.

3:00pm Homework time then free time

4:30pm Chore time for Wil, Wes and Wade

Feed and Water the dog

Clean the hermit crab cage, mist, feed and water

Pick up toys in toy room

Put outdoor toys into playhouse

5:00pm Mommy starts dinner while boys finish chores, Daddy done with work to spend time with boys

1. Wil has his reading time

2. Wes and Wade have story read to them by Daddy and Wil

3. Play time in the yard and exercise the dog

4. Boys help Daddy with his chores (trash, repairs, etc)

6:00pm Daddy and Boys set table then Dinner Time

7:00pm Bath time right after dessert (unless they’re filthy, they switch off, Wes and Wade one night, Wil the next) Also clean up from dinner and start dishwasher

7:30pm Curl up quiet time with Mommy and Daddy

8:30pm Bed time for all boys

8:30pm-9:00pm Finish any needed clean up around house

9:00pm-11:15pm Mommy and Daddy free time. We alternate, one night we do things together, the next we can have separate free time, like my long bath nights...

11:15pm Mommy and Daddy get ready for bed

11:30pm-12:00pm Mommy and Daddy in bed. ( We try to make it to bed before midnight, or else we both end up grumpy by the end of the week, and it also cuts into (or rather cuts out) our sex life.)



The exceptions are Thursdays, when we have Cub Scout Pack meeting at 7:00pm, which hubby and I are Cub Masters for, so the twins have their bath in the afternoon, Wil has his bath the day before, and we eat early (5:00pm) so the boys don’t have chores to do that day, and Daddy leaves work early so Wil can get his reading done.

Also, we go to my MIL’s house every Tuesday night for dinner, but we try to stick pretty close to our schedule except that Daddy does his reading with the boys, and they get their baths and are stuffed into their jimmies out at Grandma’s house, and we spend time with them afterwards, so that when we get home, the kids are ready to be tucked in.



Weekends we let the boys stay up late on Friday and sleep in on Saturday (they don’t usually get up until about 9pm-9:30pm), then we do a big brunch at midday. They stay up until about 9:30 on Saturdays, so they’ll still get up for us to go to church on Sunday, then we come home and do either a big outside project or a big inside project depending on the weather, then back to the schedule.

As far as date night, we go out one weekend a month together, when I get my sister to spend the night, so that the boys can stay at home, and on their schedule.



:) Angela

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Registered: 01-06-2004
Mon, 10-04-2004 - 1:35pm

I'll try and help you as best as I can:
Here is a rundown of what our day is like.


We start the day at about 6:45am.
My oldest is 5 years old and is in Kindergarten.
I feed both of them, get them dressed.
We head out the door around 7:30 to take my oldest to school.
At 8 am I get back from taking him to school. I feed the baby his breakfast then get mine.
Naptime is not too far from after eatinf breakfast.
After the baby gets in for his nap, I either do laundry or clean.
I workout 3 days a week, Mon, Wend, and Friday.
At 2pm, I pick my oldest up from school.
He gets a snack and then does homework.
At 5:30pm we eat dinner, get baths and then its time to relax before bed at 8:30 fpr Andrew.
Dalton goes to bed around8-8:30pm
After the boys go to bed, I relax, do dishes, whatevber needs to be done. Then its off to bed for me.
Andrew does not have chores, unless brushing his teeth in the morning and nightime is considered one.

The boys and I get showered and baths everyday., at around 7:30pm.
Snack time for my oldest is after school, if good.


Good luck, hope I helped.


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Registered: 10-05-2004
Tue, 10-05-2004 - 12:29pm
Hi Debbie, I have a newborn and a 6 yr old. I love to keep schedules and I try to at least keep to it on Monday through Thursdays. I set my alarm clock for 7:45 each morning to get my son ready for school. He usually gets up on his own and is old enough to do most things on his own. I just have to double check him and get his breakfast ready. The tricky part is taking him to the bus stop. I usually try to breastfeed the baby while my son is eating his breakfast so that when I walk him to his stop she'll be full and asleep. I usually try to clean, cook, and take care of business while my son is at school, but of course that hardly ever happens. On top of that, every Wednesday and Saturday I take my son to Karate class. Sometimes I even take him on a 3rd day. This wouldn't be so hard if I actually drove, but I don't so it takes us 1 hour to get there and 1 hour to get back home. My son still has homework to do and he takes forever to do it sometimes up to 2 hours.

Now back to the schedule. I go to the bus stop to pick my son up at 3:40 and believe me it seems that it's 3:45 before I even get to take my nap, which I usually do from 1:00 to 3:30 each day. He comes home and he has a snap, talks about his day and relaxes for a while before doing his homework. Once his homework is done he can watch TV which he hasn't had time for lately. 7:00 is bathtime which we do on time EVERY day. While he's in the bath I cook dinner or heat it up if I've had a chance to cook it earlier. When he gets out of the tub he puts on his night clothes has dinner, chats some more with me, sometimes watches a bit of TV or talks to family on the phone, check his email or such. Then at 8 or 8:30 I'll read to him for 15 minutes and then BEDTIME.

I'm trying to find work from home so I spend what little free time I do have during the day researching online or talking to people on the phone. Of course this hard with a newborn who wants to nurse every time I pick her up. Then of course I have to cuddle and kiss her and play with her. My husband is out of the country so I'm all alone. She's my teddy bear and I just love spending all of my time with her even though there are a million things I need to do.

It's hard keeping a schedule, but I try my best everyday and just hope I make it through day with my sanity still in tact :)

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Tue, 10-05-2004 - 1:21pm
Let's see

We shall just start at Midnight for sh*ts and giggles:

0000 Feeding time for Wesley (last about an hour)

_0115 Hope and pray he goes back to bed, time to go back to bed for mama

0300 Feeding Wesley, DH upset b/c hes tired and still has time to sleep befor work

0415 Done Feeding, back to bed

0430 DH up for work (depending on the day he will shower now or go to PT)

0630 DH hom from PT, Feeding Wesley, Lily's wakeup time.

0730 Wesley's done, put him down and make lunch for Lily, Lily eats breakfast

0800 Try to eat something for breakfast and have my glorious cup of coffee

0930 Feeding time for Wesley

1145 DH home for lunch

1300 DH back to work, Feeding time for Wesley

1530 Feeding time for Wesley

1730 DH picks up Lily from Daycare, both home

1800 Dinner, Feeding time for Wesley

1900 Lily's bedtime. She will do her homework between comming home and dinner

2100 Feeding time for Wesley

2200 Bedtime Dh may already be in asleep

0000 Day starts all over again!

In between all this I clean, laundry and whatnot.

Monday-Livingroom

Tuesday- Kitchen and Laundry room

Wednesday- Bathroom

Thursday- Bedroom's

Friday/weekend-Laundry

Baby's laundry gets done when needed so almost everyday

the Yard and Cars DH and Daughter do on the weekends.

Niki~

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Registered: 05-08-2004
Tue, 10-05-2004 - 1:53pm

I have changed our schedule a few times, but now have it where I like it.


5:45- wakeup for me..start my morning tea.


6:00-I pray and read a short passage from the bible or from my "Words of wisdom, from a mothers heart" book while enjoying my tea.


6:30-Catch up on email and look at my household journal, which has written down errands I need to do and housecleaning that needs to be done. \


6:45- I start breakfast.


Kids wake up and my 7 year old feeds and waters animals and takes the dog and cat outside to do their business.


7:00 Kids watch cartoons while breakfast is finishing.


7:15-Breakfast is served


7:30-Everyone helps clean up breakfast dishes then kids brush teeth and get dressed.


8:00-My 7 year old and I do yoga, my little one joins in or plays in his room.


8:30-outside time


8:45-My 7 year old and 2 year old go into the school room and begin school we have circle time-which is mainly for my 2 year old and say the pledge and talk about the weather.


9:00-my 1 year old nephew arrives and plays with toys in the living room with my 2 year old. My 7 year old begins his spelling lesson.


9:15-My 7 year old does "specials" we alternate going to the library, art, Spanish. While 2 year old and 1 year old do a craft like painting.


10:00-My 7 year old and

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