It's Wednesday!

In the middle of the week is a day that gets rather long. That day is Wednesday.

Why?

First of all, my school age kids have a minimum day. That alone could make for a long day depending on attitudes. Having been a home schooled kid, I had at one point pondered whether or not I wanted to home school my kids. Wednesdays are the days that make me wonder why I would ever consider it. Don't get me wrong, I love my kids, I love being around them, but there are times when I just need some time without them. That time may as well be when they are learning something and socializing. Besides, the twins get more time with just me while the others are at school. Not the same as individual time, but we do get to play...except on Wednesdays.

Wednesdays I hurry to get my chores done and clean something, only to have something happen in the other room (because I'm not playing with the twins, I'm sure) and basically a big mess erupts. The thing is that if I don't get things where they need to be before Micah gets home, nothing will be accomplished because I will have a tantrum on my hands. Of course then Becca will have some problem that she needs me to solve, and then the twins will have made a different room than anyone else is at explode.

All of this is wrapped up as quickly as possible, I feed all the kids with whatever is handy because I have probably not thought about dinner in time, and then I rush everyone out the door for church.

How do I solve this issue? This morning I decided that since Micah and Becca had finished their homework for the week (with the exception of a reading log), I am going to teach the two of them how to do laundry. They already have some of the concepts down, so I really just need to get them to help me effectively. This eliminates some of the issues of my having a busy morning, because I can just do a few things and then devote the afternoon to laundry, giving me time to catch up on other stuff tomorrow. I hope Micah goes for this. He likes helping me do stuff, though, so I'm not really expecting too much of a fight.

I probably should have put something in the crock pot for dinner, though.

So, it's almost time for me to pick up the Micah and Becca from school. I hope this works.