We are an American Family

I'm such a novice at this. I posted some pictures of our summer activities, but I didn't get a chance to add captions. And now, looking at them all, there are big spaces between them. That's another day's lesson. So bear with me.

Since my life is soooooooo incredibly busy I really don't have the time to blog. And who in their right mind is really interested in the All-American Family's comings and goings, anyway? We're just normal folks who go a million different directions, have a child in every level of school from 4th grade, 8th grade, 12th grade, and two in college (the married ones) and then we have the two precious speed-demon-crawlers-soon-to-be-walkers who fill our days with giant smiles. Add to that the revolving door of preschoolers and 40 piano students who come for lessons and classes each week. There are also the plethora of darling friends who hang out with our own kids.

I start my day at 5:30 a.m. with a workout at Curves. Hubby plays raquetball at the same time. Then I run home, shower, make lunches, and begin teaching lessons either at 6:30 a.m. or 7 a.m. each day. Kids start leaving for school at 7:30. I continue to teach until 9 a.m. and our youngest "Cherry on Top" get's herself ready for school. Twice a week I teach preschoolers in my home until 10:30. The Babies join in the fun at about 10:15 when their parents head out for their college classes. I send off munchkins and head right to the rocking chair with the twins for our pre-nap-wind-down. They go down at 11:00 and I start preparing the day's crock-pot or time-bake dinner.

Multitasking is my forte. I can accomplish atleast seven things in an hour--- change-rock-feed-nap twins, wash-dry-fold two loads of laundry, prepare dinner, check email, empty-load-fill dishwasher, sweep-vacuum floor, clean high chairs, wipe counters, and put away preschool clutter.

Happily the kids are at their respective schools learning away. Hubby is either at his office or on the road traveling. I'm the hub of the family wheel--staying in place but running in circles at an incredible speed.

By 1:00 p.m. the twins are awake and ready for lunch. I turn on Sesame Street for them to watch from their high chairs in the kitchen. Every child should be a fan of Sesame Street! I get them fed, unload the dishwasher, sweep up again, and then I might play on the floor with them until their Mom and Dad come home from class--unless it's a late day.

By 2:30 the piano students start coming again, and so do the kids from school. When 4:30 rolls around C-14 gets ready for football practice and needs to eat his carbs, Cherry-on-Top-9 changes into her gymnastics and gets her snack bag packed, and E-17 is planted at the computer in front of an addicting strategy game. The time-bake/crock-pot dinner smells delicious and the first omnivores take their share before heading into strenuous physical activity.

Piano students finish between 5:30 and 6:00 p.m. The remaining family members eat together if we're not already running off to other commitments--choir concerts, play practice, lawn mowing, study group, book group, grocery shopping, youth activity night, football games. Twice a week we watch the twins again during their parent's night classes We'll keep running, picking up carpool kids from gymnastics, football, and then come to a screeching halt in front of homework or Cherry's piano practicing.

Our kids get to sleep between 10:00 and 11:00 p.m. I read for 45 minutes to clear my head. And then we rest........until it all starts over at 5:30 a.m.the next morning.

We are a typical American Family.