Boy are we sure enjoying fall. It’s always been my favorite season. I like all the seasons, but fall is my favorite! I wrote a paper in school based on a speech given by Carl Honore titled” In Praise of Slowness”. Basically the gist of it is that we live our lives at 100 miles an hour and we miss alot of the living to be had. So we’ve been fully pursuing slowness this fall. I love the way it makes me feel to get into a rythym and a day to day routine without so many things in the week that everyone is confused.
A day in the life of fall:
7:30-8ish get up and make breakfast. Emily is learning to do this on her own, which is one of our goals for this year.
8:30-9 – I do my devotions and spend time praying while the girls play downstairs. This is the best part of my day and without it, Im in the wrong frame of mind the rest of the day and lets just say it goes more smoothly if mommy gets some time to her self.
9-10:30- School starts. We cuddle on the couch and read Emilys bible on the iPad and go over her A-Z Memory verses. She is on “E” – “Every good and perfect gift is from above”. then we sit at the table and do some reading, writing and math. I’ve been keeping it more consistent for the last little while because emily needs the same things more than I do. Avery takes this time to draw on a white board or play with playdough. If I have something really tough to teach Avery gets the playmobil house because it holds her attention even longer. Speaking of tough things…how dumb is English that p,b,d,q,6 and 9 are all essentially the same shape! so not fair to kiddos leaning letters and numbers!
I should clarify that all these times are “ish”, meaning that we just start when we start and when Im ready for us to start.
10:30-11 a snack and more play time. On nicer days, the girls play on the deck or outside
11- 12- Lately I’ve been throwing together crock pot meals and getting laundry done.
12 – Emily makes lunch! Just globby jam sandwiches and yogurt and carrot sticks, but its super cute that she wants to make lunch.
1- More playtime. Usually in the back yard or the playroom if its raining or windy.
2:30-3 Nap time and quiet time and mommy studies Spanish time!
4-5 reading books or playing games with the girls and then getting dinner ready.
The evenings are all over the place, but they’ve been more routine since Emily got over her issues with water on her face and started showering. Wow that makes it sound like I dont bathe my kid, but really she just prefered baths before.
All around we are enjoying the fall and the fun leaf treasure hunts that come with that. I really need to find my camera…
