There hasn't been any earth shattering news around here, so I thought I'd do a post of the mundane of the Donley family! You know, "a day in the life of..." So, here goes....
Reece and I always get up first around 6:45. We discovered awhile back, that when there's absolutely NO wind, we can get in Channel 8! Woo-hoo! And at 7 am, Curious George is on :-) My kids have been Curious George fans since they were itty-bitty. We have most of the books and, even at 8 years old, the twins still enjoy listening to them. So, between 7 and 8, the girls trail in. We all eat breakfast at various points during this time. Usually at 8, the TV is turned off and doesn't get turned back on until the next morning. We're just not big TV watchers. Most mornings, I have students coming over at 9 for tutoring, so the kids all get clothes changed, teeth brushed, etc, before my students arrive. I also make sure Jeff is up and at 'em before 9. He works 2nd and has a hard time winding down, so his bedtime is around 2 am or so. Anyway, while I tutor, the kids play. When its warm (or even when its not!) the girls usually go outside first thing to visit all their cats. Originally, we had 8, but due to various different accidents involving vehicles and coyotes, we're now down to about 4 or so. After tutoring is over I'll do a few chores, make the kids do a few chores and start dinner. We eat at noon and Reece goes to school at 1. Jeff leaves for work at 1:45 and the girls and I do school while Reece is gone. Elisa's very fast, so we are almost always done by 3. After Reece gets home, we eat a snack and most everyone plays outside (including me!). Yesterday, I worked on hauling cow manure to my garden from the loafing shed. I'm working on getting my gardens ready for next spring. Sometimes we run farm errands at various points of the day. By "farm errands", I mean picking up my father-in-law and/or Jeff and taking them somewhere else. During bean harvest a few weeks ago, I ran the combine some while my father-in-law took the semi to the elevator. Once milo harvest starts (soon, I hope!) I'll be doing that again and then as soon as we start stripping cotton, I'll be out in the cotton field running the boll buggy and module builder. The kids, of course, always tag along for all of this! As farm kids, they're VERY use to the interruptions and changes in routine that farming can bring. Anyway, back to my day.... so, we eat supper around 6 or so and then we'll play/pick up the livingroom/clear the table. Finally, we have baths, Bible story, prayer time and bed! In the fall and winter, they are in bed by 8 pm, but in the summer, its usually 9 pm. We have a very strict bedtime routine that has been the same since the twins were babies and we rarely deviate! A lot of times, in addition to the Bible story, we'll read a chapter out of a chapter book. We recently finished an abridged version of "Huck Finn". Several years ago, we spent 9 months and read through the "Little House on the Prairie" series. Anyway, my day sounds rather boring when its all typed out, but it sure seems busy to us!!
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