No one has asked me, “what is your typical week like?” so I figured I would share.
This schedule is from the past week, and even though Rosie didnt have dance, I added what that part of the schedule will include. Dance starts this coming week, so I am trying to get myself mentally prepared.
Monday
4:40-5:15: Quiet time. Im getting back to reading my Bible, then go through a list of people to pray for.
5:15-6:10: Workout, or other things. This can be a time to “piddle” and pay bills, read emails, dream about my next vacation, or write a blog post.
The workout is either rings, or a HIIT video by Juice and Toya. On the rings it can be pull ups, push ups, tricep extensions, dips, rows, or flys. A lot can be done in 15 minutes.
6:10: Wake up Mercy, Hazy loves it. She gives her a big old lick right on the eye, and it makes me smile every morning. So far the kids arent sick of it, but one day they will be.
6:10-6:45: Make breakfast for the family, same as always. This week was the first week, so we had to get some pics:
6:45-7:20: Take Mercy to school.
7:20-7:45: Time with Rosie before she does her carpool to middle school with 2 other families, so we only have to drive 2 days a week.
7:45-8:20: drive Rosie to school. OR, take the dog on a walk.
8:20-9: Any last minute things before starting work: talking with Taylor, emailing this and that.
9-2:45: Work, laundry, and a quick mid-day walk around the block to stay healthy.
2:45-3:15: Pickup Rosie. Late in the summer, I realized the kids needed their addresses updated for schools, even though their schools didnt change. I did this 2 days past the deadline for school bus assignments, so my punishment is picking up the kids from school until the bus routes get updated, which should happen this week.
3:15-4:45: Finish the work day.
5:00-6: Start on dinner of some kind:
6-7: Nothing. Just chill.
7-7:30: Take Rosie and our carpool neighbor to dance
7:30-9:15: Read, or watch tv;
9:15-9:45: Pickup Rosie and carpool friend from dance.
Tuesday:
The same morning routine:
9-10:30: Coffee with Jimmy in the morning while we worked together.
Evening: Break.
Wednesday:
The same morning routine:
5:15-6:15 Mercy Gymnastics
7-8:30: Small group leadership training at our church
7:30-9:30: Rosie Dance
Thursday:
The same morning routine.
5-7pm: Taylor takes a meal to her friend that just had a baby.
6-9pm: Luke went out with some other software engineers in town for the monthly meetup at Joymongers.
7-9:30: Rosie dance (We pickup only).
Friday:
The same morning routine
5-7pm: Host family training. We will be having a “Fellow” live with us this year from the Greensboro Fellows. This is a program for post-college students to work and take seminary-type classes with a cohort of about 12 people. This is our first year hosting (in our new house) so we did a training for it.
7-8:30: Parent Vision night for the Church Youth Group. This was a time to go over some of what the church youth group does and what the year entails, led by Jake Portillo. +1 Jake for a well-led meeting.
7:15-8:15: Rosie Dance.
Saturday:
6:30-7:30 Prepare 28 pounds of Boston Butts for a back-to-school neighborhood block party we hosted. Dry the meat with a paper towel, pre-heat the smoker to 225, rub the butts with spices.
7:30 Put the meat on, and spray it every 30 minutes with vinegar and apple juice.
7:30-8:30: Make leftover sausage and eggs for breakfast
8:30-9: Clean the kitchn
9-10: Make the carolina vinegar bbq sauce:
10:30: Dip the pork butts in a special sauce to keep them delicious. The container overflowed, so had to clean up the deck.
10:30-11:30: relax.
12-2: Take mercy to a birthday party at Safari Nation. Its heaven on earth:
2:30-3:30: Pull the pork off the grill, cover and let it rest for about an hour or two:
3:30-4:30: Yardwork. Use the blower, put things away. Also, Taylor got the kids to do a “cleaning competition” to see who could clean their rooms the best. I dont know the rules, but if they worked together, they both got cash.
4:30-5: Clean the grill, shred the pork.
5-6: Cook the hot dogs for the kiddos.
6-9:30: Party with our immediate neighbors, and parents of 6th graders and kindergartners. Taylor wanted to do a birthday party, but I personally think she didnt want to draw attention to herself, so she pivoted to this. But, it was a fun time to meet our immediate neighbors, and see some of the parents Rosie hangs with while she is out on her scooter/bike around the neighborhood. So many 6th grade girls.
Sunday:
7-8:30: Make breakfast, get everyone ready for church. If Taylor volunteers at welcome committee, she leaves early and drives separate. If Rosie volunteers, she has to leave at 8:10. If I volunteer, we dont have to leave early.
9-10:45: Church
11-11:45: Eat lunch early this week.
11:45-12:45: Sunday afternoon nap.
1-1:30: Clean up the house, return the yard games.
1:30-3:30: Mow and blow and trim the old house. I threw out my back by picking up the mower to put in the back of the acura, but the yard looks good. Hopefully we sell this house soon though. Taylor asked for some before and after pics, since the yard was looking a bit crazy after all the rain:
4-7:30: Dropoff items that were left at our house, pickup dinner on the way to Taylor’s parents house, and have a family dinner to celebrate three birthdays in August: Taylor, Mallory, and Sadie. This year we saw a 6 foot black snake in Ted’s beautiful garden, and that kept us entertained (We let it live, but there are no promises what will happen tomorrow when the young impressionable grandkids arent there).
When we got home, Mercy was defiant and said she wanted to stay up all night. Taylor said ok, just stay in your room and work on this puzzle. 10 minutes later:
