Weekend Reflection: Life of a Mom
The road home
Every day starts off similar.
Wake up, wake the kids up if they are not yet up.
Get changed and make sure that all the kids get changed.
Make breakfast or get the older ones to make breakfast for the younger siblings.
Tiger girl giving her trademark pose
Tackle challenge #1 – Tiger girl
If she is in a good mood it can be a breeze to get her ready for school or else it can be a real nightmare if she wakes up on the wrong side of bed that morning.
These few weeks she has been hesitant to go to school in the morning. I blame it on the holidays that we had been having the past month. Every time she sees both her brothers home she knows that it must be a holiday. It really takes quite a while to coax her out of the house and ensure that she goes to school punctually.
Doggie boy doing his homework
Tackle Challenge #2
Doggie boy is in the afternoon session so in the morning I try to maximize the time with him by giving him 1-to-1 tuition and help with his homework during the before school hours. While he is doing his table work I would be monitoring him while at the same time preparing his lunch or doing the housework.
Time off to smell the flowers
After he goes off to school it’s ME time for me to catch up on my online work/ reading and just time out to chill before Monkey boy returns from school.
Monkey boy doing his homework
Tackling Challenge #3
Afternoons are for tutoring Monkey boy 1-to-1 and overseeing that he completed his school homework. If Monkey boy has CCA on that day we would have to head off shortly after he returns to ferry him back to school for Badminton.
The boys chilling out on the sofa
Before dinner it is chilling out time for the kids as they get their TV/iPAD time then. It is their down time while dinner if being prepared.
Dinner preparation starts after Tiger girl returns home from school. On certain days Monkey boy helps out in the kitchen as part of his holistic learning experience. At 9 year old he is old enough to learn how to prepare his own meals and help out in dinner preparation at home.
Drinking milk before bed
After dinner the kids and I have an hour table study/ homework time before story time. On certain nights I do not get through story time with each one of them however I do ensure that we do read at least a short story each night.
How does your day look like?
October 11, 2013 @ 7:22 pm
ohh.. life of a mom can is not easy, there are times that i so want to sleep more but i could not as i need to prepare my son in going so school, i wish he is grown up already so he can prepare himself every time she goes to school.
October 11, 2013 @ 8:41 pm
Thanks for linking up! Wow it sounds like there is a lot of ferrying about indeed! BUT there is also a nice pocket of time where you get to spend time all by yourself. I’m sure that is pure bliss!!!
October 11, 2013 @ 10:58 pm
Looks like your kids are well-adjusted. Moms are master planners and crisis managers.
October 12, 2013 @ 7:05 am
oh my, what a busy day you have 🙂 but i’m sure you enjoy every minute of it with your kids. they are adorable.
October 12, 2013 @ 10:41 am
You really are a super Mom! taking care of 3 kids is kind of challenging..
October 12, 2013 @ 2:59 pm
You must be very tired?Aren’t we all mommies?
October 12, 2013 @ 10:07 pm
@Marie
It’s still manageable for me. Even though we are tired we still solder on as there is no MC for us 🙂
October 12, 2013 @ 10:55 pm
Kudos to all mommies out there! and of course to dads too..hahaha
October 13, 2013 @ 2:15 am
What an exhausting day and week you have… Brings back memories of when my daughters were younger. It will get easier. Hang in there! 😉
Elizabeth
October 13, 2013 @ 2:40 pm
You have such a full day! Your kids are lucky that you get to spend so much time with them, even 1-1. Good job 🙂
October 14, 2013 @ 11:58 am
Crazy sched. My mornings get lighter when all I have is the baby and my two older kids are in school. But when they get home, it’s chaos!
October 14, 2013 @ 12:35 pm
The life of a mom indeed! 😀 It’s pretty chaotic when it’s school time in my household. But you get used to it eventually. Hehehe
October 14, 2013 @ 5:08 pm
I’ve always wonder how stressful a mother’s day would be. If I would have an own child to rear, how will I manage my time. It will be surely a great challenge ayt? 🙂