A Week in the Life of Our Homeschooling Family

Welcome to a week in the life of our Homeschooling family. I recorded this week at the end of September so that should give you an idea of the time of year it is. As for the season of life we are in… Currently Sam works full time in retail. I am a stay-at-home Mom homeschooling our 2nd grade daughter and Kindergartener son while also caring for our other boys ages 4, 3, and 1 year old, and working on this Blog. During this week recorded I am 33 weeks pregnant with Baby #6 another BOY. I love taking a peek into other Mama’s lives so I hope you enjoy reading about a week in the life of our homeschooling family.

September calendar hanging on a wooden board.

Sunday

8a Wake Up. Get myself dressed. Feed the kids’ breakfast. Clean up. Get everyone dressed and head out the door.
9a Walmart Grocery Pick Up. Sam was also sweet and got me breakfast and coffee from Starbucks. Head home. The kids watched a Church at Home Video from the Minno Streaming Service after helping bring in the groceries. I took this time to put everything away.
10a Sam left for work. The kids watched another show while I relaxed and read.
11a Fix lunch for the Kids. Clean Up then Quiet Time.
12p While the kids either napped or played “quietly” in their rooms I wrote some blog posts and ate lunch.
2p Snack Time then Play. I worked on Laundry and did one of my least favorite tasks… bathing the kids. Sam normally helps me with Laundry and bathing kids on Sunday, but since he had to work, I was flying solo with these chores.
3p Sam comes home and we talk while the kids play around us.
5p Sam prepared dinner and we eat together. He made Hamburger Sliders or “Tiny” Hamburgers as the kids call them.
6p Kids help clean up the Livingroom and get ready for bed. Once everyone is changed and teeth brushed, the boys play in their room.
7p Sam, myself, and Olivia get some weekly cleaning done in-between constantly checking on Anderson who was playing in his crib. He wasn’t happy about being in there as he thought he was missing out on something.
8p Boys clean up their room and get tucked in for the night. However, we are still met with constant chatter from them for an additional 20+ minutes. Olivia goes to her room to read. Sam watched some Football highlights. I cuddled Anderson before putting him to bed for the night.
9p Put Olivia to bed. Sam and I watch TV for a bit then talk while he plays XBox.
1a When we realized it was after midnight we headed to bed.

Monday

730a Wake Up. Make Coffee and Get Kids Up.
8a Feed Kids Breakfast. Have Morning Reading Time and do a Yoga video with the Kids.
9a Kids work in their Handwriting workbooks while I get myself dressed for the day and pick up the house. Then I start doing individual work with the kids beginning with the younger boys. Moving on to Wyatt who is in kindergarten, and lastly with Olivia who is in second grade. While I am working one on one with a kid the others are usually playing or doing chores they are responsible for.
11a-ish Make Lunch. Pick up the Living Spaces and do a read aloud with the kids.
12p Get everyone in their rooms for quiet time. I work on the Blog then eat my lunch when I am finished.
2p Snack time. Finish up any schoolwork then do our Loop Activity which this day was a Mondo Llama Musical Instrument Kit. Fold laundry while kids play with their instruments.
4p Sam comes home from work. The kids and I visit with him and play. We then got everyone dressed and ready to head out the door for the grocery store.
5p Grocery Shopping and pick up dinner from Jersey Mikes.
630p Head home and eat dinner.
7p Put groceries away. Pick up house and get kids ready for bed.
8p Clean the kitchen and prepare Sourdough bread to ferment overnight. Relax and watch TV with Sam.
1030p Head to Bed.

Tuesday

730a Wake Up. Make Coffee and Get Kids Up.
8a Feed Kids Breakfast and let them watch some TV Shows on Minno. Since we ran errands late the evening before a few kids were still tried and slightly grouchy, so I let them have a lazy morning and got household tasks done. I honestly can’t even remember if I got dressed this day or if we all stayed in PJs.
11a-ish Make Lunch. Pick up the Living Spaces and read aloud with the kids.
12p Get everyone in their rooms for quiet time. I filed a Health Insurance claim then watched a YouTube video while eating my lunch. Baked Sourdough bread and got dinner in the Slow Cooker.
2p Snack Time. Morning Reading and we also read from our Nature Study Book. Kids worked on Handwriting while I worked one-on-one with the Little Boys, then Wyatt, followed by Olivia on school. Kids not doing school or that had finished either worked on their chores or played.
430p- ish Sam comes home from work, and we visit with him.
5p Eat dinner and play.
6p Pick up the house and get kids ready for bed. Like I have mentioned before, we usually let the boys play with blocks or Legos in their room for a bit before tucking them in for the night. Olivia is also able to read or play in her room after making sure all her schoolwork and chores are completed for the day.
7p Relax, watch TV and eat Ice Cream with Sam.
8p Fell asleep on the couch.
10p Wake up and Watch TV.
1230a-ish Head to Bed.

Wednesday

9a Wake Up. Sam was off this day and got up earlier with the kids and took care of their Morning Routine so I could sleep in. Make Coffee and relax in the Livingroom with Sam and the kids.
10a Pick up the House. Get kids and myself dressed. Head out the door to visit a local “Amish” store.
11a Look around the local “Amish” wannabe store and make some purchases. Head Home.
12p Fix Kids lunch. Get everyone in bed for Quiet Time. Clean up kitchen, put away purchases. Pack Diaper Bag for the following day. Plant Mums with Olivia. Talk with Sam. Bake Cookies.
3p Snack Time for kids. Fold Laundry. Clean Out Fridge and Empty Dishwasher while Kids play.
5p Fix and Eat Dinner. Pick Up Living Room.
6p Get Kids ready for Bed. Clean Kitchen and vacuum Living Spaces. We also spent a few minutes cleaning the bathrooms, sweeping by the front door and taking out the trash as we have guests coming over the next day for dinner.
7p Work on Blog. Sam watched TV.
8p Watch YouTube Videos.
10pish Head to Bed.

Thursday

330a Wake Up because Baby Boy was moving all around. Sam got up with me and we proceeded to talk until it was time to get ready for the day.
7a Get myself dressed and Pack Diaper Bag. Make Coffee and Get Kids Up. Feed them Breakfast and Chocolate Milk. Get them dressed. Sam loads up the Van while the kids and I straighten the house and then we all head out the door.
8a Drive to my parent’s house to drop some of the kids off. Sam was driving so I check my phone and send some texts on the drive. Visit with my parents for a few minutes before having to head to a Midwife appointment.
9a Head to Midwife Appointment. We got there a few minutes early, so we hung out in the car with Luc. He was the kid that got to spend the day with us. We try to take a different kid each time.
10a Midwife Appointment
11a Left Appointment and headed to town to eat lunch and do some errands at the Bank, Target, Publix, and Kroger.
3p Head back to my parents’ house to visit for a few minutes and pick up the kids.
4p Head Home and stop to pick up pizza for dinner on the way.
5p Unload the Van. Put cold groceries away, and Guests arrive. Eat dinner and visit with them.
8p Guests leave. Kids clean up the Living Spaces and get everyone ready for bed. Finish putting nonperishable groceries away, clean the kitchen, and prep for the next day.
9p Check phone, respond to some texts and emails. Eat a snack and read for a bit.
10p Head to Bed

Friday

730a Wake Up. Make Coffee and Get Kids Up.
8a Feed Kids Breakfast and let them watch some TV Shows on Minno. Since we were out the day before a few kids were still tried, so I let them have a lazy morning and got household tasks done. We also hung out in our PJs this day.
11a-ish Make Lunch. Pick up the Living Spaces and read aloud with the kids.
12p Get everyone in their rooms for quiet time. Relaxed and watched some YouTube Videos. I was also worn out after our busy Thursday!
2p Fixed kids a snack and we worked on some schoolwork we didn’t get finished during the week.
430p Sam comes home and we start to get dinner ready.
5p Eat dinner together. Olivia and I went off into a bedroom to finish her schoolwork away from the noise while Sam and the boys played.
630p Pick up the house and get kids ready for bed.
7p Clean up the kitchen. Fix Olivia some Hot Chocolate then she and I read a book together. After reading, Sam and Olivia rewatch a Missionary video we saw earlier during school that day. Sam enjoys watching these Missionary videos with the kids but got home late and missed out this day.
8p Talk with Sam and Read.
11p Head to Bed.

Saturday

730a Wake Up. Make Coffee and Get Kids Up.
8a Feed Kids Breakfast and let them play the morning away. Some kids played in Olivia’s room others played with Legos or whatever toys were in the Toy basket in the Livingroom. During this time, I got some household chores done and then sat down to read.
11a-ish Make Lunch. Pick up the Living Spaces.
12p Get Kids down for a nap. I read and relaxed during this time as well.
2p Kids got up, I fixed them a snack and they watched a VeggieTales Movie. I meal prepped for the week and ordered groceries while they watched.
4p Sam came home from work and we visit and play with him.
5p Prepare and eat dinner. Kids play.
630p I went to read and lay down while Sam got the kids ready for bed.
730p Wake up and spend time with Sam watching the UGA Football game. Since the game was rough to watch I was also picking up the house, cleaning the kitchen. Prepping for the next day. Planning for the upcoming week, checked my phone, and reading a book.
12p Went to Bed.

I hope you enjoyed reading about this week in the life of our homeschooling family. Want to read more about what Homeschooling looks like for us? Check out our Homeschool Page.