Rhythm

It's been three weeks since we picked up James from the Care Center, and I use the term "care" quite loosely. I digress. It's been 2 weeks and 3 days since he's been home with us, in this house, a part of our day-to-day.

All that I thought and pictured of our days is in no way even near to our reality. Not even close. So, here we are, four small children, one in second grade, one in Kindergarten, one who should be in Kindergarten but who speaks no English and is behind our 2-year-old developmentally, and said 2-year-old.

Days are long and hard and nothing like I foresaw. But, we are seeking our new "normal" and each day we get up and choose to see it as a gift. That's just honesty. It's not all bad, of course, but it's not all good, either. So, there you have it ... reworking our days to make this all work.

We're flipping our mornings and afternoons and maximizing the boys' nap time. Hooray for 3-hour naps.

It is looking something like this, and so far, so good ... except for the sweaty kids by lunchtime. bleh.

*wake-up, dress & ready for the day, beds, tidy house
*breakfast
*Bible ... devotions and scripture, Adventures
*handwriting
*106 Days of Creation, MW
*outside playtime, 2 hours
*boys: preschool; girls: book basket Adv, nature
*lunch
*boys: naps; girls: language lessons, reading aloud, math, and A Living History of Our World + Adventures
*quiet family time ... Pearables, picture study, music study, art/drawing, baking, reading, nature study
*educational dvd Nest or Odyssey
*bedtime routine

Here's hoping we can set our days to a rhythm that sticks ...