Still here

School is back in and life has gotten much easier for the better part of the day. The kids are in a routine and I am in a routine and I`m loving it. I`ve never really tried to implement a routine before. I just realize the sun has gone down and tell the kids it`s time for bed. That``s when they get all crazy and then they need something to eat and drink and it`s at that exact moment that they remember they needed to do something that is going to take them an hour and it has to be done for first thing in the morning. That doesn`t happen with a routine. They now know that bed time is 8:30pm and if something has to get done, it had better get done before that! I give them a 30 minute warning, a 20 minute warning and then a 5 minute warning. If there is anything left to be done after that, too bad!! Now, not only are the kids on a routine, I have put myself on a sort of routine as well. I make the kids lunches for the next day after they go to bed. I write their names on their sandwich bags because Cailyn doesn`t like mayo and Jorja doesn`t like mustard. I got the sandwiches mixed up one day and I swear it was the end of the world! I make sure they have 2 snacks and a juice bag.