What actually happened - A day in the life Part 2

- 12:45 - little ones get diaper changes, I take a few minutes to clean up their room, two year old goes down for a nap with books in the bed, I notice I forgot to make our bed (we all have our idiosyncrasies....I like for beds to be made at some point during the day :), the baby goes down for another nap.

- 1:00ish - Jenna reviews her memory work and starts on her Story of the World chapter, I sit down with another cup of tea to help Ian with Biology - another "least favorite" subject of his (Proteins and DNA have us all confused, so we work through it together, I'm thankful for the grace to be patient today). We learn more about Cytology (the study of cells) and God's amazing creation. No one has ever created life from a non-living thing; in order for cells to reproduce (or in order to clone something) we need a living cell to begin with - and so-called "simple organisms" like Protista and Monera, are actually extraordinarily complicated! What an amazing Creator we have!

J-J starts on her English essay on "Number the Stars." The little ones are quiet. It's an overcast day today, too warm for my tastes (it's late October after all),

I don't have the test booklet for Ian so I type up his Logic Quiz.

- 1:45 - the baby wakes up from her nap....too soon...so I lay down with her for a while and she goes back to sleep. In the mean time the older three come in and regularly whisper questions and updates...it's just the way it is.  I was sorely tempted to take a nap too, but had too much swirling around in my head. And those whispered questions kept jolting me back to life-awake! :) Some days I get irritated by these kinds of interruptions. I'm really thankful for His grace today to see it for what it is...part of the Mom-calling.

- 2:15 Ian struggled with Logic today, so we go over it and look at what he didn't understand. One of the pros of homeschooling is that you can make sure they understand the subject matter before moving on.

- 2:30 Jenna says she is done with her schoolwork for the day, which is unusual for her, but I check her assignment sheet and everything pans out, so she works on her chores (folding her laundry, unloading the dishwasher) and then gets time to read or play. I help J-J with her ANI chart....the invention phase of writing is her least favorite.

- 3:30 things are beginning to wind down...a little earlier than usual thankfully!! Ian is still working on his Latin lesson and studying for his biology exam next week. Everyone straightens up their room and the school room and then has down time to run around outside or whatever!

- 4:00 Lillian wakes up from an unusually long nap and I keep checking on Caroline to make sure she's ok - but she's sleeping soundly for now. There's laundry to fold, a kitchen to clean up, floors that need vacuuming, and I sneak in to FINALLY get a shower.

- 5:00 J-J starts working on supper, Tuna Pasta, a favorite for the kids. It's Thursday and Reid and I try to get out for a little while after supper, so the girls are looking forward to a Road to Avonlea
episode (and Ian makes plans of his own).

- 8:00pm bedtime for all the girls, and an hour to read, write, whatever for Ian, Mom and Dad.

- 9:00pm bedtime for us all...and I pray quietly for the grace to do it all over again the next day. I won't lie to you - today wore me out!

- 9:10 - lights go out and I breathe a quiet sigh of relief.

- 9:15 - (I'm not kidding!) -  I shoot up and out of bed and turn the lights on when I hear the baby gagging and coughing, .... sure enough, she has thrown up all over the bassinette...(turns out she may have a rice cereal sensitivity). It's gonna be a short night and a long day tomorrow...and then He reminds me that His grace is already waiting on me and is there all through the night.